Theo James & Brett Goldstein | Actors on Actors

In their Actors on Actors conversation, Theo James ('The White Lotus') and Brett Goldstein ('Ted Lasso') talk improvising and working behind the camera. Theo talks about developing Cameron and Daphne's relationship and portraying a dynamic that differs from "standardized monogamy." Brett opens up about the ‘Ted Lasso’ writers room and how a dinner led to Harrison Ford joining the cast of ‘Shrinking.’
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[@tyana5836]

Who’s here after watching Theo James in The Gentleman?

[@errhka]

Theo James has always been an exceptional actor - he deserves a big lead in something that really shows off his skills. Brett is a phenomenal writer as well as a lovely actor. Great pairing!

[@zeetuslupeedus]

I thought he was excellent in The White Lotus and Sandinton, but unfortunately he hasn't had many other roles that stand out much. Really needs a new agent or to try something totally out of the box for him. I'd love to see him do something very unconventional and weird.

[@teenie36214]

@@zeetuslupeedusI’m cautiously optimistic about him in The Gentlemen series especially since its Netflix. But that won’t premiere until next year. With the writers strike I wonder what the status of his next project is - if it was already in pre-production or not.

[@emmacs1123]

@@zeetuslupeedus He was excellent in Archive as well, which is an under-rated movie came out in lockdown. Gentlemen and the upcoming Stephen King movie should highlight his acting more

[@kaitlin4u]

He got it in Time Travelers Wife and then HBO fucked us all

[@MadeofGreed]

@@zeetuslupeedus He was great in the Time traveler's wife ! loved this serie so much

[@ames8001]

theyre so polite and eager to actually hear each others answers. this is probably one of the most informative and in-depth actors on actors I've seen

[@in2itivelady]

Totally down a Theo James rabbit hole after watching him in The Gentlemen on Netflix and had NO IDEA he produced Pepsi, Where’s my Jet?! That’s so wild. Here’s hoping he wants to stay in Guy Ritchie’s world a while longer bc it’s such a great show and he really shines in it.

[@cinefiend4059]

Whoever has been in charge of pairing these actors should definitely get a raise cuz all of these pairings so far have been entertaining to watch and I love how each pair has some kind of through line. With Theo and Brett it’s lovely to know that both have other interests other than acting. I mean it goes without saying that both of these gentlemen are handsome and that both are great in their respective shows.

[@emilyzahand8609]

100%

[@TMish73829]

Couldn’t agree more!!

[@sadie_true8442]

Absolutely. The pairings are spot on. I hope they've secured a job for life.

[@joseva]

Totally agree!

[@sophiagull4603]

The way Brett was so quick to talk about Phil Dunster is so healing to me

[@Dai1lest]

Omg.....i saw the names and not gonna lie I freaked....I swear whoever is doing these damn pairings is a blessing for us all because they are just giving us gem after gem Actors on Actors I literally have not been this excited for the next one to come out like another episode of a series soooooooo great.... Theo and Brett has such a great vibe together wow

[@naomm8832]

i love watching the rise of theo james. got obsessed with him as a teenager watching divergent and am still obsessed with him now.

[@Lambchop2701]

You and me both! I still swoon all these years later 🥰

[@sgd.6830]

Theo is such a perfect specimen of a man, his face, body and kind heart 💜

[@teenie36214]

6:05 I think Brett hit the nail on the head regarding Theo’s character in The White Lotus. Listening to Theo James speak is really interesting. The insight he has into whatever the topic of discussion is is pretty fascinating. I guess that’s his philosophy degree coming through. I may have to watch Ted Lasso now 😁

[@clairerich]

Theo doesn’t get enough credit. Seen him in other stuff but after White Lotus, I was like, I don’t know if I’ll be able to view him as not a d-bag after this. He played that character so well.

[@looney1023]

The White Lotus was the first thing I ever saw him in and I think it ruined him for me lol. His performance was SO good and so authentic that I genuinely can't trust him. I even thought he was American

[@carlywillis7296]

Qq​@@looney1023

[@Matching_The_Vibe]

Hearing how everything worked out, to how much Ford loved the script for shrinking and Brett not wanting to cancel on 40 fans in so wholesome! Also loved the insight into the dichotomy behind characters in the white lotus🤍

[@jennifercreecy8091]

What a dynamic duo. Love both their work.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

AAAAAAAAAAAA I CANNOT DEAL WITH THIS PAIRING! I love them ❤

[@puladavid]

This was fantastic. I don't know how Variety keeps doing it but all the sessions/parings this year have been just phenomena. Really, really like Bret, and Theo has evoled into a terrific actor. This went by like it was 10 minutes. Amazing industry insights from both.

[@enegmatixerebro]

He's here, he's there, he's every fuckin where, Roy Kent Roy Kent! 🎶

[@larawolf1506]

Just watched Ted Lasso for the first time and am now binging Brett Goldstein content! Right on time

[@jennifermeyer704]

Enjoy! Laugh, cry, be inspired. It's so effing good.

[@larawolf1506]

@@jennifermeyer704already finished it! Did all of the above 😂

[@Bellabob]

Me too!!

[@thelionmutters]

It's funny, they are sussing each other out at the start and then you see them slowly start to warm up as they realise they like each other as people.

[@salvatore2004]

Theo James is so dreamy

[@zoit.8590]

Harrison Ford was amazing on Shrinking. Definitely my top 3 shows of 2023

[@thusnoumong8099]

Variety’s Actors on Actors TV 2023 has been the very best. Literally the pairings are 💯

[@boardgamefangirl]

This is one of the best ones I’ve ever seen. It’s so natural and they honestly seemed interested in one another and not acting like they were interested. I really enjoyed it. Sometimes these seem very PR staged.

[@elviskapangyarihan700]

Great flow, Great chemistry, easiest to watch, pleasure to listen to. Great pairing !

[@user-ef5id9km3p]

I loved this interview. Actors ask actors the best questions.

[@suzanne4721]

Just by listening to Theo James talk, ones vocabulary can improve great deal! He's very well read n an intellectual person!

[@kohrmann1016]

Improves libido too ✔️✔️

[@wolfiery]

I loved this one from start to finish, both of them are so talented and I was surprised to see the pairing but really enjoyed how easily the conversation flowed, also was very insightful for us as viewers into the minds of actors and their different styles

[@JukuMania]

Two daddies stand before me

[@TinaTr84]

🤣🤣

[@FelixDharma]

I can’t believe they did not talk about Aubrey Plaza’s character not watching Ted Lasso on The White Lotus

[@looney1023]

OMG I forgot that would have been funny

[@yuanchyi]

He's here! He's there!

[@danielcugullere2164]

HE'S EVERY FUCKING WHERE!

[@ineedmyblanket]

they have such a good dynamic. enjoyed every minute of this.

[@yuuchan225]

Variety team is killing it with this series 💯

[@taniam77]

OH MY GAAAAWWWDDDD I did not want that to stop. Came for the hotties, stayed for the intelligent convo

[@theindoorkites]

Am i the only one that knows Theo from his excellent voice acting as Hector in Castlevania? I love his voice so much..

[@jocelynfisher3174]

You're not alone- that's how I got to know his work

[@lmt16]

i simply cant decide who is more handsome...

[@Srav-bb1eu]

Both brilliant at their game, what a great interview 😍

[@spilchsaysstuff1427]

Theo was excellent in The Time Travellers Wife. So disappointed that didn't get a second season.

[@Srav-bb1eu]

I know 😢

[@carlyhope]

This is a treat. Whoever is selecting the pairings for this go-around deserves a fucking medal and a raise.

[@EzmeWatson]

Wonderful interview. I love Brett Goldstein so much! And Theo James is total eye candy 🥵

[@shantayedincsoy1611]

Brett does it for me. Hos smile and laugh is so genuine and lovely.

[@inspectahdex]

I'd be willing to bet a fair amount of money that the show Brett was talking about where the second season there was no love for a particular character was Euphoria and the character was Kat.

[@kseni_vely]

It definitely could be

[@cyclapzz]

Omg Brett’s natural voice!!

[@jacobandersen6075]

After watching this conversation, I’m 30% more British and 20% less straight.

[@Lambchop2701]

😂😂😂

[@gretchen292]

😂😅😂

[@LizB123]

These pairings!!!!!! Ahhhhhh!!!!!

[@fabio_honda]

He's here! He's there! He's every-f-ing-where! Roy Kent!

[@ceced1417]

I can listen to Theo James all day long and his looks aren’t so bad either! The Harrison Ford story is classic! He’s so funny in Shrinking & it’s a great show! Can’t wait for Season 2❤

[@mohall5521]

I always forget Theo is British lol

[@emmacs1123]

What a pair! I need them to work together now 😍

[@drake7993]

Shrinking is Ford's best acting ever

[@PhoenixNymphy]

This was a really great conversation

[@hendricksroshane]

Now that the casting for Superman: Legacy has been confirmed and having watched this interview, Theo James is without a doubt Lex Luthor. He is a very skilled actor who takes his roles seriously and holds your attention, and he carries a degree of authority with him. He has the baritone to deliver the lines perfectly and he will eat up the screen like he did in The White Lotus S2. He is also charming/charismatic which the character has too..yep, if Gunn really wants talent and appeal in the movie he should tap Theo. I've seen him in How It Ends and he does Hector's voice in Castlevania. The man is consistent with everything he touches. His performance would be likened to that of a Vincent D'Onofrio who played Wilson Fisk aka Kingpin on DareDevil. He can definitely give you that really evil, manipulative and megalomanic, fear driven performance especially if Gunnn wrote it that way. Nicholas Hoult would be great but Theo would be perfection if you want the public to really take the character serious. Shave his head and he would slay🔥🔥🔥🔥.

[@Srav-bb1eu]

Well said 👏🏽

[@hendricksroshane]

@@Srav-bb1eu thanks!

[@thenax8662]

Noooooooo. Theo as 700.#jamesbond❤

[@monicagaur7929]

As the great Lizzo once said, "I've been WAITING for this one"

[@Lady_jacks90]

It’s so weird hearing Brett talk and it not being that deep gruff voice lol

[@mandisteppingoutvintage]

This was a match I didn't know I needed.

[@londynassante7408]

this is like the best thing ever

[@violamerjo8800]

I wish this was two hours

[@robertjakubowski5016]

Very good selection of guests this excellent selection gives the viewer the impression of something they can say about me too I would do the same writer and actor and both gentlemen deserve something really big that would show the wide range of their extraordinary talent the tenth muse can be proud of their charges may not be known to the wider public, but that can change at any time, the instinct of fame, as you can see, is not a stranger to them, so the good that is about to happen is almost certain.

[@blonded5299]

by the end of this video i spontaneously developed a womb & i'm now 7 months pregnant w theo's baby.

[@TinaTr84]

Same sister🤣

[@yourgoblinsecretary3842]

Brett Goldstein sounds like a witness protection name

[@foodreacts837]

I just Adore Brett , I've never watched Theo James but he also seems pretty awesome

[@progovori.spanski]

I was always wondering how the actors not fall in love with each other, when they are preparing for the role of a couple. Like, I watch Theo and I am already in love, haha.

[@Ellecramfraiche]

Love these two so much

[@Hp-dg3he]

Oh Theo, Theo! 😋

[@rachelhawkins2127]

Theo ❤️

[@rubincarter3904]

Very enjoyable session! Bravo 🎉

[@kseni_vely]

I knew I was right to watch everything else Theo was in before White lotus, because watching him being an absolute tool was the hardest 😆

[@manug20dt3]

Brett AND Theo?! What are you trying to do to me Variety. 🥵🥵

[@Chuuzus]

y'all hear that train?? 🚆👀

[@Augustenx]

I want to see Catherine O’Hara and Jennifer Coolidge please

[@LauraGommans]

WHOEVER CAST THESE KNOWS WHAT THEYRE DOING 🥵

[@looney1023]

Oooh I really want to know what show Brett is referring to lol. I kind of think it's Euphoria 😬 Either Sydney or Barbie's character?

[@roxanahernandez4473]

I can’t deal with this it’s perfect 😂

[@anondfgho]

More Theo James please

[@AnakinSkywalker-dv3bl]

Love Theo he’s so fine ❤❤❤ so amazing

[@Amerdream5]

Yeah, let me go watch shrinking 😭

[@kristinalfc5846]

Why is the Lynskey/Lyonne interview the absolute last one to be released?💀

[@ac70998]

White lotus and Ted Lasso!!!!

[@KMadushi-p1i]

You are so handsome Theo ❤❤❤

[@HorseMuse]

all i care about is relationships! all life is a relationship to.....fill in the blank. Why I am a Communications and Relationship Consultant for 36 years!! My 'why' is ending relationship pain! There's so much to know and learn and observe and talk on!

[@laurenbendik2006]

I didnt know the jerk from white lotus is british!! Makes him better lol. Brett is great on ted lasso, also plays an impressively complex jerk.

[@MrsWilliamTheBloody]

Cannot help but wonder if he's talking about Community at 21:00

[@sharonlouison2350]

Loved that…❤

[@lorrainehopkins3030]

this is excellent

[@anche70]

Can Brett Goldstein have a cameo in the next season of The Gentleman. Please!!!!

[@chimdi]

Whoa there was something so shocking about seeing what felt like this private conversation happening on a set 34:12

[@lauramirot9266]

mind is blown

[@hu2mberto]

What watch is Theo wearing??

[@leob2302]

Theo's lips look like they taste like jolly ranchers

[@Cybernautz]

Thumbnail be like: 🤔🤨

[@indraniray4752]

Good day to you Sir. 😃😎

[@djpartigirl]

YES!

[@MrMisuma]

Am I the only who IMDb’ed Superbob as soon as I heard it? 🙈

[@timmcelroy2188]

What show do we think he’s talking about at 20:52 ?

[@Srav-bb1eu]

I so want to know!

[@AlexShannon]

Now KEEESS

[@marianamb]

he's here he's there he's every fucking wheren roy keeent roy keeent

[@hale60777]

OH MY GOD THEOOOOOO

[@RONI_RRS]

Still wondering why Theo James said on the CNN interview that Brocoli's won't consider him as the next James Bond I mean seriously, why not? If he & Aiden Turner is not chosen then Henry Cavil sud be the 007 Period!!

[@teenie36214]

He jokes that he’s “too Greek” to play Bond lol but also he has been saying that he thinks that franchise needs to revamp and go in a different direction. Personally I don’t agree because I do think that what we know Bond to be (a masculine, womanizer white guy) actually works. Theo is a pretty modest, humble guy and always has been. I’m not too familiar with a few of the other names that are being thrown around. Even if I wasn’t a fan I think Theo would be perfect.

[@laurenweston5509]

Aiden Turner. Absobloodylutely as Bond.

[@galleya-tx3jy]

@@teenie36214 Here we go again-Greeks are white Caucasians just like all of the other Europeans. You probably won't be able to comprehend this but other Europeans like a lot of Eastern Europeans, Balkan people, and even some Northern Europeans (like some Irish and British people) look exactly the same as the Greeks. Honestly, you're just mindlessly spewing idiotic race propaganda you saw on the internet. Greeks and the other Europeans are much more similar, racially, on a grand scale than they are different. But I don't expect someone of your feeble intellectual level to understand something this simple.

[@GlamorGrowthTravelwithMica]

Theo is hot!!!!

[@Wico90YT]

**WHISTLE**

[@madebyshellien]

If there was ever a 3-way I wanted to be part of.....

[@bethlady4975]

"I like that process" people who enjoy negotiation scare me

[@JosephMilioto1415]

Still wasn’t long enough 😂😭