Brett Goldstein
Brett Goldstein (born 17 July 1980) is a British actor, comedian, writer, producer, and podcaster. Known for his role as Roy Kent in the Apple TV+ sports comedy series Ted Lasso, he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for each of the first two seasons. He is also the co-creator of the comedy series Shrinking (2023).
Brett Goldstein
Early life and education[edit]
Goldstein was born on 17 July 1980 in the Sutton suburb of London, to a British Jewish family.[1] He was educated at Sevenoaks School.[2] After secondary school he attended the University of Warwick, where he graduated with a degree in film studies.[1]
Soon afterwards, he briefly relocated to Marbella, Spain, to work at a strip club which his father purchased during a "midlife crisis".[1] He then moved to New York City to study acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, until 2003.[3] While there, he began writing scripts that he later took to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.[4] He turned his Marbella experience into a stand-up comedy routine, Brett Goldstein Grew Up in a Strip Club (2011).[5]