# Phil Dunster

Philip James Dunster (born 31 March 1992) is an English actor. He is known for his roles in the Sky One drama Strike Back (2017–2018), the Channel 4 science fiction series Humans (2018), the ITV comedy-drama The Trouble with Maggie Cole (2020), the Apple TV+ sports series Ted Lasso (2020–2023), and the Amazon Prime thriller The Devil's Hour (2022). For his role in Ted Lasso, Dunster was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2023.

## Early life

Dunster was born in Northampton. He attended Leighton Park School in Reading, where he served as Head Boy. He played rugby as a child, though he realised at the age of fifteen that he was too small after a failed trial for London Irish. He also considered following in the footsteps of his father and brother and joining the military. He went on to train at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting in 2014.

## Career

In 2015, Dunster played Claudio in the Reading Theatre production of Much Ado About Nothing, made his television debut in the Channel 4 sitcom Catastrophe, and played Dickie Baker in the low budget film The Rise of the Krays, a role he would reprise in its sequel the following year The Fall of the Krays.
Dunster starred as Arthur in Pink Mist at the Bristol Old Vic and Bush Theatre in London, for which he received an affiliate Laurence Olivier Award nomination in 2016. That same year, he appeared in The Entertainer at the Garrick Theatre and two episodes of the Sky One crime drama Stan Lee's Lucky Man.
From 2017 to 2018, Dunster was in the main cast of Strike Back as Lance Corporal Will Jensen for its sixth series, also known as Strike Back: Retribution, also on Sky One. He had recurring roles in the Sky Atlantic drama Save Me as BJ McGory and the third series of the Channel 4 science fiction series Humans as Tristan. He also appeared in the films Megan Leavey, Murder on the Orient Express, and All Is True. In 2019, he appeared in the Sky Atlantic miniseries Catherine the Great as well as the films Judy and The Good Liar.
In 2020, Dunster began starring as Jamie Tartt in the Apple TV+ sports comedy Ted Lasso. He also played Jamie Cole on the ITV comedy-drama The Trouble with Maggie Cole and appeared in the BBC One three-parter Dracula. He played Mike Stevens in the 2022 Amazon Prime thriller The Devil's Hour.

## Personal life

Dunster is a lifelong football fan, supporting AFC Wimbledon. He has been in a relationship with filmmaker Eleanor "Ellie" Heydon since November 2017. In August 2024, Dunster confirmed he and Heydon were engaged.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | The Film-Maker's 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 | |
| 2018 | All Is True | Henry, the Student | |
| 2019 | Judy | Ben | |
| 2019 | The Good Liar | Roy Courtnay | |
| 2022 | Pragma | Jack Hurt | Short film; also producer |
| 2022 | Panda | TBA | Short film |
| 2025 | Picture This | Milo Bonner | in Prime video release, romantic comedy |
| TBA | Idiomatic | Alex | Short film; also writer and director |
| TBA | Hello Out There | Rex | Post-production |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2015–2017 | Catastrophe | Nico | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Stan Lee's Lucky Man | JC | 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 | Andrey Razumovsky | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Dracula | Quincey Morris | Miniseries, 1 episode |
| 2020 | The Trouble with Maggie Cole | Jamie Cole | Main role, 6 episodes |
| 2020–2023 | Ted Lasso | Jamie Tartt | Main role, 34 episodes |
| 2022 | Ten Percent | Jordan O’Connor | 1 episode |
| 2022–present | The Devil's Hour | Mike Stevens | 7 episodes |
| 2023 | Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas | Self | TV Special |
| 2025–present | Surface | Quinn | Season 2 |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2023 | Valorant | Max Bot | Voice |

### Audio

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2024 | The Mysterious Affair at Styles | John Cavendish | Audible original |

## Stage

| Year | Title | Role | Writer | Director | Venue |
| 2015 | Much Ado About Nothing | Claudio | William Shakespeare | Hal Chambers | Reading Between the Lines Theatre Company (now RABBLE Theatre) |
| 2016 | Pink Mist | Arthur | Owen Sheers | George Mann and John Retallack | Bush Theatre and Bristol Old Vic |
| 2016 | The Entertainer | Graham | John Osborne | Rob Ashford | Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company at the Garrick Theatre |
| 2024 | Oklahoma! | Curly McLain | Rodgers and Hammerstein | Bill Deamer | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2016 | Laurence Olivier Awards | Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre | Pink Mist | Nominated |
| 2017 | Off West End Awards | Best Male Performance in a Play | Pink Mist | Nominated |
| 2021 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Ted Lasso | Nominated |
| 2022 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Ted Lasso | Won |
| 2023 | Just About Write Awards | Outstanding Supporting Performance - Comedy | Ted Lasso | Won |
| 2023 | Online Film & Television Association awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Ted Lasso | Won |
| 2024 | Hollywood Creative Alliance TV Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy | Ted Lasso | Nominated |
| 2024 | Critics' Choice Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Ted Lasso | Nominated |
| 2024 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Ted Lasso | Nominated |
| 2024 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Ted Lasso | Nominated |