Jeremy Strong

Jeremy Strong (born 1978 or 1979) is an American actor. He has been recognized for his intense approach to the craft of acting, and involvement in films inspired by real-life events. His accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. In 2022, he was featured on Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Strong was interested in acting from a very young age, when he became involved with a children's theater group and started performing in musicals. A graduate of Yale University, he continued his acting studies at both the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London and the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago. Strong had small roles in plays for most of the 2000s. His first off-Broadway performance was in John Patrick Shanley's Defiance in 2006, with his Broadway debut coming two years later, as Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich in a revival of A Man for All Seasons.

Strong made his film debut in Humboldt County (2008) starring as medical student Peter Hadley. He continued his work in film by portraying real life figures such as John George Nicolay in Lincoln (2012), Lee Harvey Oswald in Parkland (2013), James Reeb in Selma (2014), and Jerry Rubin in The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020). He played supporting parts in acclaimed films such as Zero Dark Thirty (2012), The Big Short (2015), and Molly's Game (2017). He starred in Armageddon Time (2022).

On television, he had recurring roles in The Good Wife (2011–13) and Masters of Sex (2016). Strong had his breakthrough in 2018 with the role of media conglomerate heir, Kendall Roy, in the HBO drama series Succession (2018–2023), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2020 and a Golden Globe Award in 2022.