Gerald is also a good friend to one of his prominent clients, Jocasta Cameron, who just so happens to be Jamie’s aunt.
Gerald is a rich lawyer in Cross Creek, North Carolina, and fans will remember that Claire and Jamie washed ashore in Georgia after the shipwreck in the Season 3 finale, so it won’t take much traveling for them to come across the character.
Boyd’s other credits include Moby Dick, Macbeth and Snowfall.
Actor Billy Boyd, pictured above in what is probably his best known role as Pippin in The Lord of the Rings, has signed on to play the role of Gerald Forbes in Outlander’s new season.