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Actor Rory Kinnear Departs Netflix Political Thriller Drama The Diplomat

Actor Rory Kinnear is leaving his role as British Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge during the fourth season of the Netflix series The Diplomat.

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Actor Rory Kinnear is exiting the Netflix political drama series The Diplomat during its fourth season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Kinnear played the role of British Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge for four seasons before his character resigned. [1][3]

The exit occurs midway through the fourth season of the show. The Hollywood Reporter reported that Kinnear's character announces his resignation at the conclusion of the fourth episode, titled Pagliacci. [1][3]

Series showrunner Debora Cahn and Kinnear detailed the narrative reasons behind the political storyline. The Hollywood Reporter noted that the storyline develops during an episode featuring hallucinations, costumes, and an aria. [1][3]

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In short

  • Rory Kinnear played British Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge on The Diplomat for four seasons.
  • Kinnear's character resigns in the fourth episode of season four.
  • Debora Cahn serves as the showrunner for the Netflix series.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]‘The Diplomat’ U.K. Prime Minister on the Operatic Way He Learned of His “Shocking” Season 4 StorylineHollywood Reporter TV, 2h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]‘Tracker’ Season 4 Release Schedule: When to Watch New EpisodesCNET, 3h ago
  3. [3]‘The Diplomat’ U.K. Prime Minister on the Operatic Way He Learned of His “Shocking” Season 4 StorylineThe Hollywood Reporter, 1h ago

Background

  1. [4]List of prime ministers of India on Wikipedia
  2. [5]Kevin Gilbertson on Wikipedia
  3. [6]Tommy Harris (Coronation Street) on Wikipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 6 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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