NEW YORK -- Outlander has added two new cast members for its upcoming third season.

The Stella Actor | Adult Movies OnlineHobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies actor John Bell has been tapped to play young Ian, who enters Jamie’s (Sam Heughan) world in the 18th century.

Wil Johnson, from Waking the Dead,will play Joe Abernathy, Claire's (Caitriona Balfe) friend who she meets in medical school.

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Bell tweeted his excitement about the news on Tuesday.

The third season of the Starz show, based on the popular Diana Gabaldon book series of the same name, will take place right after Claire return to her life in 1948.

Season 3, which is filming now in Scotland, debuts in 2017.