---
name: "Brett Goldstein"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/brett-goldstein"
fi1m_id: "brett-goldstein"
imdb_id: "nm2073429"
tmdb_id: 21422
wikidata_id: "Q22277167"
roles: ["Actor","Writer","Producer"]
born: "17 July 1980"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 62
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-13T21:37:07.202624+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Brett Goldstein

## Identity

Brett Goldstein

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/brett-goldstein
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** brett-goldstein
- **IMDb ID:** nm2073429
- **TMDB ID:** 21422
- **Wikidata ID:** Q22277167
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Goldstein, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22277167, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2073429/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21422

Actor and writer. Born 17 July 1980 in Sutton, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 17 July 1980, Sutton, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 2020–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 6: 5 acting, 1 writing
- **Frequently works with:** [Ashley Nicole Black](https://film.one/person/ashley-nicole-black.md), [Bill Lawrence](https://film.one/person/bill-lawrence.md), [Hannah Waddingham](https://film.one/person/hannah-waddingham.md), [Joe Kelly](https://film.one/person/joe-kelly.md), [Sasha Garron](https://film.one/person/sasha-garron.md), [Zach Braff](https://film.one/person/zach-braff.md)
- **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 1 Emmy (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 62, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 62 to 62 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 4 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 5, Family 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Animation 1, Drama 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,147m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Goldstein, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22277167, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2073429/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21422

## Coming up

- *Not Alone* (2027-03-18), as Officer Zandro (voice)

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Ted Lasso*](https://film.one/tv/ted-lasso.md) (78), [*Shrinking*](https://film.one/tv/shrinking.md) (61)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Sheep Detectives*](https://film.one/film/the-sheep-detectives.md) (76)
- **Netflix:** [*Office Romance*](https://film.one/film/office-romance.md) (55)
- **Disney+:** [*The Garfield Movie*](https://film.one/film/the-garfield-movie.md) (47)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Brett Goldstein

> Brett Goldstein is funniest when a blunt reply suggests feelings his character would rather not discuss. His Roy Kent helps keep *Ted Lasso*'s cheerfulness tolerable; his writing on *Shrinking* works too hard to make everyone likeable.

In *Ted Lasso* (2020), Roy Kent's blunt replies are especially welcome when Ted's cheerfulness begins to wear. Brett Goldstein gives the anger enough feeling for Roy to remain someone worth spending time with, rather than a man employed solely to swear. We laughed with relief at his bluntness because it interrupted the buoyancy without requiring another elaborate joke. Goldstein is good at suggesting that his character has more to say and would prefer not to say it. The performance helps keep the programme's warmth from becoming tiring.

Writing and acting were already connected in *SuperBob* (2015), which Goldstein wrote and starred in, playing a postman turned superhero. Bill Lawrence subsequently hired him as a writer on *Ted Lasso*, with a self-taped audition leading to his casting as Roy. He also co-created the relationship anthology *Soulmates* (2020) with Will Bridges. The recurring interest in men who struggle to express emotion is clearest in Roy, whose anger Goldstein makes funny without pretending it is all there is to him.

*Ted Lasso* gives him colleagues who understand the value of not answering enthusiasm with more enthusiasm. Hannah Waddingham's Rebecca Welton can get a laugh from a withheld response, while Goldstein gives Roy's replies a harder edge beside Jason Sudeikis's Ted. Jeremy Swift's Leslie Higgins helps the exchanges feel like conversations rather than turns at a microphone. The jokes are uneven and the cultural clashes can be laboured, but this ensemble supplies good reasons to stay. Roy's vulnerability also keeps the profanity from becoming the whole performance.

The writing is less convincing in *Shrinking* (2023), created by Goldstein, Jason Segel and Lawrence. Its grieving therapist begins breaking professional rules, and the programme keeps trying to make him likeable when it ought to examine his methods. Segel's vulnerability and Harrison Ford's dry comedy make it worth trying, despite the hurried treatment of grief. We wanted the scripts to spend longer examining those broken boundaries, even at the cost of making the company less agreeable. Start with *Ted Lasso* for Goldstein; try *Shrinking* if the actors are enough of an attraction.

## Biography

Brett Goldstein is a British actor, comedian, writer, producer and podcaster. He was born on 17 July 1980 in Sutton, London, and studied film at the University of Warwick before training in acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.

Goldstein is best known for portraying Roy Kent in the Apple TV+ series *Ted Lasso* (2020–present), for which he also wrote episodes and served as executive producer. He received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2021 and 2022 for the role.

He co-created the Apple TV+ series *Shrinking* (2023–present), in which he also appears as Louis and serves as writer and executive producer.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, themoviedb.org, imdb.com, yourlocalguardian.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (6)

### Performed in (5) — the average rests on these

- *Office Romance* (2026), Fi1m 55, as Daniel Blanchflower — [page](https://film.one/film/office-romance.md)
- *The Sheep Detectives* (2026), Fi1m 76, as Ronnie / Reggie (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sheep-detectives.md)
- *The Garfield Movie* (2024), Fi1m 47, as Roland (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-garfield-movie.md)
- *Thor: Love and Thunder* (2022), Fi1m 55, as Hercules — [page](https://film.one/film/thor-love-and-thunder.md)
- *Ted Lasso* (2020), Fi1m 78, as Roy Kent — [page](https://film.one/tv/ted-lasso.md)

### Wrote (1)

- *Shrinking* (2023), Fi1m 61, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator — [page](https://film.one/tv/shrinking.md)

## Complete filmography (48)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Not Alone* (2027), as Officer Zandro (voice)
- *Office Romance* (2026), as Daniel Blanchflower · Producer, Writer — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/office-romance.md)
- *The Sheep Detectives* (2026), as Ronnie / Reggie (voice) — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sheep-detectives.md)
- *At the Sea* (2026), as Keegan
- *All of You* (2025), as Simon · Writer, Producer
- *Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life* (2025), Writer, Executive Producer
- *Idiomatic* (2024), Executive Producer
- *The Garfield Movie* (2024), as Roland (voice) — Fi1m 47, [page](https://film.one/film/the-garfield-movie.md)
- *A Good Person* (2023), Thanks
- *Shrinking* (2023), series, as Louis · Executive Producer, Writer, Creator — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/tv/shrinking.md)
- *Thor: Love and Thunder* (2022), as Hercules — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/thor-love-and-thunder.md)
- *The Nan Movie* (2022), Writer
- *Soulmates* (2020), series, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
- *Ted Lasso* (2020), series, as Roy Kent · Writer, Co-Producer, Executive Producer, Executive Story Editor, Co-Executive Producer, Teleplay — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/ted-lasso.md)
- *Harley Quinn* (2019), series, as Brett Goldstein (voice)
- *Love, Death & Robots* (2019), series, as Toilet (voice)
- *F*ck* (2018), as Adam
- *Wild Honey Pie!* (2018), as Matt
- *Bullet to the Heart* (2017), as Steve · Co-Writer
- *The Pact* (2017), as Andy
- *Adult Life Skills* (2016), as Brendan
- *Catherine Tate's Nan* (2015), series, as Jonathan · Writer
- *SuperBob* (2015), as Bob · Writer
- *Howl* (2015), as David
- *Legacy* (2015), as Mr. Harrowgate
- *Hoff the Record* (2015), series, as Danny Jones · Writer
- *Undercover* (2015), series, as Christophe
- *Derek Special* (2015), as Tom
- *The Hooligan Factory* (2014), as Mr Burrows
- *The Dog Thrower* (2014), as Photojournalist
- *Catherine Tate's Nan* (2014), Writer
- *Corner Boys* (2013), Actor
- *Tattooed* (2013), as Dave
- *Everyone's Going to Die* (2013), as Richard
- *Derek* (2013), series, as Tom
- *For Life* (2013), as Simon · Writer
- *The Knot* (2012), as Albert
- *The Comedian* (2012), Actor
- *Cuckoo* (2012), series, as Policeman
- *Playhouse Presents* (2012), series, as Photojournalist
- *Comedy Blaps* (2011), series, Writer
- *SuperBob* (2009), as Bob
- *Slave* (2009), as Young Robert Dunsmore · Writer
- *Doctor Who* (2005), series, as Astos — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)
- *Robot Chicken* (2005), series, as Tony Stark
- *Wish You Were Here* (2005), as Young Robert Dunsmore · Screenplay
- *The Bill* (1984), series, as Jared Miles
- *Escorted*, series, as Executive Producer · Creator

## Gallery

- ![Brett Goldstein at a Shrinking panel for PaleyLive in Beverly Hills, California. (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/22251/gallery-aeb2f0e0f6e8.jpg) Brett Goldstein at a Shrinking panel for PaleyLive in Beverly Hills, California. (2024) — Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Brett_Goldstein_at_PaleyLive_Shrinking_2024-2.jpg/1280px-Brett_Goldstein_at_PaleyLive_Shrinking_2024-2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Brett Goldstein](https://film.one/media/person/22251/gallery-5f0fe8aeeaec.jpg) Brett Goldstein — Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Brett_Goldstein_at_PaleyLive_Shrinking_2024.jpg/1280px-Brett_Goldstein_at_PaleyLive_Shrinking_2024.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![President Joe Biden, holding an AFC Richmond jersey, and First Lady Jill Biden greet the cast of “Ted Lasso” on Monday, March 20, 2023, in the Oval Office of th](https://film.one/media/person/22251/gallery-774995ee7a82.jpg) President Joe Biden, holding an AFC Richmond jersey, and First Lady Jill Biden greet the cast of “Ted Lasso” on Monday, March 20, 2023, in the Oval Office of th — The White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Cast_of_Ted_Lasso_with_Jill_and_Joe_Biden_%282023%29.jpg/1280px-Cast_of_Ted_Lasso_with_Jill_and_Joe_Biden_%282023%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is joined by the cast of “Ted Lasso” for a press briefing, Monday, March 20, 2023, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room ](https://film.one/media/person/22251/gallery-e6028b4cbf1a.jpg) Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is joined by the cast of “Ted Lasso” for a press briefing, Monday, March 20, 2023, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room  — The White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Karine_Jean-Pierre_is_joined_by_the_cast_of_Ted_Lasso_for_a_press_briefing_%2852834074267%29.jpg/1280px-Karine_Jean-Pierre_is_joined_by_the_cast_of_Ted_Lasso_for_a_press_briefing_%2852834074267%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Brett Goldstein](https://film.one/media/person/22251/gallery-ddc0e0008b50.jpg) Brett Goldstein — Image via TMDB
- ![Brett Goldstein](https://film.one/media/person/22251/gallery-b0ac87d70702.jpg) Brett Goldstein — Image via TMDB
- ![Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre meets with the cast of “Ted Lasso”, Monday, March 20, 2023, in Jean-Pierre’s office in the West Wing of the White House. The ](https://film.one/media/person/22251/gallery-850a7dd87ed8.jpg) Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre meets with the cast of “Ted Lasso”, Monday, March 20, 2023, in Jean-Pierre’s office in the West Wing of the White House. The  — The White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/P20230320CS-0285_%2852834640921%29.jpg/1280px-P20230320CS-0285_%2852834640921%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won

- 2021: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (won), for *Ted Lasso*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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