Kieran Culkin Said He Could Hear Nicholas Braun Slapping Matthew Macfadyen in Succession Finale ‘a Room Away’

It was a slap that could be heard throughout the room.

During Succession post-Emmys panel moderated by Seth Meyers on Tuesday, Kieran Culkin admitted that he was not only on set when Nicholas Braun slapped Matthew Macfadyen during their bathroom fight scene, but that he could hear the slap loud and clear even though he was in another the room.

“I was there. I was looking at a monitor that was probably a whole room away and I could hear that slap,” Culkin, 41, said.

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For his part, Braun (35) joked why he put so much energy into hitting Macfadyen (49).

“You only get one chance to slap an actor and you don’t know if there’s going to be another chance,” he said, before joking, “Luckily, there were four, so I kept giving it to you.”

Matthew Macfadyen and Nicholas Braun on ‘Succession’.

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Preparation for that scene involved the two actors going through several slapstick sessions the day before and the day of — a ritual they practiced for many of their scenes together, in part to avoid giggling during filming.

“You don’t want it to get old, but we don’t want to laugh,” Braun added. “We just want to get through it.”

Not laughing during the scenes, apparently, was such a challenge for Braun and Macfadyen – who played cousins ​​Greg Hirsch and Tom Wambsgans on the show – that Succession Creator Jesse Armstrong said the crew would plan two extra hours into the shooting schedule if the stage directions required the couple to “make eye contact” or indicate “that their faces are close.”

“More film. I need more film,” Braun joked.

Matthew Macfadyen and Nicholas Braun in ‘Succession’.

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The actors’ on-screen brawl was one of many compelling scenes during the HBO drama’s fourth and final season, which helped Macfadyen secure his second Emmy on Monday for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and a Golden Globe the week before for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role roles on television.

During his speech at the Emmys, Macfadyen thanked his Succession “family,” before “specifically mentioning” “my on-screen wife, Sarah Snook, and my second on-screen wife, Nicholas Braun.”

“Acting with you was one of the best things in my career. Thank you, Nick. Thank you, Sarah. It was a joy,” he added, before concluding, “Thank you to my real-life wife, Keeley, my love and my best friend for being here.”

Culkin also won a Golden Globe, Critics’ Choice Award, and Emmy Award for his role as Roman Roy in Successiontaking home each series’ awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.

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All four seasons Succession can be streamed on Max.

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