Succession star Nicholas Braun arrested for suspected drink driving

Nicholas Braun stars as Cousin Greg in Succession. Photo / Supplied

One of the stars of HBO’s hit show Succession was arrested in New Hampshire for suspected drink-driving over the weekend.

Moultonborough Police pulled over a vehicle on August 30 on the suspicion that the driver, actor Nicholas Braun, was intoxicated, the Independent reports.

The 37-year-old spent an hour in Carroll County jail before he was released on the promise he will appear in court on September 16.

No mugshot was taken as the police camera was non-functioning at the time of his arrest.

Braun played Cousin Greg in Succession, earning him two Screen Actors Guild awards and several Emmy award nominations.

Chronicling the succession battle between the fictional Roy children, the popular drama was based on the Australian Murdoch family media empire.

Braun’s character became iconic over the course of the show’s four seasons.

“I am conscious of how popular Greg has become, and I wanted to move away from that”, the actor told the Sydney Morning Herald.

He is also well known for roles in several early 2000s teen films, including Disney’s Sky High and The Minutemen.

More recently, he played Jim Henson and Andy Kaufman in Saturday Night, a fictionalised retelling of the first ever Saturday Night Live episode.

Braun told Vanity Fair playing the comedic legends was daunting.

“They’re real guys and there’s such a lore around them and adoration and superfans for both of these guys.”