ILLUSTRATION MATT DARTFORD
2021 WAS THE year when Ted Lasso — the Apple TV+ comedy starring Jason Sudeikis as an American soccer coach who transforms a small London club — became an Emmy-winning juggernaut. It was also the year when Brett Goldstein became the show’s fanfavourite. As Roy Kent, the gruff, sweary but sensitive ex-player-turned-coach, Goldstein — also a writer and co-producer on the show — is an utter joy, winning a Best Supporting Actor Emmy. When Empire catches up with the British star (he’s in Los Angeles, helping write Ted Lasso Season 3), evidence of how much Goldstein’s life has changed is everywhere.