Jeremy Strong

[Matilda] didn't grow up with her father, but she grew up with her Jeremy and we were changed by his ability to play as though his life depended upon it, ...

Michelle Williams has said that Jeremy Strong helped raise her daughter Matilda after the death of her father, Heath Ledger.

There isn’t a writer, director or producer on Earth who wouldn’t grab at the chance to cast him,” Sorkin finished. “It was something he mentioned in passing and I was telling the story affectionately and as a way of demonstrating his commitment.” So when he became so celebrated, we all celebrated.”

The 'Dawson's Creek' actor defended the 'Succession' star against the viral 'New Yorker' profile which detailed his intense approach to method acting.

Taking to Twitter, Chastain wrote: “I’ve known Jeremy Strong for 20 years and worked with him on two films. Actor Jessica Chastain and director Aaron Sorkin also spoke out in support of the Succession star. Speaking candidly to Variety, the 41-year-old said that Strong moved into to her Brooklyn, New York, home along with her sister and another friend.

Michelle Williams is opening up about how 'Succession' star Jeremy Strong played a big role in healing her daughter's heart after Heath Ledger's death.

“It’s true that his clothes were always designer, but he had only one sweater and two t-shirts and they were torn at the neck because he would play ponies with my daughter and let her ride on his back and use his clothing as reins,” she recalled. It’s exciting to discover that something you want again and again, is available one more time. “It’s totally joyous,” Williams told Variety. “As the years go on, you sort of wonder what they might hold for you or not hold for you.

Oscar-nominated actress Michelle Williams had a daughter with Heath Ledger prior to his passing. Williams recently opened up about how Succession actor Jeremy ...

Good on you, Jeremy. Go as method as you want, King. Even his fellow co-star Brian Cox weighed in on the piece, saying that the intensity of Strong’s method-acting worries him. “Jeremy was serious enough to hold the weight of a child’s broken heart and sensitive enough to understand how to approach her through play and games and silliness,” Williams says, adding, “[Matilda] didn’t grow up with her father, but she grew up with her Jeremy and we were changed by his ability to play as though his life depended upon it, because hers did.” [viaVariety]

Williams says her friend, Strong, helped care for her daughter after Ledger died in 2008.

"He experiences the unmitigated joy of discovery and the happiness of a loving home.” “It was a reminder that life goes on,” Williams told Variety about Hart’s birth. “[Matilda] didn’t grow up with her father,” the Fosse/Verdon actress said.