'Succession' actor Brian Cox can't defend Logan Roy, but he can relate to him | Fresh Air

"Succession" swept the drama category at this year's Emmy Awards, so we're revisiting a 2022 episode with actor Brian Cox, who plays ruthless business tycoon Logan Roy. Cox was nominated for Lead Actor in a Drama Series, but lost to his costar Kieran Culkin.
Of his character in the series, Cox says that Roy is one of the most extraordinary roles he's ever played: "He is a misanthrope [who] is very disappointed with the human experiment." We talk with the Scottish actor about the musicality of his voice, why he doesn't practice method acting, and growing up in poverty.
This interview originally aired January 18, 2022.
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