Succession star Fisher Stevens has said goodbye to the United States.
“I moved my family to London about eight weeks ago,” the actor, 61, told People on Friday, October 24. “We have a 12 and 9 year old, and my wife and I decided it was time to get out of the U.S. for a minute, see what it’s like in Europe and the U.K.”
Stevens, who played Waystar Royco comms head Hugo Baker on the hit HBO series, further elaborated on how the move has been for his family so far.
“It’s pretty nice! My wife [Alexis Bloom] and I make documentaries, so there are a couple things we’re working out on there, and my wife’s parents live in London too, so that’s been good,” he explained.
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The outlet also asked the actor, who joined the team of the environmental documentary We Are Guardians as a producer, if politics influenced his family’s decision.
“I did this movie with Leonardo DiCaprio, Before the Flood, and we interviewed these major corporations in the Amazon, like Cargill, who promised to farm more sustainably, and things have not gotten any better,” he offered. “It’s now 10 years later.”
He continued, “It’s more important than ever to keep shining a light on these stories,” referring to the documentary’s focus on the impact of deforestation and logging on a community in Brazil.
“Knowing that the Trump administration is very heavily funded by the fossil fuels … I mean, the Secretary of Energy, Chris Wright is a former oil executive who refuses to [make change]. He says, ‘Oh yeah, the climate is changing…’ But this administration is doing everything it can to not be responsible citizens for the world,” Stevens added.
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Stevens joins a long list of celebrities who have moved out of the United States in recent years, many in response to the current Trump administration and the country’s political climate. Former daytime talk show hosts Ellen Degeneres and Rosie O’Donnell both confirmed they moved across the pond as a direct result of Trump’s 2024 reelection.
“[I’m] in the process of getting my Irish citizenship, as I have Irish grandparents,” O’Donnell, 63, explained via a TikTok video back in January. “And that’s what’s going on, and that’s where I’ve been and what I’ve been doing. And although I was never someone who thought I would move to another country, that’s what I decided would be the best for myself and my 12-year-old child. And here we are.”
DeGeneres, for her part, told English broadcaster Richard Bacon back in July that her and wife Portia de Rossi “got here the day before the election and woke up to lots of texts from our friends with crying emojis, and I was like, ‘He got in.’ And we’re like, ‘We’re staying here.’”
DeGeneres also praised the English countryside and how different it is than life in Hollywood.
“We’re just not used to seeing this kind of beauty. The villages and the towns and the architecture — everything you see is charming and it’s just a simpler way of life,” DeGeneres added. “It’s clean. Everything here is just better — the way animals are treated, people are polite. I just love it here.”
Eva Longoria has also moved between the United States and Spain in recent years, though she had denied her relocation was the result of the nation’s politics.
“The vibe was different,” Longoria told Marie Claire in November 2024 when asked what made her want to leave L.A. “And then Covid happened, and it pushed it over the edge. Whether it’s the homelessness or the taxes — not that I want to s*** on California — it just feels like this chapter in my life is done now.”