Nicholas Braun

Broadway Debut! Nicholas Braun is an actor, writer, producer, and musician, best known for starring in HBO’s critically acclaimed and award-winning drama series “Succession.” Braun himself has earned three Emmy nominations and a Critics Choice nomination for his role as fan-favorite “Cousin Greg.” The show aired the fourth and final season in Spring 2023, subsequently winning an Emmy Award and Critics Choice Award for ‘Outstanding Drama Series’.

Braun recently wrapped production on Ruben Ostlünd’s buzzy satire for A24, The Entertainment System is Down opposite Keanu Reeves, Kirsten Dunst and Daniel Brühl. He also stars in the upcoming Amazon MGM Studios’ Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie alongside Hugh Jackman and Emma Thompson, as well as A24’s upcoming Famous, alongside Zac Efron and Phoebe Dynevor, with Jody Hill directing.

Braun just closed the acclaimed revival of Gruesome Playground, opposite Kara Young, at Off Broadway's Lucille Lortel Theatre. Prior to that, Braun appeared in Neon’s Splitsville directed by Michael Covino (The Climb), alongside Dakota Johnson and Adria Arjona. Braun also appeared as both Jim Henson and Andy Kaufman in the Sony Pictures' film, Saturday Night, directed by Jason Reitman and based on the true story of what happened behind the scenes leading up to the first broadcast of NBC's “Saturday Night Live.” Braun also starred in the controversial film Cat Person alongside Emilia Jones, which premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. The psychological thriller is based on a viral short story from the New Yorker and revolves around a relationship between two unlikely individuals. Directed by Susanna Fogel, the film was released on Hulu in February 2024.

Braun starred opposite Riley Keough and Colman Domingo in the A24 indie film Zola, which premiered to rave reviews at the Sundance Film Festival. At the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, Braun was presented with the IMDb Star Meter Award, an award given to stars who are fan favorites on IMDb's Star Meter Chart.

Additional previous film credits include A24’s Dream Scenario by Kristoffer Borgli, Warner Bros romantic comedy How to Be Single opposite Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson, Alison Brie, and Leslie Mann, Whitskey Tango Foxtrot opposite Tina Fey and Margot Robbie, MGM's remake of Poltergeist, Kyle Alvarez’s The Stanford Prison, Lionsgate’s comedy Date and Switch, Fox’s The Watch opposite Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Disney’s Sky High, and a fantastic breakthrough performance in Kevin Smith’s Red State, which premiered at Sundance.


Outside of acting, Braun landed a record deal with Atlantic Records in which he released his single "Antibodies (Do You Have The)". He also features on two tracks on PHANTOMS' debut EP, “Broken Halo”, providing vocals on the title track and "Voyeur".