“He’s Misunderstood”: Succession’s Brian Cox Reveals He Had Misgivings About Playing “Horrible” Logan Roy

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Brian Cox initially had reservations about playing his singular character of Logan Roy on Succession because he would have to pay “this horrible man for all this time.”But then Cox realised, “He’s not a horrible man at all.

He’s a very misunderstood man.”The Scottish actor plays Logan Roy, media behemoth and patriarch of a privileged, dysfunctional family whose members have constantly supported then betrayed one another through four seasons of the increasingly popular drama.Cox told The Times of London of his Golden Globe-winning performance in the HBO hit drama:“What I love about Logan is he’s got a wicked sense of humour.

He knows how to get people going and he deliberately shakes people up. He’s constantly making people wake up, even though it’s brutal in a way.

I have a lot of respect for him.”He told The Times of London he believes Succession to be “a very sad show” despite the humour and quick-fire wit between the characters.