“Ted Lasso”'s Brett Goldstein Can't Help Gushing About Costar Phil Dunster, Even as Fans Would Rather He Drop F-Bombs

The breakout star of the Apple TV+ is nominated for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series at the Emmy Awards 2023

Brett Goldstein’s main takeaways from Ted Lasso are twofold.

The actor, 43, told Laverne Cox on the red carpet at the Emmy Awards 2023 on Monday that he’s had some pretty crazy fan encounters as a result of his role as irritable former soccer player Roy Kent.

“People come over to me and say, ‘Please tell me to go eff myself.’ That’s all I get. People just pleasantly tapping me on the shoulder, ‘Can you tell me to go eff myself?’ ” he said.

The second takeaway Goldstein mentioned was his love and appreciation for costar and now close friend Phil Dunster, who plays Jamie Tartt, Roy's frenemy of sorts, on the hit Apple TV+ show.

“Any scene I have with Phil Dunster — who is nominated tonight and thoroughly deserves it — makes me think I might not be a good actor because we laugh so much that we waste so much footage,” Goldstein admitted of the two's playful antics on set.

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“There are so many scenes where I think, ‘I don’t think we can get through this.’ So that's a big shoutout to the editors," added the actor, writer and comedian.

Speaking to the comedy series more generally, Goldstein said there's "a bit of magic to it" that underscores the love viewers have for underdog English soccer team AFC Richmond, led by Jason Sudeikis' titular Ted.

"I truly, truly never thought anyone would watch this show. I was like, 'People won't get it, it’s set in England, Americans aren’t gonna like it and no one's gonna watch it,' " Goldstein admitted before calling Ted Lasso's success a "miracle."

Both Dunster, 31, and Goldstein are vying for the same award on Monday: outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series. Over the last two years, Goldstein has been nominated in the category and has taken home the award twice.

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In his acceptance speech at the 2022 awards show, Goldstein joked about swearing too much the first time around.

"Last time I was here, I was told not to swear and I did and I'm sorry but it meant the feed got cut back home in the U.K. so my family never got to hear me say this, so thank you for this second chance," he said before slipping in yet another expletive.

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Dunster, on the other hand, earned his first-ever Emmy nomination this year for his role of Jamie Tartt, who starts out as a selfish, egotistical ball hog who transforms into a far more emotionally mature team player by the final season.

He admitted that his "mum nearly crashed her car" when he told her he'd been nominated for an Emmy in a sweet Instagram post reacting to the nod — and also gave a shoutout to Goldstein, whom he called a "hunk of a castmate” that he's "so proud to be nominated alongside.”

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