Jeremy Strong
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Jeremy Strong (born December 25, 1978) is an American actor. Known for his intense method acting style in roles across both stage and screen, he has received various accolades, including a Tony Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe as well as nominations for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award. In 2022, Strong was featured on Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world. A graduate of Yale University, Strong acted at both the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago. His film debut came that same year with the comedy Humboldt County, and he played small roles in the films Lincoln (2012), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Parkland (2013), and The Big Short (2015). Strong got his breakthrough with the portrayal of Kendall Roy in the HBO drama series Succession (2018–2023), winning the Primetime Emmy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series. Strong went on to act in the films The Gentlemen (2019), The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020), and Armageddon Time (2022). For his portrayal of Roy Cohn in the biographical drama The Apprentice (2024) he earned Best Supporting Actor nominations for the Academy Award, BAFTA, SAG and Golden Globe. The following year he portrayed music producer Jon Landau in the musical biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025). On stage, he made his off-Broadway debut as a distraught soldier in the John Patrick Shanley play Defiance (2006), with his Broadway debut being in the role of Richard Rich in the revival of the Robert Bolt play A Man for All Seasons (2008). He returned to Broadway playing a conscientious doctor in a small town in the revival of the Henrik Ibsen play An Enemy of the People (2024) earning a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.