The Awardist Golden Globes Succession's Tom and Cousin Greg argue over who's taller in fake Golden Globes backstage face-off Matthew Macfadyen and Nicholas Braun jokingly sparred over their height when prompted by "Succession" costar Kieran Culkin. By Maureen Lee Lenker Maureen Lee Lenker Maureen Lee Lenker is a senior writer at Entertainment Weekly with over seven years of experience in the entertainment industry. An award-winning journalist, she's written for Turner Classic Movies, Ms. Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, and more. She's worked at EW for six years covering film, TV, theater, music, and books. The author of EW's quarterly romance review column, "Hot Stuff," Maureen holds Master's degrees from both the University of Southern California and the University of Oxford. Her debut novel, It Happened One Fight, is now available. Follow her for all things related to classic Hollywood, musicals, the romance genre, and Bruce Springsteen. EW's editorial guidelines Published on January 8, 2024 10:07AM EST Tom and Cousin Greg forever! Succession may be over but our love for Tom Wambsgans (Matthew MacFadyen) and Cousin Greg (Nicholas Braun) will never die. Nor will it for the cast, apparently. A classic Tom and Greg moment erupted backstage at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday night at the behest of Succession actor Kieran Culkin. As Macfadyen wrapped up his interview in the press room following his Best Supporting Actor win, Culkin, who won Best Actor in a TV Drama, grabbed a mic from a reporter and said, "Yeah, I have a question — who is the tallest in the cast?" Without skipping a beat, Macfadyen, who is reportedly 6'3" replied, "Me." "You?" questioned Culkin as Braun, who is said to clock in at 6'7", emerged from the wings to question Macfadyen, confronting him and saying, "Dude!" The two had a back-and-forth with Macfadyen repentantly explaining, "I just said I was the tallest because I thought you were outside." "You're not taller than me," insisted Braun, a truth which was immediately evident to everyone in the room. "We're a similar height," Macfadyen attempted to argue, while Braun kept nudging him to set the record straight until Macfadyen finally conceded, "Nick's taller than me." Matthew Macfadyen and Nicholas Braun on 'Succession'. David Russell/HBO Only moments before, Macfadyen had admitted he was already missing the beloved, deeply messed up dynamic between his and Braun's characters. "I miss the Tom and Greg relationship," he said."We’re friends though. We keep in touch. We can have our own private Tom and Greg moments." And maybe, with Culkin around to help, a few more public ones as well. The Succession cast dominated their categories at the 81st annual Golden Globe Awards, winning Best Drama series and three acting awards for Culkin, Macfadyen, and Sarah Snook. Check out more from EW's The Awardist, featuring exclusive interviews, analysis, and our podcast diving into all the highlights from the year's best in TV. Related content: Oppenheimer, Succession dominate 2024 Golden Globes: See the full winners list The best and worst moments from the 2024 Golden Globes Succession star Alan Ruck walks Golden Globes red carpet with cane after car accident