Succession
Summary
Not all theSuccessioncharacters have their ages explicitly stated , so it can be unmanageable to tell how old the Roy siblings are . The HBO drama focuses on a small yet dysfunctional cast of theatrical role : Waystar CEO Logan ( Brian Cox ) , Roy siblings Connor ( Alan Ruck ) , Shiv ( Sarah Snook ) , Kendall ( Jeremy Strong ) , and Roman ( Kieran Culkin ) , and Greg Hirsch ( Nicholas Braun ) , also know as " Cousin Greg . " There is a wide-eyed variety of ages , which often leads to interesting genetic dynamics between character , specially the Roy siblings .
The in - universe timeline ofSuccessionis unclear . When ask how much time had passed , serial creator Jesse Armstrong suppose he thinks"a couple of years"had passed ( viaThe New Yorker ) . Though theSuccessioncast extremity have aged , the story motivate at its own pace , so it ’s intelligible that time in the show has n’t passed in the same mode as the actual worldly concern . Knowing this , theRoy sibling only aged about a twelvemonth or twofrom the scratch ofSuccessionto the final season of the hit HBO serial .
Creator Jesse Armstrong chose to stop Succession after four seasons , although the prestige HBO drama series could have continued much further .
Logan Roy Is In His Early 80s
Brian Cox Is Four Years Younger Than His Succession Character
Succession ’s Logan Roy is one of the few characterswhose accurate years is made clear in the show . During theSuccessionpilot , Logan celebrates his 80th birthday . He does n’t celebrate any birthdays inSuccession ’s 2d or third season , butSuccessionseason 4 open with another birthday celebration for Logan . Therefore , it can be assumed that Logan turns 81 or 82 inSuccession ’s final season .
In theSuccessionseason 2 installment " Dundee , " the Roys observe Logan ’s 50th anniversary at Waystar , so it ’s likely that his rise to riches and position started when he was about 30 twelvemonth previous . In comparing , Brian Cox is 76 years old , get to him about 4 age untested than the Roy family patriarch .
Connor Roy Is In His 50s Or 60s
Succession Star Alan Ruck Is 67
Connor is Logan ’s oldest childand the only one bear during his first marriage . Though Connor ’s historic period is n’t explicitly stated , Alan Ruck said in an interview that Connor is in his mid-fifties ( viaThe Guardian ) . Connor name inSuccessionseason 1 , episode 8 that in 1986 , he was fume sess while listening to a Fleetwood Mac LP , so ifSuccessionseason 1 does take position in 2018 when the show first premier , it ’s secure to say that Connor was carry in the early 1960s when Logan was in his mid-20s .
Succession is finally over , but the big season 4 finale forgot to point out how two members of the Roy family were completely right about everything .
Kendall Roy Is 40
Jeremy Strong Is Older Than His Succession Character
Kendall , the secondly - oldest Roy sibling , is another character whose long time is stated inSuccession . In theSuccessionseason 3 installment " Lion in the Meadow , " Kendall tells Waystar shareholder Josh Aaronson ( Adrien Brody ) thathe ’s design a fortieth natal day party , implying that he ’s 39 years old . Kendall celebrates his 40th birthday in theSuccessionseason 3 installment " Too Much natal day . " Kendall role player Jeremy Strong is 44 , making him only four year older than his character .
Roman Roy Is In His Mid-30s
Kieran Culkin Is Older Than His Succession Character
It would be understandable to take over thatRoman is the youngest child based on the unripened wayhe acts , but he is the second - youngest Roy sib . In the first time of year , Roman mentions Kendall lock him in a dog John Milton Cage Jr. when he was four years old . Kendall was also a youngster at the time . Roman is only a few years younger than Kendall . Roman is possibly in his mid - thirties , two decades younger than his half - brother , Connor . In real life , Kieran Culkin is 40 , making him a few years older than Roman , but the same long time as his on - CRT screen pal Kendall .
Shiv Roy Is In Her Early-30s
Actress Sarah Snook Is Roughly The Same Age As Her Succession Character
accord to her character description(viaHBO),Shiv is the youngest of the Roy siblings . Shiv has a banter with Roman on the show that she does n’t seem to have with Kendall or Connor , which make sensory faculty if Roman and Shiv are close in eld . If Roman is in his mid - thirty , then it ’s probable that Shiv is in her other or mid - thirties . Being the youngest further explicate why Shiv is n’t taken seriously by Logan to take over Waystar . It also explains why Logan dub Shiv"Pinky,“since the pinky is the little fingerbreadth .
Greg Hirsch Is In His Mid-20s
Nicholas Braun Is Almost A Decade Older Than The Youngest Roy Family Member
Though Shiv is the youngest Roy sib , Succession ’s first cousin Greg is perhaps the youngest of all the Roy family members . According to a draft of theSuccessionpilot script(viaScript Slug ) , Greg was in his early twenties when he started do work for Waystar Royco . regard his mother encouragedGreg to use his family connecter , it makes sense Greg would be tonic out of college . Greg comes across as new than Shiv , so being in his former - to - mid twenties makes sense . Nicholas Braun is 34 , a few years to a decade senior than Greg inSuccession .
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Cast
Succession is a Black Comedy and Satire television show created by Jesse Armstrong . It stars Hiam Abbass , Nicholas Braun , Brian Cox , and Kieran Culkin and follow the story of an mature conglomerate owner as he deal with his declining health and the sudden realization that one of his child will soon inherit his posture and run his company .
Succession is a Black Comedy and Satire television show created by Jesse Armstrong. It stars Hiam Abbass, Nicholas Braun, Brian Cox, and Kieran Culkin and follows the story of an aging conglomerate owner as he deals with his declining health and the sudden realization that one of his children will soon inherit his position and run his company.
