Kieran Culkin Ranks Every 'Succession' Character From Good to Evil | Explain This | Esquire

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  • We sat down with actor Kieran Culkin and asked him to explain a few things - from what it's really like working with Jeremy Strong and Brian Cox on set of HBO's 'Succession' to his friendship with Michael Cera and even reminisces on his time filming Home Alone. Be sure to check out season 4 of 'Succession' premiering March 26th. Watch more Esquire 'Explain This' episodes HERE: • Chris Rock Reacts to t...
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  • @Calibur1980
    @Calibur1980 Год назад +10938

    I like how Kieran Culkin is just basically Roman Roy after he’s gotten the therapy he needs.

    • @lillard831
      @lillard831 Год назад +41

      😂😂

    • @Fidozo15
      @Fidozo15 Год назад +270

      I'm fully convinced that he's hardly acting... And trust me, I love Roman Roy

    • @henriklennartsson1479
      @henriklennartsson1479 Год назад +33

      I legitimately laughed out loud. Bravo!

    • @ThatGardener
      @ThatGardener Год назад +4

      Vice versa

    • @deancreate
      @deancreate Год назад +44

      A lot of actors are like that, haha. But Kieran is perfect for the role, yes.

  • @palakshijagetiya6135
    @palakshijagetiya6135 Год назад +7617

    Kieran naming Connor as the most evil character is the most Roman thing ever

    • @assianeu197
      @assianeu197 Год назад +136

      Well didn't he lock him into the dog's cage when he was a kid?

    • @sambelyea678
      @sambelyea678 Год назад +139

      @@assianeu197 that was Kendall

    • @jacobteixeira2551
      @jacobteixeira2551 Год назад +331

      @@assianeu197he liked it

    • @joygimbel7760
      @joygimbel7760 Год назад +15

      He isn’t wrong though

    • @Junksaint
      @Junksaint Год назад +195

      Wasn't he interested in politics from a very young age?

  • @timothytorigian7932
    @timothytorigian7932 Год назад +3709

    I've always thought of Connor as too dumb to be evil, but he's totally right.

    • @blorblol
      @blorblol Год назад +161

      And he wants to be president. lol

    • @kraye826
      @kraye826 Год назад

      you CAN be both dumb and evil! shocker!

    • @Dani-rz8dj
      @Dani-rz8dj Год назад +68

      Yeah he’s essentially trump lol

    • @Lin-rs9pw
      @Lin-rs9pw Год назад +137

      I feel like people think sort-of the same thing about greg, but greg is a two-faced social climber, and from what I've seen has the least moral principles of all of them. he's nervous, insecure and a pushover (and maybe the most relatable to viewers due to his position), but it's always about saving himself. tom is similar, but actually seems to have some values/feelings, and puts others first occasionally (like the favour he did for greg). imo connor is a kind of contrarian choice, he definitely seems like some kind of vulnerable narcissist type, but he's not worse than greg and logan. the willa situation is incredibly common (just on a different scale), it's like most other transactional relationships. logan is an abusive tyrant type, lol. roman and kendall seem the most human, and would likely be pretty normal if they weren't who they are. frank and gerri are also chill

    • @freedomm
      @freedomm Год назад +9

      @@Lin-rs9pw Replace Greg with Tom and it's essentially the same thing. The only person Tom doesn't defer to is Greg.

  • @originaozz
    @originaozz Год назад +2581

    I've never thought too much into Connor's evilness until now. That did sound f*cking terrifying though!

    • @therogue1542
      @therogue1542 Год назад +76

      Yeah he kinda sounds like the beast in beauty and the beast

    • @reshirman
      @reshirman Год назад +128

      ok but he was also interested in politics from a very young age

    • @deliriumtremens940
      @deliriumtremens940 Год назад +80

      Connor also has fantasies about being the autocratic ruler of a Mad Max dystopia in which he owns all the water. It seems naively kooky at first but in reality that is terrifyingly sociopathic.

    • @Georgina-lv9bt
      @Georgina-lv9bt Год назад +18

      Um he's not keeping her prisoner...she can leave at any time.

    • @zanderaw
      @zanderaw Год назад +67

      It's nonsense, Willa was a perfectly willing participant. What is true is that Connor Roy was interested in politics from a young age.

  • @janoskis2725
    @janoskis2725 Год назад +1064

    "Yeah, okay, well, thanks for whatevering and I hope it wasn't too boring and blah blah blah and stuff stuff and bye, whatever." is the best sign-off I've ever heard from anyone.

    • @PrettyNicca
      @PrettyNicca Год назад +81

      SO very Roman 🤣

    • @Bailark
      @Bailark Год назад +12

      Poetic, ironic insouciance.

  • @GeekLevelAsian
    @GeekLevelAsian Год назад +1867

    Watching Roman talk about the film history of Kieran Culkin was an unexpected but appreciated episode of Succession

  • @marianparker4321
    @marianparker4321 Год назад +2006

    kieran really is just a non-evil roman

    • @alpha0xide9
      @alpha0xide9 Год назад +12

      Roman isn't evil either

    • @kar12894
      @kar12894 Год назад +64

      @@alpha0xide9 a guy who gets off on other people's humiliations is low key evil

    • @alpha0xide9
      @alpha0xide9 Год назад +11

      @@kar12894 fair enough... that's everyone watching cringe videos I guess.
      Roman is a completely traumatized kid, more than anything

    • @kar12894
      @kar12894 Год назад +21

      @@alpha0xide9 so are a lot of pedophiles

    • @erinm9445
      @erinm9445 Год назад +15

      @@alpha0xide9 Most evil people are evil because they're traumatized. They're still evil.

  • @braesub
    @braesub Год назад +2763

    "Kieran Culkin ranks every succession character" *ranks one character*

    • @fluff975
      @fluff975 Год назад +81

      thank you; wish more people pointed that out

    • @alpha0xide9
      @alpha0xide9 Год назад +30

      Someone edited out nine

    • @garbage94
      @garbage94 Год назад +106

      It was a nice interview, but because of that clickbait title it deserves a thumb down

    • @winthorpetrois
      @winthorpetrois Год назад +18

      Exactly. Thumbs down.

    • @spacekitt.n
      @spacekitt.n Год назад +3

      you watched it though didnt you

  • @jillianrayca3499
    @jillianrayca3499 Год назад +77

    It's so interesting how each of the actors that play the Roy siblings are on record saying that their character is the most like Logan

    • @theegreatbrain
      @theegreatbrain 8 месяцев назад +23

      And hilarious. Still fighting for the throne

    • @JamieBarrington
      @JamieBarrington 8 месяцев назад +7

      Everyone wants to be the eldest

  • @AA-qb7ni
    @AA-qb7ni Год назад +836

    I'm gonna miss this show so much!! Such a talented cast.

  • @rixatrix
    @rixatrix Год назад +1593

    I fear if Connor drops below 1%, he may become a laughing stock.

    • @puremadness
      @puremadness Год назад +95

      uhhh, isn’t one the lowest number?

    • @spooksboots
      @spooksboots Год назад +118

      There's decimals

    • @josecortez1986
      @josecortez1986 Год назад +13

      Laughed to hard at this thread. Lmao

    • @lifesabeachnyc8568
      @lifesabeachnyc8568 Год назад +18

      Definitely need to dump another 100 mill to make sure that doesn’t happen…..

    • @MrVisde
      @MrVisde Год назад +10

      No one will take him seriously as a candidate unless he’s married.

  • @BlockyNinjaVidz
    @BlockyNinjaVidz Год назад +381

    I love that he was sent the script to read for Greg😂

    • @assianeu197
      @assianeu197 Год назад +2

      And he wouldave nailed it too!!

  • @Toxodos
    @Toxodos Год назад +212

    his comedic timing was always perfect

  • @clementinedewitt9022
    @clementinedewitt9022 Год назад +108

    “Refuses to get into drama…ehh nah I’ll get in” 😂

    • @rizzi.t
      @rizzi.t Год назад +1

      MY FAVORITE

  • @jeremiahcherry5283
    @jeremiahcherry5283 Год назад +299

    I am so impressed with his acting skills. Really noticing him in succession, I truly hope I see him in more dramatic work.

    • @WindyTrousers
      @WindyTrousers Год назад +1

      I wish his part in Fargo had lasted longer but... He was given a generally meaty role that puts things in motion but *spoiler alert* he doesn't last long.

    • @jazpes.u5875
      @jazpes.u5875 Год назад +2

      acting skills where? he is just him, he is not acting.

    • @DeeTeaDee
      @DeeTeaDee 11 месяцев назад +2

      It’s just confidence. I dont see much acting. He is just projecting and he has an onscreen charisma that works
      Its like jack nicholson or deniro . The cameras just pick up on charisma. It CARRIES thru.
      After seeing Culkin talk for the first time here…..I know now how little acting he is doing. We just like HIM and his nuanced offbeat personality. The script and story is doing the rest

  • @rararaaaraya
    @rararaaaraya Год назад +583

    not asking him about scott pilgrim vs the world is a crime

    • @daniellerogers6045
      @daniellerogers6045 Год назад +8

      I second that!

    • @spideyxalmighty695
      @spideyxalmighty695 Год назад +27

      Right? I was waiting for them to ask about* the greatest movie ever

    • @mylesaye
      @mylesaye Год назад +3

      right!! i was hoping he'd bring it up when they talked about michael cera

  • @evar1104
    @evar1104 Год назад +538

    He's totally right about Connor.

    • @Georgina-lv9bt
      @Georgina-lv9bt Год назад +8

      Um no. He isnt keeping her prisoner.

    • @obscurum6
      @obscurum6 Год назад +6

      ​@@Georgina-lv9bt
      He is using coercion. She has convinced herself it is a real relationship but he owns her

    • @Georgina-lv9bt
      @Georgina-lv9bt Год назад +23

      @@obscurum6 what? are you even watching the show? She has never convinced herself of anything, she is in it for the money and heknows it. Theyre both cool with it,

    • @bfrglm
      @bfrglm Год назад +4

      @@obscurum6 jesus that was the worse take i ever seen about this show

    • @omg9261
      @omg9261 Год назад +1

      Agree, I loved his commentary. So true and so deep. He is a very intelligent man.

  • @cgm530
    @cgm530 Год назад +205

    i want his full ranking now omg

  • @Standardhumanbeing
    @Standardhumanbeing Год назад +21

    “Refuses to get into drama….. nah I’ll get in”

  • @greg_nicholls
    @greg_nicholls Год назад +61

    That outro was the most Roman Roy thing. Ever..

  • @jaymothman
    @jaymothman Год назад +54

    literally can't imagine any other actor as Roman

  • @angelcitystudio
    @angelcitystudio Год назад +91

    I love every single one of the Culkins. They are just the coolest kids ever.

  • @faherty87
    @faherty87 Год назад +62

    I could listen to him talk for days. Such a cool guy and seemingly effortlessly funny

  • @agustina4843
    @agustina4843 Год назад +35

    I love the way he expresses himself, his gestures, his way of speaking

  • @TimmyGMusic
    @TimmyGMusic 11 месяцев назад +15

    He is so much like Roman in his mannerisms that when first watching the series I initially thought "well, he's not really acting, is he"? However, his acting in the final season is incredibly deep and moving - BRILLIANT acting. And his one liners throughout the series are the best

  • @anzioc
    @anzioc Год назад +324

    i'm really attracted to him

  • @yoohootube
    @yoohootube Год назад +20

    i'm a bit disturbed the quiz said Shiv "avoids drama" lol

  • @ryleycollins7509
    @ryleycollins7509 Год назад +55

    so crazy to see Roman’s mannerisms in hum haha

  • @missdee4927
    @missdee4927 Год назад +17

    Met him and he's super cool and down to earth in person. Wayyy nicer than Roman.

  • @rooster3300
    @rooster3300 Год назад +63

    hes SO right about connor and about why kendall and shiv would make bad successors....

  • @remytherat2175
    @remytherat2175 10 месяцев назад +12

    imagine kieran as greg 💀💀 that’s actually like unfathomable to me now LOL

  • @melonball9927
    @melonball9927 Год назад +37

    kieran should have considered that connor roy has been interested in politics from a very young age

  • @boopsbucket
    @boopsbucket Год назад +103

    Thanks for whatevering.

  • @Bumbaclartios
    @Bumbaclartios Год назад +39

    “I can’t grow a mustache” has a mustache like right now

  • @freyss9
    @freyss9 Год назад +45

    not talking about wallace wells is a crime honestly

  • @erynhales3545
    @erynhales3545 Год назад +19

    I wish they had brought up Igby Goes Down (2002) ! Loved him in that - fantastic cast too.

  • @gaelgarciabarchive
    @gaelgarciabarchive Год назад +11

    just watched Father of the Bride 2 the other day so I’m so glad he discussed something about the first one here! He was so adorable

  • @daniellerogers6045
    @daniellerogers6045 Год назад +6

    He's so handsome & quick witted. Loved him since Igby Goes Down. 💚

  • @Lildrummerboy50
    @Lildrummerboy50 Год назад +12

    protect this man at all cost

  • @chrisedward1679
    @chrisedward1679 Год назад +34

    I wish he mentioned Igby Goes Down, that's my favorite project he was apart of

  • @dysfunctionalisme
    @dysfunctionalisme Год назад +9

    OK but why is no one talking about Kieran being the one that started Rome and Gerri storyline because he's always being flirty with her 😂😂😂

  • @thedeparted1991
    @thedeparted1991 Год назад +37

    Connor is evil because he doesn't need love.

  • @thomaswschaller
    @thomaswschaller Год назад +16

    Miss this show already! I see that Kieran's rocking the same Rolex as Roman... Yep. That tracks.

  • @shaqtaku
    @shaqtaku Год назад +43

    Kieran doesn't look he's 40, he looks 25

  • @JamieBarrington
    @JamieBarrington 8 месяцев назад +1

    I normally have no interest in the Emmy's, but I was fully invested after watching Kieran's performance in S4 of Succession. Was genuinely proud of him when he won. I guess he's now the number one boy

  • @PutzsPalace
    @PutzsPalace Год назад +7

    Warms my heart about Steve Martin. The man.

  • @ghalikabbaj8861
    @ghalikabbaj8861 10 месяцев назад +3

    Connor Roy was interested in Politics from a very young age.

  • @Atimix1
    @Atimix1 14 дней назад

    Kieran’s light-heartedness saved succession from being heartless and corporate.

  • @avery.e.e
    @avery.e.e Год назад +41

    this is the least bracelets i've ever seen kieran culkin wear

  • @irmacello
    @irmacello Год назад +4

    This man is totally AWESOME. I am fond of him! ❤

  • @bengrimm3700
    @bengrimm3700 Год назад +11

    If they reboot Iron Man, this is the guy.

  • @DSPHistoricalSociety
    @DSPHistoricalSociety Год назад +7

    Why is Kieran Culkin so underrated?

  • @falseidol1321
    @falseidol1321 Год назад +14

    This guy is amazing thank you for succession 💯🙌

  • @martino5742
    @martino5742 Год назад +14

    John Candy goated as a comedic actor and as a human

  • @justinjones2601
    @justinjones2601 Год назад +7

    “Thanks for whatevering, and I hope I wasn’t too boring, and blah blah, and stuff stuff. Bye, whatever.”

  • @LettuceHasFun
    @LettuceHasFun Год назад +2

    I love his description of Michael cera

  • @scrainbow1234
    @scrainbow1234 9 месяцев назад +1

    “and bye whatever” is extraordinarily roman-coded

  • @DarrenMansell
    @DarrenMansell Год назад +2

    What an incredibly engaging guy

  • @micmaliss
    @micmaliss Год назад +13

    Connor and Gerri are the two scariest on the show. Why? They hide their evil very well.

  • @stargirljules
    @stargirljules Год назад +2

    I can watch him talk all day

  • @scandelooch
    @scandelooch Год назад +10

    ❤❤❤ I would watch a Succession spin-off called "Roman"

    • @jgarofalo8813
      @jgarofalo8813 Год назад +1

      Him and Gerri start their own business.

  • @JuMiMi86
    @JuMiMi86 Год назад +4

    Huge Kieran fan 🙌🏾☺️

  • @onebourbononescotch
    @onebourbononescotch Год назад +3

    I loved the intrractions between Roman and Jerri so much!!

  • @mia-solace
    @mia-solace Год назад +9

    srsly starting to crush on him

  • @eaglewinnings8003
    @eaglewinnings8003 4 дня назад

    I completely agree that Roman would’ve been the best successor.
    -Kendall is an addict and relapses constantly. No one in that position can run a business this large successfully.
    - Shiv wasn’t involved in the business for what? The first 30 years of her life? When she doesn’t feel like it there’s a couple episodes where she just doesn’t show up.
    - Conor will be President of the country soon so he’s not taking a demotion.
    - Roman is the only who shows up to work rain, shine, sleet or snow. Notice how he never “calls in”. He doesn’t have any vices that wouldn’t allow him to be at his best on a daily basis and he understands the business. In the first couple seasons he’s actually the one making things happen and helps Kendall close a deal.
    Unfortunately according to Jeremy Strong Roman’s final scene where he’s at a bar and order’s Gerri’s favorite drink (a martini) was put in there to portray Roman spiraling into alcoholism now that he’s lost Waystar Royco (which means he lost any little bit of accountability in life he had left) and that along with his terrible behavior towards her means he’s lost Gerri, who, in a sick, Freudian type of way played the role of the mother he never had.
    Now he’s a billionaire that has no children, who no one actually cares about and nothing to hold him accountable.
    What could possibly go wrong?

  • @marianagil7493
    @marianagil7493 Год назад +4

    como pode um homem desses ser tão gracinha

  • @TheDyingPlant
    @TheDyingPlant 8 месяцев назад +1

    saying he is most like logan was such a roman move

  • @lauren681
    @lauren681 Год назад +2

    He's so gorgeous!!

  • @dimmerslag5305
    @dimmerslag5305 Год назад +3

    I thought talking fast was a character trait of Roman Roy. Guess its Kieran's😅

  • @joandolliedoyle775
    @joandolliedoyle775 Год назад +16

    Dr Ramani on her RUclips channel looks at the narcissism of each of the characters, well worth checking out.

    • @The_Tortoise_and_the_Hare
      @The_Tortoise_and_the_Hare 6 месяцев назад

      oh! I didn't know, but I don't wanna hear her talk bad about Roman though, but the others okay fine

  • @INTJ91
    @INTJ91 Год назад +1

    Watch an interview with Rory Culkin, Kieran’s little brother - they both have identical hand movements when talking 😂

  • @TheJayneharper
    @TheJayneharper Год назад +1

    this man is adorable

  • @tonnaboy10
    @tonnaboy10 5 месяцев назад

    I really liked the bit where he ranked all the characters

  • @delrey874
    @delrey874 Год назад +4

    He's such great actor.

  • @nellurban7826
    @nellurban7826 Год назад +4

    he looks like freddie prinze jr

  • @darkgate33
    @darkgate33 Год назад +1

    Kieran unintentionally roasted my mustache…

  • @steeven23
    @steeven23 Год назад +2

    I think Kieran is like now my favourite actor?

  • @mitchdykema5182
    @mitchdykema5182 Год назад +2

    "blah blah blah and stuff stuff" hahaha that may as well have been a Roman quote! 😂🤣

  • @shamz5722
    @shamz5722 Год назад +1

    I love him so much🤣💕

  • @magzdilluh
    @magzdilluh Год назад +7

    Kieran is Roman after being given a Snickers bar

  • @buddy605
    @buddy605 Год назад +2

    My top 10 favourite colours are:
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    10 yellow

  • @methaphisic
    @methaphisic Год назад +3

    Every time I look at Kieran Culkin’s face I cannot stop thinking about an alternative universe where ‘Howard the Duck’ had several sequels and ended up having an much needed revamp in the 2020s with him as the new protagonist.

  • @PaperMario64
    @PaperMario64 Год назад

    He’s my friend in my head.

  • @winalautner
    @winalautner Год назад +2

    He is amazing as Roman ❤

  • @CBoapinta
    @CBoapinta Год назад +8

    Annoying clickbait title. (He did NOT rank every character, he only ranked one character.)

  • @MarcianMarshmallows
    @MarcianMarshmallows Год назад +3

    I love him so much

  • @jtgd
    @jtgd Год назад +1

    “I can’t grow a mustache” says the guy with a goatee

  • @H43N
    @H43N Год назад +1

    cant believe he didnt talk about igby

  • @safestart6252
    @safestart6252 Год назад +1

    he really is just roman irl it’s hardly acting that’s just him 😭

  • @NomadSundown
    @NomadSundown Год назад

    love this thank you 💛

  • @jstenhouse22
    @jstenhouse22 Год назад +4

    Roman is the best character IMO because of his performance

  • @imBocaaa
    @imBocaaa Год назад +1

    that outro was incredibly Roman

  • @jennyf308
    @jennyf308 Год назад +1

    John Candy ❤️

  • @berkeleybernie
    @berkeleybernie Год назад +13

    He may be "American" but that entertaining twinkling gift of gab is the Irish in him.

  • @استغفرالله-ك4س6ح
    @استغفرالله-ك4س6ح Год назад +1

    I love him

  • @bathildabugshot6175
    @bathildabugshot6175 Год назад +9

    Kieran was born to play Roman, and I’m sure that there are a lot of Romans in the rich world

  • @hollymc33
    @hollymc33 Год назад +22

    why the clickbait title

    • @winters_reflection
      @winters_reflection Год назад +3

      well I clicked on it and watched tbf so it did its job

    • @hollymc33
      @hollymc33 Год назад +13

      @@winters_reflection yeah i mean sure i’m just mad they blatantly lied lol

  • @gamuiceyt01
    @gamuiceyt01 Год назад +1

    I can’t believe he’s the cousin from home alone

  • @darkmeplier8311
    @darkmeplier8311 5 месяцев назад

    My favorite character, his name is Wallace well

  • @adamh234
    @adamh234 Год назад

    We gotta see the full ranking