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Spoilers follow forSuccessionseason four, episode eight, America Decides.
This is the apotheosis of that idea.
Nate disappears about midway through America Decides as the Jimenez victory he thought was guaranteed slips away.
However, he is very drawn to the family for some reason, and that is not by choice.
They have this gravity hes not immune to.
Its perhaps his shortcoming.
We saw that at the end of the previous episode, where he ends up overreaching.
I dont think hes looking for the Roys to save them; hes looking for ongoing relationships.
Ultimately, they dont have responsibility.
He knows hes not the one that needs to be accountable.
In that way, hes good at his job.
He knows Waystar is going to be incredibly important moving forward.
He has to, he must, hand that off to Jimenez.
Ive read other interviews that portray Nate as a divisive character.
He doesnt exist on the same metrics of how horrible these other people are.
I found that pretty fascinating: Even onthe day, that will send him into a spin.
He will go down that mental fantasy very quickly, despite the future of the free world being decided.
Part of the joy of working onSuccessionis that it makes you think in many different ways about each moment.
I didnt really want their fingerprints on this at all.
I thought it was hilarious.
Nates probably aware that seeming unbothered is his best weapon against Tom.
She fakes a phone call to Nate that Kendall learns about when he calls Nate.
And he never gets it.
He never gets it because of Shivs lie.
He never gets it from our end because of Jimenezs belief that the king should be above reproach.
I found that very human.
Was there a version of the script where we do see the phone call between Nate and Kendall?
If not, does it help you as an actor to imagine what happened?There wasnt, no.
I asked the writers about it.
Its absolutely important for me to know whats experienced in every moment.
From memory, its a continuation of the party line: Nate knows he has to be careful.
He cant go outside of himself at all.
Thats not the candidate they have.
Nate can play the game, but not about some things.
Only up to a point.
He does believe in the possibility of a greater society that is key to him.
He does his job because he believes in it, and this kills him.
I dont know if after this he would be able to still play in the same way with them.
It might have changed him.
He will get burned by this.
What shoes was Nate wearing?Dammit, he was wearing fancy shoes!
We had an adviser on set, and we spoke a lot about what a day like that is.
Its a combination of school camp and in the trenches.
Youre just on sugar and coffee all day.
Nate is wearing a wedding ring in this episode.
At Shivs wedding, Nate is not wearing a wedding ring.
Shiv invited Nate to her wedding.
Do you think Nate invited Shiv to his wedding?No, I dont think he did.
He didnt invite Shiv no waydid he invite Shiv.
[Laughs] I got snuck in.
His marriage worked for the next three years.
I hope they see each other for who they are and that theyre happy.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
