Succession Star Jeremy Strong Originally Auditioned to Play a Different Character – Showbiz Cheat Sheet
This past weekend, Succession snagged the top prize at the Emmys. Several of the actors were nominated at the 2020 Emmy Awards, and Jeremy Strong — AKA Kendall Roy on the HBO TV series — was lucky enough to take home a trophy for his acting on Succession.
Strong seems born to play Kendall. But he wasn’t always lined up to portray the would-be-heir to the Roy family throne. Which character did the actor audition for initially?
How ‘Succession’ star Jeremy Strong got cast on the HBO show
Jeremy Strong on Succession Season 2 | Zach Dilgard/HBOThe Wrap recently outlined Succession cast member Strong’s career. Though he wasn’t much of a household name before the HBO show, Strong has appeared in a whopping 4 Best Picture nominees. As the publication reported:
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