I have some strange idea's sometimes and I've been pondering this particular possible casting idea for a while now. I mentioned it to my husband and was expecting his usual "you need to get a life" speech but instead he replied with "Hell Yeah!" so I thought I may be onto something. My husband's initial reading of Outlander coincided with our mega Torchwood DVD feast so it came as no surprise when he insisted on referring to Black Jack Randall as Captain Jack. I know it was simply to annoy me but it fuelled my idea.
So does anyone else think that John Barrowman would make a great Black Jack Randall / Frank actor? He looks good in a WWII uniform (although that might not be needed if it follows the books), he would look really cute ... I mean evil, as a redcoat and he is talented enough to do the duel role to perfection. One of the beauties of having John Barrowman play the parts would be that he's a pro at playing both nasty and nice. I have always seen Frank as one of the traditionally handsome hero that used to be on the silver screen during the 40's with dark hair and a chiseled face and this pretty much sums up John Barrowman's appearance to me.
On the downside the idea of having a Scot play an English role seems a little strange but I'm sure he can manage an English accent without much trouble. We all know that John has no problem with nudity or delving into the cutting edge of what is and what isn't acceptable on the screen so I can't see him having issues over the Wentworth scenes. As long as he doesn't make either Frank or Jack Randall sing showtunes I'm all for it!