The "Apprentice" star said he doesn't think "it’s necessary" for gay people to be played by gay actors, but that there should be a level playing field.

Succession star Jeremy Strong has said it’s “absolutely valid” to criticise him for playing a gay man on screen in an upcoming Donald Trump biopic. He admitted that his role in The Apprentice, where he plays bigoted and closeted gay lawyer Roy Cohn,

Jeremy Strong recently told the Los Angeles Times that “it’s absolutely valid” to criticize straight actors for playing gay characters, although he also strongly believes that it’s an actor’s job “to render something that is not necessarily your native habitat.