Jeremy Strong wouldn’t necessarily call himself a foodie, but the culinary world is a passion of his. That’s clear as we sit down to lunch at Ilis, the Brooklyn restaurant from Mads Refslund, one of the co-founders of the Michelin three-starred Noma . Strong, perhaps best known for his portrayal of Kendall Roy in Succession , spends part of his time in Denmark, where he and his family have a home.
(His wife, Emma Wall, is Danish.) There, he’s gotten to know chefs like Noma’s René Redzepi, Alchemist’s Rasmus Munk, and Claus Meyer who’s often called the founder of New Nordic cuisine. “I marvel at what they all do,” Strong tells Robb Report .
“Anywhere where people are using artistry and precision at the highest levels, and the soulfulness that goes into all the people that we’re talking about and what they do, I just appreciate it and it nourishes me.” The actor sees parallels between the way these chefs work in the kitchen and the way he works on the screen and the stage. He’s currently starring in Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People on Broadway, for which he’s been nominated for a Tony Award.
Given that it’s a Nordic play, Strong drew on his own experiences with Nordic culture and cuisine to inform his role. He even reached out to Linie Aquavit, a traditional Norwegian liquor that some compare to gin, to become involved with the production, as a way of adding an extra layer of “authenticity” to the show, as he puts it. (Linie, which hoste.
