Jeremy Robust has revealed that his father saved his life when he was eight-years-old.
The actor, finest identified for enjoying Kendall Roy in HBO sequence Succession, mentioned his relationship together with his father, David Robust, throughout an interview with CBS Sunday Morning.
Robust defined that his father put his personal life in danger when a automotive drove at him whereas they each walked to the native Arnold Arboretum park in Boston, Massachusetts.
“There was a automotive coming like [at] like 40mph that wasn’t slowing down for the site visitors gentle,” Robust mentioned. “So he picked me up and threw me out of the way in which. He bought hit by the automotive and broke all of the bones in each of his legs. [He] saved my life.”
Kendall (Jeremy Robust) and Shiv (Sarah Snook) in ‘Succession’ season 4 episode 3. CREDIT: HBO/Sky
His relationship together with his precise father is a stark distinction to the fictional dynamic in Succession, the place Logan Roy (Brian Cox) is usually emotionally abusive to his youngsters; Kendall (Robust), Shiv (Sarah Snook), Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Connor (Alan Ruck).
Requested about his function within the sequence, Robust mentioned: “I don’t suppose I perceive how I’ve entry to that relationship. There’s not some hidden trauma in my life or my background.”
Succession is in its fourth and closing season. For the reason that present started in 2018, it’s gained 13 Emmys in complete, together with Excellent Drama Sequence in each 2020 and 2022.
Talking to Leisure Weekly, Robust in contrast taking pictures the ultimate episode to snowboarding down a double black diamond slope.
“Definitely, there’s an consciousness on the periphery that that is it, however in a method there’s no room for that,” Robust mentioned. “You possibly can’t each be saying goodbye to a tv present and be doing what you want to do on the similar time — or I can’t.
“I’ll say that the ultimate episode, the fruits of every little thing, the place Adam Starkey Jesse [Armstrong] actually brings every little thing to its disaster, was like a double black diamond to go down. That’s what you need as an actor, and in order that was extremely fulfilling.”
Succession continues Sunday on HBO within the US. All episodes can be found to stream within the UK on NOW.