Jeremy Strong Biography

Jeremy Strong was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Maureen and David Strong.
He grew up in the neighborhood of Jamaica Plain, which he described as a place he just wanted to get out of. When he was 10, his family moved to the suburb of Sudbury, where Jeremy discovered an interest in acting.

He became involved in a children's theatre group where one of his fellow actors was Chris Evans' sister. Jeremy and Chris would eventually act together in their high school's production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

One of Jeremy’s inspirations growing up was Daniel Day-Lewis. Jeremy managed to get a job on the greenery crew for the film The Crucible (1996), which starred Daniel.

After high school, Jeremy attended Yale University to study drama but on his first day of class, he found the professor alienating in his discussions surrounding Konstantin Stanislavski. Following that lecture, he changed his major to English. Jeremy would continue to act and star in plays at Yale. In addition, he studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago.

Jeremy started his professional career on stage in off-Broadway productions. Roles include Evan Davis in Defiance in 2005, William in Frank’s Home in 2006 and Baruch de Spinoza in New Jerusalem in 2007.

In 2008 he made his Broadway debut as Richard Rich in A Man for All Seasons.
That same year, Jeremy made his on-screen debut in Humboldt County (2008) and The Happening (2008). In 2012 he appeared as Abraham Lincoln’s secretary John George Nicolay in Lincoln (2012), alongside Daniel Day-Lewis.

Jeremy's film career would continue to grow with appearances in The Judge (2014) with Robert Downey Jr., Ava DuVernay’s film Selma (2014) and the Adam McKay film The Big Short (2015) with Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt. Adam would go on to direct the pilot of the HBO series Succession in 2016. Jeremy originally was up for the part of Roman Roy, but that went to Kieran Culkin. Jeremy auditioned for and booked the role of Kendall Roy, which would turn out to be a breakthrough performance for his career.

Succession began airing in 2018 to rave reviews. Jeremy is a three-time Emmy nominee and Critics Choice Nominee for his performance as Kendall. He won both awards in 2020 for Best Actor in a Drama Series.

After the series concluded in 2023, Jeremy returned to Broadway in An Enemy of the People. He played the role of Dr. Thomas Stockmann and won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.

In 2024, he took on one of the biggest challenges of his career. He would play the role of Roy Cohn, the infamous lawyer/mentor to Donald Trump in The Apprentice (2024), starring Sebastian Stan. Jeremy says he almost didn’t take the role because he felt he couldn’t do the necessary preparations in the time frame he was given. Jeremy accepted the role after having dinner with a friend, Danish writer-director Tobias Lindholm, who asked him, “What would you do if you were not afraid?”

His performance received critical praise, and he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Golden Globes, BAFTAs, SAG Awards and the Oscars.

In 2016, Jeremy married Emma Wall, a Danish psychiatrist, whom he had met at party in New York during Hurricane Sandy. The two have three daughters.

Filmography:
The Apprentice (2024)
Armageddon Time (2022)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
The Gentlemen (2019)
Serenity (2019)
Molly’s Game (2017)
Detroit (2017)
The Big Short (2015)
Black Mass (2015)
Selma (2014)
Time Out of Mind (2014)
The Judge (2014)
Parkland (2013)
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Lincoln (2012)
See Girl Run (2012)
Robot & Frank (2012)
The Romantics (2010)
Contact High (2009)
Das Vaterspiel (2009)
The Messenger (2009)
The Happening (2008)
Humboldt County (2008)