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 Primetime Emmy Award, a Tony Award and a Golden Globe Award, and nominations for an Academy Award and 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 continued his acting studies at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago. His first off-Broadway performance was as a distraught soldier in the John Patrick Shanley play Defiance in 2006, with his Broadway debut being in the role of Richard Rich in the 2008 revival of the Robert Bolt play A Man for All Seasons. His film debut came that same year with the comedy Humboldt County. He played minor roles in the 2012 films Lincoln and Zero Dark Thirty before receiving early recognition for Parkland (2013) and The Big Short (2015). Strong gained international recognition with his portrayal of Kendall Roy in the HBO drama series Succession (2018–2023), which won him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Strong went on to feature in the films The Gentlemen (2019), The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020), and Armageddon Time (2022). In 2024, he returned to Broadway to play a conscientious doctor in a small town in the revival of the Henrik Ibsen play An Enemy of the People, where he earned a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. That same year, Strong received praise for his portrayal of Roy Cohn in The Apprentice, which earned him nominations for the BAFTA, Golden Globe and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeremy Strong, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• 2026Paper Tiger — Thanks
• 2026The Social Reckoning — Mark Zuckerberg
• 2025Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere — Jon Landau
• 2024The Apprentice — Roy Cohn
• 2022Armageddon Time — Irving Graff
• 2020The Gentlemen — Matthew
• 2020The Trial of the Chicago 7 — Jerry Rubin
• 2019Serenity — Reid Miller
• Succession — Kendall Roy
• 2017Detroit — Attorney Lang
• 2017Molly's Game — Dean Keith
• 2015The Big Short — Vinny Daniel
• 2015Time Out of Mind — Jack
• 2014Selma — James Reeb
• 2014The Judge — Dale Palmer
• Masters of Sex — Art Dreesen
• Mob City — Mike Hendry
• 2013Parkland — Lee Harvey Oswald
• 2012Lincoln — John Nicolay
• 2012Please, Alfonso — Alfonso
• 2012Robot & Frank — Jake
• 2012See Girl Run — Brandon
• 2012Zero Dark Thirty — Thomas
• 2011Love is Like Life But Longer — Blind Man
• 2010The Romantics — Pete
• 2010Yes — Man
• 2009Contact High — Carlos
• 2009Kill Daddy Good Night — Bruce
• The Good Wife — Matt Becker
• 2009The Messenger — Returning Soldier
• 2008Humboldt County — Peter
• 2008The Happening — Private Auster
• 2005The Ballad of Jack and Rose — Production Assistant
• 2004King of the Corner — Production Assistant
• 1998Pleasantville — Production Assistant
• 1998You've Got Mail — Production Assistant
• 1997Amistad — Production Intern
• 1997Deconstructing Harry — Production Intern
• 1996Jingle All the Way — Production Assistant
• Splendid Solution — Dr. Jonas Salk
• The Best of Us — Jason Smith, Executive Producer
• The Boys from Brazil — Yakov Liebermann
• The Passenger — Otto Silbermann

Appearances as themselves (7)

• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self - Guest
• 2014Lennon or McCartney — Self
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest
• The Oscars — Self
• Golden Globe Awards — Self - Nominee