On set of ‘Succession,’ Brian Cox had “terrifying” rages: Sarah Snook

Sarah Snook, on Wednesday, revealed that Brian Cox, at times, channeled his inner Logan Roy even when he was not in the character of the menacing media baron in HBO‘s Succession.

Snook, who took home an Emmy for her portrayal of Logan’s daughter Shiv, said Cox would test the energy on set with “thunderous” outbursts.

In an interview with Mariella Frostrup on Times Radio, Snook said: “He has a habit of sometimes going into a false — or could it be real, who knows? — diabetic rage, where he’ll go [growl] all of a sudden.

“I think part of it’s a little of trying to just jolt the energy of the set and rustle a few feathers, get it going and moving faster. The quality of his voice can be very terrifying sometimes, for sure. Thunderous.”

In real life, Cox is diagnosed with type two diabetes and Kieran Culkin (Roman Roy) had earlier joked that he would “scream” when hungry on set. Cox admitted to his outbursts, “Well, yeah I do get hangry because I’m diabetic,” he told ITV’s This Morning when asked about Culkin’s comments.

Apart from Snook, Justine Lupe, who played Willa Ferreyra, said that the Scottish actor was capable of being “incredibly scary.” J Smith-Cameron, who played Gerri Kellman, said that Cox was sometimes “terrifying” to work with.

In an interview with Times Radio last year, Lupe said: “Brian has moments of being incredibly intimidating on and off camera. He’s got a power to him as a person and I think he knows that about himself. That being said, he’s also one of the more kind people that I’ve interacted with on set … He was always so supportive and sweet.”

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