How Succession’s Nicholas Braun bought his first Rolex because of the hit TV show: Cousin Greg’s actor only learned about the Swiss luxury watch brand on the HBO series … and got himself a Submariner

Jun 1 , 2023

Nicholas Braun plays Cousin Greg on HBO hit series Succession; he admitted that he only bought himself a Rolex after being on the show. Photo: @nicholasbraun/Instagram, SCMP Archive

Cousin Greg might have gotten a Rolex watch before the actor who plays him did in real life.

Nicholas Braun, the actor who plays Cousin Greg on HBO’s hit series Succession, said he only bought his first Rolex after he learned about the watch brand on the show.

Nicholas Braun is famous for playing Cousin Greg, a character from TV show Succession. Photo: @nicholasbraun/Instagram

In an interview with The New York Times, alongside Matthew MacFadyen, who stars in Succession as Tom Wambsgans, the pair reflects on the series’ explosive Sunday night finale.

After the interviewer notices and compliments MacFadyen’s watch, the actor said he’s always been into the accessory and that his role on Succession isn’t to blame.

For Braun, though, Succession is the sole culprit.

Jeremy Strong as Kendall Roy (left) and Nicholas Braun as Greg Hirsch in a scene from Succession. Photo: @succession/Instagram

“I bought my first Rolex from knowing a little bit about Rolexes on the show,” Braun said, according to the Times. “My character bought the Submariner Rolex. That started me up.”

In season three of Succession, Cousin Greg, working for a newly solo Kendall Roy, picks out the Submariner – which starts at US$9,100 – after he believes Kendall offered to buy it for him.

A Rolex Submariner starts at US$9,100. Photo: Rolex

Greg only ends up making the purchase when Kendall shoots him down at the last second and refuses to buy the expensive watch, putting Greg in an uncomfortable position to please the unhappy supplier who sourced and brought it for him.

Matthew Macfadyen as Tom Wambsgans (left) and Nicholas Braun as Greg Hirsch in a scene from HBO hit series Succession. Photo: AP

MacFadyen weighed in on Braun’s new watch habit. “I was quite a good watch consigliere to you,” he said, according to the Times. “I tried.”

This article originally appeared on Insider.

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