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Two Supporting Characters Will Not Return for The Gilded Age Season 4
Patrick Page and Sullivan Jones will not return for Season 4 of HBO’s period drama The Gilded Age.
Page played Richard Clay, secretary to George Russell, while Jones played newspaper publisher T. Thomas Fortune.
Both characters began as recurring roles, became regulars for Season 2 and returned to recurring status in Season 3.
Clay was fired by Russell and later became a suspect in his shooting, while Fortune was Peggy Scott’s mentor before pursuing her romantically and later clashing with her suitor.
The show may bring either character back for a guest appearance, but no return has been confirmed.
Season 4 premieres Nov.
1, with new cast members joining a large group of returning actors.
The series is a historical drama set in New York during the Gilded Age.
Patrick Page and Sullivan Jones will not return for Season 4 of HBO’s The Gilded Age.
Page played George Russell’s secretary Richard Clay, and Jones played New York Globe publisher T. Thomas Fortune.
Both characters were introduced as recurring in Season 1 and became series regulars for Season 2.
They returned to recurring status in Season 3, which gave both characters eventful storylines.
The article says one or both could return in future seasons as guest performers.
- Who
- Patrick Page and Sullivan Jones, who play Richard Clay and T. Thomas Fortune.
- What
- They will not return for Season 4 of The Gilded Age.
- When
- Season 4 premieres Nov. 1. The article was published Oct. 19, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- The article says the show’s large cast means some characters are being taken out of rotation.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Richard Clay and T. Thomas Fortune were introduced as recurring characters.
Page and Jones were promoted to series regulars.
Both actors returned to recurring status, and their characters had eventful storylines.
Deadline reported that Page and Jones would not return for Season 4.
Season 4 is scheduled to premiere.
- Show
- The Gilded Age
- Season
- 4
- Departing actors
- Patrick Page and Sullivan Jones
- Characters
- Richard Clay and T. Thomas Fortune
- Premiere
- Nov. 1