Phil Dunster
Phil Dunster (born March 1992)[2] is an English actor, known for his role as Lance Corporal Will Jensen on the Sky One drama series Strike Back (2017–2018), Tristan on the Channel 4 science fiction series Humans (2018), as Jamie Cole on the ITV comedy-drama series The Trouble with Maggie Cole (2020),[3][4] and as Jamie Tartt on Apple TV+'s Ted Lasso.[5]
Phil Dunster | |
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Born | Reading, England | March 31, 1992
Education | Leighton Park School |
Alma mater | Bristol Old Vic Theatre School[1] |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2012–present |
Television | Strike Back Humans The Trouble with Maggie Cole Ted Lasso |
Personal life
Dunster is a native of Northampton, and is a lifelong football fan, supporting AFC Wimbledon.[6] Dunster also played rugby as a child, though he realized at the age of fifteen that he was too small after a failed tryout for London Irish.[7] He also considered following in the footsteps of his father and brother and joining the military.[8]
He is currently in a relationship with filmmaker Eleanor Hayden.[8]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | A Film Makers Son | Big Robbie | |
2015 | The Rise of the Krays | Dickie Baker | |
2015 | Shadows | Jogger | Short Film |
2016 | The Fall of the Krays | Dickie Baker | |
2017 | Megan Leavey | Coletta | |
2017 | Murder on the Orient Express | Colonel John Armstrong | |
2019 | Judy | Ben | |
2019 | The Good Liar | Roy Courtnay | |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Stan Lee's Lucky Man | JC | 2 episodes |
2015–2017 | Catastrophe | Nico | 2 episodes |
2017 | Benidorm | Ryan | 1 episode |
2017 | Man in an Orange Shirt | Bruno | 1 episode |
2017–2018 | Strike Back | Lance Corporal Will Jensen | Main role, 8 episodes |
2018 | Save Me | BJ McGory | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
2018 | Humans | Tristan | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
2018 | No Offence | Chief Inspector Pembroke | 2 episodes |
2019 | Catherine the Great | Count Andrei Razumovsky | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
2020 | Dracula | Quincey Morris | Miniseries, 1 episode |
2020 | The Trouble with Maggie Cole | Jamie Cole | Main role, 6 episodes |
2020–present | Ted Lasso | Jamie Tartt | Main role, 20 episodes |
2022 | 10 Percent | Jordan O’Connor | 1 episode |
TBA | The Devil's Hour | TBA | Upcoming series |
Stage
Year | Title | Role | Writer | Director | Venue |
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2015 | Much Ado About Nothing | Claudio | William Shakespeare | Hal Chambers | Reading Theatre |
2016 | Pink Mist | Arthur [9] | Owen Sheers | George Mann and John Retallack | Bush Theatre, London and Bristol Old Vic |
2016 | The Entertainer | Graham [10] | John Osborne | Rob Ashford | Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company at the Garrick Theatre, London |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref(s) |
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Laurence Olivier Awards | Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre | Nominated | [11][12] | |
Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Nominated | [13] | |
Screen Actors Guild Awards | Won | [14] |
References
- "Bristol Old Vic Theatre School - Phil Dunster". Bristol Old Vic. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- "Phil DUNSTER". Companies House. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- "The Trouble with Maggie Cole Press Pack" (PDF). ITV. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- "Meet the cast of ITV's The Trouble with Maggie Cole, 11 March 2020". Radio Times. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- "Phil Dunster - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- "'Ted Lasso' and its Cristiano Ronaldo moment: How the hit show goes for realistic soccer". ESPN.com. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- Hawgood, Alex (8 September 2021). "Meathead of 'Ted Lasso' Wanted to Play Rugby". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- "Ted Lasso's Phil Dunster on Playing Lovable Bad Boy Jamie Tartt: 'He's a Lot Softer on the Inside'". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- "Pink Mist". Bush Theatre. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- "Interview with Phil Dunster, 22 August 2016". Official London Theatre. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- "Olivier Winners 2016". Official London Theatre. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- "Former Reading pupil nominated for prestigious Olivier award, 19 March 2016". Berkshire Live. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- "2021 SAG Awards: The Complete Nominations List". 4 February 2021.
- "SAG Awards 2022: The full list of nominees". 13 January 2022.