Goldstein was working steadily prior to his meteoric rise as part of 'Ted Lasso,' but is now finally earning notice.

"I have a lot of experience being Marshall Eriksen and then working to have people see me as other characters; I know he probably deals with that as Roy Kent," Segel said of casting Goldstein in an unexpected part.

Brett Goldstein has shed the beard and prickly personality of one Roy Kent from Ted Lasso for a very different character in Season 2 of Apple TV+'s Shrinking, which he co-created with Bill Lawrence and star Jason Segel.

Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, one of the show's other creators, Bill Lawrence, has now revealed that Goldstein will be playing a character far removed from his Ted Lasso hardman role, and that star and co-creator Jason Segel pushed for the casting.

"I knew secretly that he wanted to play that part and I knew he would kill it," Segel explained, before drawing his personal experiences with his 'HIMYM' role

Brett Goldstein, who plays Roy Kent in Ted Lasso, has joked that he would be on board with a movie concept that takes AFC Richmond to space!