Breaking Baz: Brian Cox Holds Court At HBO Emmy Afterparty, Says He Knew ‘Succession’ Would Be “Landmark” TV; Nicholas Braun Reveals He’ll Star In Kenneth Lonergan Play In West End
deadline.comBrian Cox says Succession creator Jesse Armstrong was a “gentleman” to salute him during his acceptance speech at Sunday night’s Emmy Awards.
The celebrated HBO drama won the top drama prize, and Armstrong praised the show’s cast, creatives and crew then lauded Cox, “who the show was revolved around whether he was in it or not.” Later at the HBO Max Emmy afterparty at San Vicente Bungalows, Cox tells me he was “touched” by Armstrong singling him out. “Jesse’s a gentleman in an industry where there aren’t many of those,” he says.
Cox adds that the entire team deserved the praise. ”All of them. The drama series win belongs to each and every one of them.” The acclaimed actor says he knew Succession would become a “cultural landmark” from the time he read Armstrong’s first script. “I was in no doubt that it would become a benchmark.
The writing, the characters…” Cox has worked tirelessly since his run as Logan Roy ended. Late last year he portrayed composer Johann Sebastian Bach in Oliver Cotton’s play The Score at the Theatre Royal Bath, directed by Trevor Nunn.
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