Cohn is interested in finding out who Trump is. Trump is played by Sebastian Stan. Jeremy Strong, as Cohn, speaks first. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE APPRENTICE") JEREMY STRONG: (As Roy Cohn ...

The biopic explains what he learned from Roy Cohn, an unscrupulous lawyer addicted to lying and extortion. The portrait is ...

Strong is up for Best Supporting Actor at Sunday’s Oscars, for his turn as Roy Cohn in the Donald Trump biopic ‘The Apprentice’.

Stan and Strong are nominated for Oscars for The Apprentice. Stan plays the president early in his career, while Strong plays Trump mentor Roy Cohn. Originally broadcast Feb. 2025, and Dec. 2024.