Ted Lasso’s Phil Dunster Opens Up About His Love For Brett Goldstein, And How It Affects Jamie And Roy’s Friendship
This bromance is one of the best things about Ted Lasso.
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One of the best story arcs of Ted Lasso’s third season, in my opinion, has been the budding friendship between Roy Kent and Jamie Tartt. From riding bikes together in Amsterdam to hilarious training montages in Richmond, the two characters have really evolved into quite the pals. So, to talk about the evolution of these two Richmond team members Phil Dunster, who plays Jamie, opened up about why his love for Brett Goldstein, who plays Roy, has affected the character’s friendship on the show, and let me tell you, it's so wholesome.
While Jamie and Roy were sworn enemies during Season 1 and most of Season 2, over the years their hatred has started to melt away, and they really reached a turning point in Season 3. As Jamie tries to better himself, and Roy teaches him how to do so the two have become bros. Using the bike sequence in Amsterdam as an example, Phil Dunster spoke about how his love for Goldstein has affected his performance and the character’s arc, he said:
Dunster continued to gush about how much he adores Goldstein, and explained how he helps him within the scenes. The two Ted Lasso cast members have a clear love for each other, as the actors made clear in a conversation they had with Apple TV+. Dunster spoke about how he wanted to work more with the Emmy winner following Season 1 in that interview, and while chatting with us the Jamie Tartt actor used that bike scene as an example to illustrate how much fun they have together. He said:
While it feels like this friendship was meant to be, Dunster admitted that he didn't know if Jamie and Roy becoming BFFs was always in the cards. He explained that he knew, the show’s creators, Sudeikis, Kelly and Brendan Hunt always had an end goal in mind, but he also said there was room for “jazz-ing” in between. That element of surprise allowed him and Goldstein to “live in the moment,” and really respond to the story as it unfolded. Though the actor did mention that there were little “breadcrumbs” that alluded to Jamie and Roy ultimately getting to a place where they got along, as he said:
Even though it wasn’t a predetermined storyline, at least to Dunster’s knowledge, Jamie and Roy’s friendship, along with Jamie becoming a likable character, has become a fan-favorite arc, and it's their evolution has been a joy to watch. I think the two actors’ clear love for each other makes their on-screen chemistry undeniable, and every week it’s such a treat for all of us, Dunster and Goldstein included, to watch Roy and Jamie slowly become besties.
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Riley Utley is the Weekend Editor at CinemaBlend. She has written for national publications as well as daily and alt-weekly newspapers in Spokane, Washington, Syracuse, New York and Charleston, South Carolina. She graduated with her master’s degree in arts journalism and communications from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. Since joining the CB team she has covered numerous TV shows and movies -- including her personal favorite shows Ted Lasso and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. She also has followed and consistently written about everything from Taylor Swift to Fire Country, and she's enjoyed every second of it.