Sam Heughan has given a hilarious response to growing rumours that he may be the man to take up the role of Wolverine.
The 40-year-old Outlander star has appeared on a list of favourites to play the X-Men character after Hugh Jackman announced that he would be quitting the role after 2017 film Logan.
Big names such as Tom Hardy, Henry Cavill and Michael B Jordan all appear on the list alongside the Balmaclellan actor.
But despite the stature of those names, Sam came out on top in a poll of more than 12,000 people on JustJared.com.
Almost half of the votes were placed on Sam becoming the next person to play the Marvel character, leaving the likes of Jamie Dornan and Taron Egerton in the dust.
Fellow countryman Richard Madden also appeared on the list, but managed less than 1% of the vote.
The Scots actor says he now has a lot of work ahead of him if he is to bag the role in the future - most notably on his facial hair.
Taking to Twitter, he said: “Hmmm might need to work on my beard.”
Sam has been linked to a number of big name roles in recent months due to his incredible performances as Jamie Fraser on the popular Starz drama Outlander.
Earlier this year, he was named fan favourite to take over from Daniel Craig as the next James Bond.
More than 30% of respondents to poll by Radio Times opted for the Scots star to play 007 over the likes of Idris Elba and Tom Hiddleston.
He has previously stated that the role would be a ‘dream’ and even auditioned for the part in the 2006 film Casino Royale.
