Jeremy Strong (actor)


Jeremy Strong is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role in the HBO series Succession, for which he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2020. Strong has also appeared in many films, including Lincoln, Zero Dark Thirty, Selma, The Big Short, Molly's Game, and The Gentlemen.

Early life

Strong was born in Boston, to a hospice nurse mother and a father who works in juvenile justice, and attended public schools in Boston and Sudbury. He graduated from Yale University, where he starred in a number of plays, with a degree in English. He also studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago. He made his Broadway debut in 2008.
Strong was chosen as the 2008/2009 Leonore Annenberg Fellow by Lincoln Center Theater. He was nominated for best off-Broadway performance twice within a three-year period. He appeared on Broadway in A Man for All Seasons and starred in numerous Off-Broadway productions.

Personal life

Strong married Emma Wall, a Danish psychiatrist, in 2016. They have two daughters: Ingrid and Clara. Strong and his family live in Copenhagen.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theater

Awards and nominations