Nicholas Braun
Biography
Nicholas Braun is an American actor known for playing Greg Hirsch on Succession. Raised on Long Island, he began acting classes at a young age with encouragement from his actor father. His film debut came with Sky High, and he later appeared in Disney Channel movies Minutemen and Princess Protection Program. He had a regular role on 10 Things I Hate About You and also worked on The Secret Life of the American Teenager. His films include Prom, Red State, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Date and Switch, How to Be Single, Zola, and Cat Person. From 2018 to 2023 he was in the main cast of Succession, receiving three Primetime Emmy nominations for supporting actor. He also appeared in Saturday Night and The Sheep Detectives, and made his off-Broadway stage debut in Gruesome Playground Injuries.
38years old
Turns 39 on May 1in 172 days
- Born Bethpage
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Nicholas Joseph Braun (birth name)Also credited as Nick Braun
Movie Career
- Films
- 26
- Career span
- 21 years2005 to 2026
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First role
In 2025, Braun took on the role of Doug for his professional stage debut. That part came in an off-Broadway revival of Rajiv Joseph's Gruesome Playground Injuries, staged at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.
A role that slipped away
Braun has stated that being tall made him lose roles, and that in the early days of his career he would sometimes try to seem shorter.
A change of course
Braun went to Occidental College as a math major, but he dropped out after two years to keep pursuing a career in acting.
Beyond film
Braun appeared on two songs from the Phantoms' debut EP, Broken Halo, in 2015. He sang on the title track and on "Voyeur".
Nicholas Braun movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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- Zoey DeutchThe Year of Spectacular Men (2017) and Good Kids (2016)
- Rosemarie DeWittPoltergeist (2015) and The Watch (2012)
- Brandon T. JacksonThe Year of Spectacular Men (2017) and Get a Job (2016)
- Cameron MonaghanThe Year of Spectacular Men (2017) and Prom (2011)
- Johnny SimmonsThe Stanford Prison Experiment (2015) and The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
- Julia GarnerGood Kids (2016) and The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
- Ezra MillerThe Stanford Prison Experiment (2015) and The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
- Ed WestwickFreaks of Nature (2015) and Chalet Girl (2011)
- Amy PietzThe Year of Spectacular Men (2017) and Prom (2011)
- Charlie GillespieOne Night Only (2026) and Splitsville (2025)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Nicholas Braun's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$626 million
17 of the 25 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 25 films: 17 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.
- 17Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 4Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 94% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$132M21.0% of the total
- 2$112M17.9% of the total
- 3$96M15.3% of the total
- 4$86M13.8% of the total
- 5$68M10.9% of the total
- 6$48M7.7% of the total
- 7$33M5.3% of the total
- 8$16M2.5% of the total
$34.7 millionfrom the other 9 films with a worldwide figure, 6% of the total