fiction.wikisort.org - Actor

Philip James Dunster (born 31 March 1992)[1] is an English actor. He is known for 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–), and the Amazon Prime thriller The Devil's Hour (2022).

Phil Dunster
Born	Philip James Dunster (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 (age 30) Northampton, England
Alma mater	Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Years active	2012–present
Website	www.phildunster.com

Early life

Dunster was born in Northampton.[2] He attended Leighton Park School in Reading, where he served as Head Boy.[3][4] He played rugby as a child, though he realised at the age of fifteen that he was too small after a failed tryout for London Irish. He also considered following in the footsteps of his father and brother and joining the military.[5] He went on to train at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting in 2014.[6]

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,[7] for which he received an affiliate Laurence Olivier Award nomination in 2016. That same year, he appeared in The Entertainer at the Garrick Theatre[8] 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.[9] He also played Jamie Cole on the ITV comedy-drama The Trouble with Maggie Cole[10][11] and appeared in the BBC One three-parter Dracula. He played Mike Stephens in the 2022 Amazon Prime thriller The Devil's Hour.

Personal life

Dunster is a lifelong football fan, supporting AFC Wimbledon.[12] He is currently in a relationship with filmmaker Eleanor Heydon.[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	A Film Makers Son	Big Robbie
2015	The Rise of the Krays	Dickie Baker
	Shadows	Jogger	Short Film
2016	The Fall of the Krays	Dickie Baker
2017	Megan Leavey	Coletta
	Murder on the Orient Express	Colonel John Armstrong
2018	All Is True	Henry, the Student
2019	Judy	Ben
	The Good Liar	Roy Courtnay

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
	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
	Humans	Tristan	Recurring role, 6 episodes
	No Offence	Chief Inspector Pembroke	2 episodes
2019	Catherine the Great	Count Andrei Razumovsky	Miniseries, 2 episodes
2020	Dracula	Quincey Morris	Miniseries, 1 episode
	The Trouble with Maggie Cole	Jamie Cole	Main role, 6 episodes
2020–present	Ted Lasso	Jamie Tartt	Main role, 20 episodes
2022	Ten Percent	Jordan O’Connor	1 episode
	The Devil's Hour	Mike Stephens	Main role, 6 episodes

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Writer	Director	Venue
2015	Much Ado About Nothing	Claudio	William Shakespeare	Hal Chambers	Reading Theatre
2016	Pink Mist	Arthur	Owen Sheers	George Mann and John Retallack	Bush Theatre, London and Bristol Old Vic
	The Entertainer	Graham	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	[13]
2021	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Nominated	[14]
2022	Screen Actors Guild Awards		Won	[15]

References

External links

• Phil Dunster at IMDb
• Phil Dunster at Spotlight
• Official website

---