Succession star says it was ‘a gift’ to be on the show but ‘I don’t miss it’

Consequence Actor Jeremy Strong has admitted that playing Kendall Roy in the hugely successful TV drama had a serious impact on his personal life and mental health.

The 45-year-old actor, who played Roy, the tortured would-be heir to his father’s media empire, from 2018 to 2023, won a Golden Globe and an Emmy for his committed performance.

Such dedication to a role has had consequences for Strong, who recently revealed that he doesn’t miss playing the character, adding that Kendall’s broken life and confused psyche “f***ed me up.”

“This show was an invaluable gift. The material a banquet. So I miss that. But Kendall’s struggle was hard to bear for seven years. And I want to do so much more,” Strong said The Sunday Times.

When asked if he would consider playing the role again Consequence Spin-off, he replied: “It’s not something I want to do any longer. I’m aware it’s one of the most important chapters of my life, but I don’t miss it.”

After his role as Roy, Strong said he had to “rediscover the game” and also claimed that he “lost touch with joy at times.”

Strong, a Method actor, was known for some surprising decisions during his time on Method Consequenceincluding that he actually drank a cocktail that contained raw eggs, Tabasco sauce, milk, bread crusts, cocoa powder, stale cucumbers and his co-star Sarah Snook’s skewer.

In his next project he plays the controversial lawyer Roy Cohn in the Donald Trump biography. The apprentice.

Cohn was a lawyer who supported Trump in his early days as a young real estate entrepreneur. Sebastian Stan takes on the impressive role of the ex-president and recently revealed that he ate ramen with “a bunch of soy sauce” in preparation for the role.

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Cohn was a closeted gay man who died of AIDS in 1986 without ever publicly admitting that he was homosexual or HIV-positive. Al Pacino portrayed Cohn in the 2003 miniseries Angels in America Will Brill also played him in the recent political thriller fellow travelers.

There has been some opposition to Strong, a straight man, playing an LGBTQ+ role, which could lead to him being nominated for major awards.

In response, Strong said The Los Angeles Times that the backlash is “absolutely justified.”

The 45-year-old added: “I’m maybe a bit old-fashioned because I think that’s basically how it is.” [about] the artistry of a human being, and that great artists throughout history have been able, so to speak, to change the stamp of their nature. That’s your job as an actor.”