Who does James Cromwell play in Succession?

James Oliver Cromwell was born on January 27, 1940, and is an American actor and activist.

James Oliver Cromwell is known for his extensive work as a character actor, he has received a Primetime Emmy Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Babe (1995).

Other notable roles include in Star Trek: First Contact (1996), L.A. Confidential (1997), The Green Mile (1999), The Queen (2006), W. (2008), Secretariat (2010), The Artist (2011), Still Mine (2013), and Marshall (2017). He has also voiced roles in Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002), and Big Hero 6 (2014).

Succession centres on the struggles for power in the super-rich media-owning family, the Roys. Photograph: HBO

Cromwell is also well known for his roles in television including Angels in America (2003), Six Feet Under (2003–2005), American Horror Story: Asylum (2012–2013), Boardwalk Empire (2012-2013), The Young Pope (2016), Succession (2018–2023), and Counterpart (2018–2019).

He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his role in American Horror Story: Asylum (2012).