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
Born (1992-03-31) March 31, 1992
Reading, England
EducationLeighton Park School
Alma materBristol Old Vic Theatre School[1]
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present
TelevisionStrike 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
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
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
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)
2016
 Laurence Olivier Awards Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre Nominated [11][12]
2021
 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated [13]
2022
 Screen Actors Guild Awards Won [14]

References
  1. "Bristol Old Vic Theatre School - Phil Dunster". Bristol Old Vic. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  2. "Phil DUNSTER". Companies House. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  3. "The Trouble with Maggie Cole Press Pack" (PDF). ITV. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  4. "Meet the cast of ITV's The Trouble with Maggie Cole, 11 March 2020". Radio Times. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  5. "Phil Dunster - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  6. "'Ted Lasso' and its Cristiano Ronaldo moment: How the hit show goes for realistic soccer". ESPN.com. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  7. Hawgood, Alex (8 September 2021). "Meathead of 'Ted Lasso' Wanted to Play Rugby". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  8. "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.
  9. "Pink Mist". Bush Theatre. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  10. "Interview with Phil Dunster, 22 August 2016". Official London Theatre. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  11. "Olivier Winners 2016". Official London Theatre. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  12. "Former Reading pupil nominated for prestigious Olivier award, 19 March 2016". Berkshire Live. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  13. "2021 SAG Awards: The Complete Nominations List". 4 February 2021.
  14. "SAG Awards 2022: The full list of nominees". 13 January 2022.


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