Brett Goldstein

Brett Goldstein
Goldstein in 2023
Born	(1980-07-17) 17 July 1980 (age 44) London, England
Alma mater	University of Warwick
Occupations	Actor comedian writer producer podcaster
Years active	2005–present
Known for	Roy Kent in Ted Lasso

Brett Goldstein (born 17 July 1980) is a British actor, comedian, writer, producer, and podcaster. Known for his role as Roy Kent in the Apple TV+ sports comedy series Ted Lasso , he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for each of the first two seasons. He is also the co-creator of the comedy series Shrinking (2023).

Early life and education

Goldstein was born on 17 July 1980 in the Sutton suburb of London, to a British Jewish family. ^[1] He was educated at Sevenoaks School. ^[2] After secondary school he attended the University of Warwick, where he graduated with a degree in film studies. ^[1]

Soon afterwards, he briefly relocated to Marbella, Spain, to work at a strip club which his father purchased during a "midlife crisis". ^[1] He then moved to New York City to study acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, until 2003. ^[3] While there, he began writing scripts that he later took to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. ^[4] He turned his Marbella experience into a stand-up comedy routine, Brett Goldstein Grew Up in a Strip Club (2011). ^[5]

Career

Goldstein began acting in short films and had his first feature film role in the self-written thriller Wish You Were Here (2005), which was remade as Slave (2009). ^[5] In 2009, he made his television debut in two episodes of ITV's long-running police drama The Bill . ^{[4] [6]} From 2012 to 2016, he appeared in several comedy series, such as BBC One's Uncle, E4's Drifters and Channel 4's Derek, starring, written and directed by Ricky Gervais. ^[7] He also played American TV legend David Hasselhoff's personal trainer, Danny, in Dave's mockumentary series Hoff the Record (2015–2016). ^[8]

Goldstein at a screening of SuperBob in 2015

In 2013, Goldstein wrote and played the leading role of a Peckham postman-turned-superhero in the low-budget romantic comedy SuperBob (2015). ^{[9] [10] [11]} At the end of filming, comedian Catherine Tate, who starred in the film as his character's boss at the Ministry of Defence, invited him to co-write and guest star in the BBC One sitcom Catherine Tate's Nan (2014–2015), a spin-off of The Catherine Tate Show about her popular sweary old-lady character Joanie Taylor. ^[12] The two continued to collaborate, with Goldstein joining Tate on her first ever live tour in 2016 and co-writing the feature film The Nan Movie (2022) and a 2021 Comic Relief sketch starring Daniel Craig as James Bond. ^{[13] [14]}

In 2016, he won the BIFA for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Brendan in the comedy film Adult Life Skills , starring Jodie Whittaker as the lead character. Two years later, he again appeared alongside Whittaker in the BBC's long-running science fiction drama Doctor Who , in an episode called "The Tsuranga Conundrum" (2018). ^[15] Later that year, in July 2018, he began his career as a podcaster with Films to Be Buried With, ^[16] a comedy podcast featuring guests talking about films that have been important in their lives. Goldstein has also written and performed four solo stand-up shows. ^{[5] [17]}

TV producer Bill Lawrence hired Goldstein as a writer for the 2020 Apple TV+ show Ted Lasso , starring Jason Sudeikis. His writing on the show led to his being cast as the character of aging footballer Roy Kent. ^[18] Rolling Stone 's Emily Zemler stated that Goldstein "felt such a kinship with this stoic tough guy, in fact, that he emailed a self-taped audition of five scenes to the production team. The tapes, which included the 'If I don't hear silence I'm gonna start punching dicks' scene from the pilot, ended up scoring him the role. The rest is history." ^[19] He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series two consecutive years (2021 and 2022), for his work on the show. ^{[20] [21] [22]}

Together with Black Mirror writer Will Bridges, Goldstein created and wrote the six-part science fiction anthology series Soulmates for AMC, based on their short film For Life (2013). ^{[23] [24]} The series premiered in October 2020 and starred Sarah Snook, Malin Akerman, Betsy Brandt and Charlie Heaton. ^{[25] [26] [27]} In 2022, he signed a multi-year overall deal with Warner Bros. Television. ^[28] Later that year, Goldstein appeared as Hercules in the mid-credits scene of Thor: Love and Thunder and is expected to play the character in future Marvel Cinematic Universe properties. ^[29]

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2005	The Rope	Man	Short film
	Wish You Were Here	Young Robert Dunsmore	Also writer
2009	Slave		Also writer
	SuperBob	Bob	Short film
2012	The Comedian	Comedy MC
	The Knot	Albert
2013	Everyone's Going to Die	Richard	Voice
	Tattooed	Dave	Short film
	For Life	Simon	Short film; also writer
2014	The Hooligan Factory	Mr. Burrows
2015	Legacy	Mr. Harrowgate
	Howl	David
	SuperBob	Bob	Also writer
2016	Adult Life Skills	Brendan
	Bullet to the Heart	Steve	Short film; also co-writer
2018	Spectre of Shame	James Bond	Short film; also writer and producer
	F*ck	Adam	Short film
	Wild Honey Pie!	Matt
2022	The Nan Movie	None	Co-writer
	Thor: Love and Thunder	Hercules	Cameo
2024	The Garfield Movie	Roland	Voice
	All of You	Simon	Also co-writer and co-producer
TBA	At the Sea	TBA	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	The Bill	Jared Miles	2 episodes
2011	White Van Man	None	Episode: "Ollie's First Day"; writer of additional material
2012–2014	Derek	Tom	11 episodes
2012	Ronna & Beverly	None	6 episodes; writer of additional material
	4Funnies	None	Episode: "Gittins"; writer
2013–2016	Drifters	Scott	7 episodes; also writer of additional material
2013	Common Ground	Lawrence	Episode: "Fergus & Crispin"
	Love Matters	Jason	Episode: "30 & Counting"
	Claudia O'Doherty: Comedy Blaps	Simon	Episode: "What Is Time?"
	Live at the Electric	IT Technician	Episode #2.2
2014–2017	Uncle	Casper	9 episodes
2014	Playhouse Presents	Photojournalist	Episode: "The Dog Thrower"
	Cuckoo	Policeman	Episode: "Tribunal"
2015–2016	Hoff the Record	Danny Jones	Main cast; also writer of additional material
2014–2015	Catherine Tate's Nan	Jonathan	Episode: "Nanger Management"; also co-writer of three episodes
2015	Undercover	Christophe	4 episodes
2016–2017	Drunk History	Robert Dudley / James Garfield	2 episodes
2017	The Pact	Andy	TV film
2018	Doctor Who	Astos	Episode: "The Tsuranga Conundrum"
2019	This Way Up	None	6 episodes; script editor
2020–2023	Ted Lasso	Roy Kent	Main cast; also writer and executive producer
2020	Soulmates	None	Co-creator, writer and executive producer
2021	Robot Chicken	Tony Stark	Voice; episode: "May Cause Light Cannibalism"
2022	A Beginner's Guide to Grief	Grief Expert	Voice
2023–present	Shrinking	Louis	Also co-creator, writer and executive producer
2023	Harley Quinn	Himself	Voice; episode: "A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special"
2024	Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock	Pryce Fraggle	Voice; episodes: "The Great Wind" and "This for That"

Theatre and stand-up shows

Year	Title	Role	Venue
2010	For 21 Nights Only!	Himself	Edinburgh Festival Fringe
2011	Brett Goldstein Grew Up in a Strip Club
2013	Brett Goldstein Contains Scenes of an Adult Nature
2015	Brett Goldstein: Burning Man
2016	The Catherine Tate Show Live	Various	UK tour
2018	Brett Goldstein: What Is Love Baby Don't Hurt Me	Himself	Edinburgh Festival Fringe
2023	Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life [30]		US and Canada tour
2024

Radio and podcast

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2018	Proposal	Actor	BBC Radio 2 pilot	[31]
2018–present	Films to Be Buried With with Brett Goldstein	Himself (host)	Podcast; 300 episodes	[16]
2019	Obsessed With… Line of Duty	Himself (co-host)	BBC Sounds podcast; 7 episodes with Lolly Adefope	[32]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2015	FilmQuest Awards	Best Actor	SuperBob	Won	[33]
		Best Screenplay (shared with Will Bridges and Jon Drever)		Won
2016	British Independent Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Adult Life Skills	Won	[34]
2021	Gold Derby Awards	Comedy Supporting Actor	Ted Lasso	Nominated	[35]
	Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards	Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy		Won	[36]
	International Online Cinema Awards	Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series		Won
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (shared with cast)		Nominated	[37]
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series		Won
	Writers Guild of America Awards	Television: Comedy Series (shared with other writers)		Won	[38]
		Television: New Series (shared with other writers)		Won
2022	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series		Won
	Golden Globe Awards	Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film		Nominated
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series		Nominated
		Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (shared with cast)		Won
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series		Won	[22]
	National Film Awards	Best Screenplay (shared with Catherine Tate)	The Nan Movie	Nominated	[39]
2023	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Ted Lasso	Nominated	[40]
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series		Nominated	[41]
		Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (shared with cast)		Nominated

References

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34. "Olivier Winners 2013". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
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External links

• Brett Goldstein at IMDb  
• Brett Goldstein at British Comedy Guide