Philip James Dunster is an English actor. He began his career in theatre, earning a Laurence Olivier Award nomination, and the Sky One drama Strike Back (2017–2018), the Channel 4 series Humans (2018), and the ITV series The Trouble with Maggie Cole (2020). He gained prominence with his role as Jamie Tartt in the Apple TV+ sports series Ted Lasso (2020–2026), which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. He has since appeared in the Amazon Prime thriller The Devil's Hour (2022) and the Apple TV+ series Surface (2025).
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Early life and education
Philip James Dunster was born in Northampton, England.
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.
Dunster went on to train at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting in 2014.
