Skip to content
MovieCove
Jeremy Strong

Jeremy Strong

Actor · Born December 25, 1978 (47) · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Primetime Emmy winner · Golden Globe winner · 3 Screen Actors Guild Awards · 3 other major award bodies

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.

Read more

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 25, 1978 (47)
From
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 43 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 31% in 30 days

What are Jeremy Strong's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
27%
Power
20%
Self
19%
Bonds
17%
Survival
8%
Society
7%
Ideas
3%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themePower3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 5 · Dark 10

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 7 · Intense 8

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 5

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 11

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 11 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 11
Hero
2 of 11
Shapeshifter
2 of 11
Mentor
2 of 11
Ally
1 of 11
Herald
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Contemplative
9
Melancholic
7
Bittersweet
3
Absurd
5
Other
11

How their films linger

Thought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Bittersweet14
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jeremy Strong's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jeremy Strong's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

43 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Paper Tiger(2026)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Social Reckoning(2026)

    as Mark Zuckerberg

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere(2025)

    as Jon Landau

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Apprentice(2024)

    as Roy Cohn

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Armageddon Time(2022)

    as Irving Graff

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Trial of the Chicago 7(2020)

    as Jerry Rubin

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Gentlemen(2019)

    as Matthew

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Serenity(2019)

    as Reid Miller

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Succession(2018)

    Show 39 episodes · as Kendall Roy

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Molly's Game(2017)

    as Dean Keith

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Detroit(2017)

    as Attorney Lang

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Big Short(2015)

    as Vinny Daniel

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Time Out of Mind(2014)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Selma(2014)

    as James Reeb

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Judge(2014)

    as Dale Palmer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Mob City(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mike Hendry

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Parkland(2013)

    as Lee Harvey Oswald

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Masters of Sex(2013)

    Show 9 episodes · as Art Dreesen

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Zero Dark Thirty(2012)

    as Thomas

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Lincoln(2012)

    as John Nicolay

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Please, Alfonso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Alfonso

  • Robot & Frank(2012)

    as Jake

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • See Girl Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Brandon

  • Love is Like Life But Longer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Blind Man

  • The Romantics(2010)

    as Pete

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Yes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Man

  • Kill Daddy Good Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Bruce

  • The Messenger(2009)

    as Returning Soldier

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 5 episodes · as Matt Becker

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Contact High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Carlos

  • Humboldt County(2008)

    as Peter

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Happening(2008)

    as Private Auster

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Ballad of Jack and Rose(2005)

    Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • King of the Corner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Production Assistant

  • You've Got Mail(1998)

    Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Pleasantville(1998)

    Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Deconstructing Harry(1997)

    Production Intern

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Amistad(1997)

    Production Intern

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Jingle All the Way(1996)

    Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Splendid Solution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Dr. Jonas Salk

  • The Best of Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer · as Jason Smith

  • The Boys from Brazil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 4 episodes · as Yakov Liebermann

  • The Passenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Otto Silbermann

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 44 titles, 39 of them dated from 1996 to 2026; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

The Happening (2008)

$163M worldwide

Highest rated

Succession (2018)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

The Social Reckoning (2026)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19962026

Peak 2013 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 1 more milestone

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting36 of 44: 35 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score84thProducing1 of 44: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew8 of 44: 8 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score74th

By decade

1990s5 · crew2000s8 · 6 acting · 2 crew2010s20 · acting2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 4% of 23 roles
081318

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy, a Golden Globe, 3 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 1 other major award from 17 major nominations, 2016–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
  2. 2024
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Drama Series
  3. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
  4. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Drama Series
  5. 2021
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  6. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actor in a Drama Series
  7. 2016
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Jeremy Strong's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 28; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most loved · actor

Succession (2018)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 52. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jeremy Strong's work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles13–70 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles8–58 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles52–89 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles30–73 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles26–62 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jeremy Strong work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jeremy Strong's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Aaron Sorkin shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers