Who did Jack Huston play in Outlander? Character role explored

Outlander, the 2008 movie, is different from Starz's Outlander series based on Diana Gabaldon's historical fiction books. This action-adventure sci-fi film is set during the Iron Age, specifically during the reign of the Vikings. The plot revolves around a spacecraft transporting an alien monster that crashes near their kingdom, changing the fates of the villagers. This sets off a series of revenge plots between humans and the creature.

Besides its impressive action sequences, Outlander features a notable cast. It introduces Jack Huston's character, Wulfric, a Viking warrior and heir apparent who tries to keep the peace in the village in Outlander.

The British actor brings Wulfric to life as a formidable human warrior who arrests the spacecraft's pilot, thinking he is responsible for the chaos and deaths in the village.

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Exploring Jack Huston's role in Outlander

In Outlander, Jack Huston's Wulfric character is a Viking warrior who manages to best the movie's main character, Kainan, the spacecraft pilot played by Jim Caviezel. As Kainan searches for the alien demon Moorwen, who escaped after the crash, he stumbles upon the human village that Moorwen had destroyed.

Meanwhile, Wulfric is also in the area. After seeing the ruins and finding Kainan amidst them, he mistakenly believes that Kainan is the culprit. Wulfric executes a surprise attack on Kainan while on horseback, knocking him out and taking him back to his village.

At the fortified village, Wulfric takes Kainan as a prisoner and interrogates him. He calls Kainan an "outlander," demanding to know why he destroyed the village. Tensions run high between Kainan, Wulfric, and the rest of the humans until they identify that the attacker is a beast. Since then, the two worked together in a series of attempts to defeat the beast, ending with Wulfric being fatally wounded.

By this time, Wulfric has become king, and he and Kainan have developed some kingship. In a poignant moment, he passes the crown to Kainan, making him the new protector of his people.

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All about Jack Huston

British actor and director Jack Huston was born into a family with a rich acting legacy. However, he has since made his own mark in show business, starting with his first role as Flavius in the 2005 TV miniseries Spartacus. While Huston's role as warrior Wulfric is one of his most popular roles, he has played other intense and memorable characters in film and television for years.

Some of his earliest works in the early 2000s include Neighborhood Watch, Factory Girl, Shrooms, and Miss Austen Regrets. After his stint in the sci-fi movie, he was seen in both films and TV shows like The Garden of Eden, Shink, Boogie Woogie, and Eastwick.

In The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Huston showed his acting chops by playing Royce King, Rosalie's abusive ex-fiance, whom she later killed. He portrayed a human living during the Great Depression who was engaged to Rosalie when she was still human.

Huston has also appeared in several other book-to-movie adaptations, including The Longest Ride, Ben-Hur, and the parody Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. In the psychological horror Antebellum, he played Captain Jasper, and he portrayed the fictional primary antagonist Eric Rudolph in the Manhunt anthology series. Additionally, he took on the role of Italian businessman Domenico De Sole in House of Gucci.

Currently, Huston is part of the cast of Mayfair Witches, playing Lasher, a charming yet mysterious and powerful demon who serves as the primary threat in the series.

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Interested viewers can watch Jack Huston's Outlander by renting or purchasing the film on Prime Video. It's not available on streaming platforms at the moment.