31 Facts About Shiv Roy

Siobhan "Shiv" Roy is a fictional character in the American HBO satirical dark comedy-drama television series Succession.

Shiv Roy is portrayed by Sarah Snook and was created by showrunner Jesse Armstrong, as with the rest of the show's characters.

Shiv Roy later decided to create a new script centered on original characters loosely inspired by various powerful media families.

Shiv Roy is a member of the Roy family, owners of Waystar RoyCo, a global media and entertainment conglomerate, led by patriarch Logan Roy.

Siobhan Shiv Roy was born in England as the youngest child and only daughter of Scottish media mogul Logan Shiv Roy and his second wife, the English aristocrat Caroline Collingwood.

Shiv Roy has two older brothers, Kendall and Roman, and an older half-brother, Connor, from Logan's first marriage.

Shiv Roy relocated to New York City with her father and siblings after her parents divorced.

Shiv Roy is implied to have been treated preferentially by Logan, who affectionately calls her "Pinky", but he focused his efforts solely on her older brothers in grooming his potential successors.

Logan's supposed preference for Shiv Roy caused her to have an acrimonious relationship with her mother, who resented the time they did not get to spend together following the divorce.

Disillusioned with her family's right-wing conglomerate, Shiv Roy opted to wield her natural leadership instincts in liberal politics by working as a political fixer.

Shiv Roy was romantically involved with Nate Sofrelli, a fellow political fixer who spent time with Kendall in Shanghai, China after he graduated from college.

Shiv Roy is an "indomitable" presence with a "persistent" sense of determination, but she is emotionally troubled.

Shiv Roy then blames Shiv for causing Logan's stroke with her hardball tactics, provoking a physical altercation.

Shiv Roy grows suspicious of Marcia and asks Nate to run a background check on her.

Shiv Roy unsuccessfully tries to block ATN, Waystar's global news outlet, from airing the story.

Shiv Roy then has a dispute with Tom and his mother-attorney regarding their prenuptial agreement, which does not contain any conditions related to infidelity.

Tom wonders if its absence meant that Shiv Roy would be unfaithful to him, but she dodges his concerns.

Shiv Roy then has dinner with Nate, who presents an opportunity for the two of them to work for the presidential campaign of Logan's political nemesis.

Shiv Roy spends the night with him in his apartment, albeit in separate rooms.

Shiv Roy attends a weekend-long family therapy session at Connor's ranch in New Mexico, but she prematurely exits to speak with US senator and leftist presidential candidate Gil Eavis.

Shiv Roy then implies that he is aware of Shiv's affair with Nate.

Shiv Roy forgives her and ejects Nate from the wedding.

Shiv Roy is elated, as she always wanted the opportunity, but chooses to not disclose the news to Tom; she simply informs him that he was promoted to ATN's chair of global broadcast news.

Shiv Roy finally tells Tom the news; he is excited for her but worries about his plans to inherit the company.

Shiv Roy reassures him that his ambitions are not in jeopardy before she mocks him and tells Roman in secrecy to not consider him as a threat.

Shiv Roy vehemently opposes Logan's plans to takeover Waystar's rival Pierce Global Media.

Shiv Roy asks Tom to talk him out of it before he leaves to participate in the family's hunting retreat in Hungary.

Shiv Roy is concerned about Kendall's mental health; he tearfully confides to her his belief that the only valuable aspect of him is his loyalty to Logan.

Nan Pierce, the head of PGM, agrees to sell the company to the Roys on the condition that Shiv would be named as Logan's successor on the day of the merger.

Shiv Roy recorded a tape anyways and was ultimately called in for a screen test.

Shiv Roy had blind faith that the role would open an opportunity for her to fight for female characters, rather than being sidelined as one of the only women attached to the pilot episode.