‘Ted Lasso’ Star Phil Dunster On First Emmy Nom & Competing Against Brett Goldstein For Outstanding Supporting Actor
deadline.comFirst-time Emmy award nominee Phil Dunster is celebrating the milestone in London, the city where he brought to life the character of Jamie Tartt across three seasons of the hit Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso.
A role that changed the British actor’s life forever — and that of TV history. Dunster’s nomination for Season 3 puts Ted Lasso among the rare ranks of television shows to have all members of their original series regular cast nominated for an Emmy.
The other shows include Golden Girls, Schitt’s Creek, Will and Grace and All in the Family. Ted Lasso earned a total of 21 Emmy nominations on Wednesday. “I think Jamie experienced this sort of slow growth and he’s this interesting benchmark for Ted,” Dunster tells Deadline about what attracted him to the role. “I think one of the reasons that I think and hope people connected with Jamie was because we can see how effective he was with Ted, one of the hardest nuts to crack.
He helps the audience see how effective Ted Lasso was at influencing change when you lead with kindness,” he added. RELATED: Emmy Winners For Best Drama Since 1960: A Photo Gallery Although football bad boy Jamie began as an “unapologetic douche,” as Dunster calls him, the actor enjoyed going on this journey of self-discovery and personal improvement across three seasons. RELATED: Best Comedy Series Emmy Winners Since 1952: A Photo Gallery “Playing [Jamie] has been a real departure from the norm for me, being put in the ‘bad boy’ category.
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