Jeremy Strong Says ‘Succession’ Role ‘F—ed Me Up’ and ‘I Don’t Miss It’: ‘I Sometimes Lost Touch With Joy’

Jeremy Strong said in a recent interview with The Times of London that playing Kendall Roy on HBO’s “Succession” for four seasons “fucked me up.” The actor won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for the role, but he has no interest in returning to the world of “Succession” because he “sometimes lost touch with joy” while having to stay in Kendall’s tortured mindset.

“That show was an incalculable gift. The material a banquet. So I miss that. But Kendall’s struggle was difficult to carry for seven years,” Strong said. “And there’s just so much more I want to do.”

When asked about a Kendall Roy spinoff series, Strong responded: “It’s not something I have any wish to do any longer. I’m aware it is one of the main chapters of my life, but I don’t miss it.”

Strong went on to say...