Brett Goldstein
Biography
Brett Goldstein is an English actor, comedian, writer, and podcaster. He studied film at the University of Warwick and trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. After starting in short films, he wrote and starred in the thriller Wish You Were Here (2005), his first feature, and made his TV debut on The Bill in 2009. He wrote and played a postman turned superhero in SuperBob (2015) and won a BIFA for supporting actor for Adult Life Skills (2016). He created and wrote the anthology series Soulmates and is a co-creator of Shrinking. Hired as a writer on Ted Lasso, he was cast as Roy Kent and won the Primetime Emmy for comedy supporting actor in 2021 and 2022. He also wrote and performed solo stand-up and launched the podcast Films to Be Buried With.
46years old
Turns 47 on July 17in 288 days
- Born London Borough of Sutton
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 14 years2012 to 2026
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Big break
Bill Lawrence hired Goldstein to write for the 2020 Apple TV+ show Ted Lasso. His writing led to him being cast as aging footballer Roy Kent, after he sent the production team a self-taped audition of five scenes, including the pilot's 'punching d*cks' scene.
First role
Goldstein started out in short films, then got his first feature film part in Wish You Were Here, a thriller he wrote himself, released in 2005. That movie was later remade as Slave in 2009.
Big break
After filming SuperBob, Catherine Tate asked Goldstein to help write and appear in her BBC One sitcom Catherine Tate's Nan. They later worked together on her first live tour and The Nan Movie.
Behind the camera
With Will Bridges, a writer on Black Mirror, Goldstein wrote and created Soulmates, a six-part science fiction anthology series for AMC, drawing on their short film For Life.
Brett Goldstein movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
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Films together
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Christian Contreras's page
Awards
One award and honor, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2021 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Ted Lasso | Won |
Online
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