Ted Lasso

Premise

Cast and characters

Main

• Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso, an American college football coach from Kansas City, MO, who is hired to coach AFC Richmond, an English soccer team. He is frequently ridiculed for his folksy optimism and inexperience with the sport, but gradually wins people over through his kind and compassionate approach to coaching.
• Hannah Waddingham as Rebecca Welton, the new owner of AFC Richmond. She initially hires Lasso as a ploy to sabotage the team, but eventually comes to appreciate him and becomes a mentor and friend to Keeley Jones.
• Jeremy Swift as Leslie Higgins, the timid but quirky Director of Football Operations. He has a large family with five sons.
• Phil Dunster as Jamie Tartt, a talented but egotistical young up-and-coming striker.
• Brett Goldstein as Roy Kent, a veteran box-to-box midfielder, captain and later assistant coach of AFC Richmond. Kent is primarily based on hot-headed Irish former footballer Roy Keane.
• Brendan Hunt as Coach Willis Beard, Lasso's grounded, laconic longtime assistant coach and friend, from Peoria, Illinois. He meets his London girl friend over a game of chess.
• Nick Mohammed as Nathan "Nate" Shelley, AFC Richmond's former kit man turned assistant coach who became publicly known as "The Wonder Kid". He becomes the head coach at West Ham United until he quits mid-season and returns to Richmond as an assistant kitman/coach.
• Juno Temple as Keeley Jones, a model who becomes the club's manager of marketing and public relations, before starting her own firm.
• Sarah Niles as Dr. Sharon M. Fieldstone, a no-nonsense sports psychologist.
• Anthony Head as Rupert Mannion, Rebecca's vindictive, philandering ex-husband, the former owner of AFC Richmond, and later the owner of West Ham United.
• Toheeb Jimoh as Samuel "Sam" Obisanya, a young Nigerian right back, later converted to a right winger.
• Cristo Fernández as Dani Rojas, an enthusiastic young forward from Mexico who joins midway through the first season, after recovering from an injury.
• Kola Bokinni as Isaac McAdoo, a center-back who is the vice-captain, later promoted to captain.
• Billy Harris as Colin Hughes, a young Welsh left winger who is initially closeted.
• James Lance as Trent Crimm, a pragmatic reporter formerly working for The Independent before being fired in the second season after revealing who was the anonymous source that leaked Ted's panic attack; in the third season, he is writing a book about the club, ultimately titled The Richmond Way.

  Recurring

AFC Richmond personnel

• Stephen Manas as Richard Montlaur, a young, womanizing French midfielder.
• Moe Jeudy-Lamour as Thierry Zoreaux / "Van Damme", a French Canadian goalkeeper and a close friend of Isaac's. In the third season, Zoreaux changes his name to "Van Damme" after Jean-Claude Van Damme.
• Charlie Hiscock as Will Kitman, the new equipment manager after Nate's promotion.
• David Elsendoorn as Jan Maas, a Dutch center back known for his blunt personality, who transferred to Richmond from Ajax.
• Moe Hashim as Moe Bumbercatch, a Swiss midfielder who is close friends with Richard.
• Ash Bayliss as Arlo Dixon, Richmond's English right back. He is named after Arlo White and Lee Dixon.
• Flaurese as Gareth Canterbury, Richmond's reserve left back, who is from Slough. His name and hometown are a reference to the British version of The Office, namely its characters Gareth Keenan and Tim Canterbury.
• Maximilian Osinski as Zava, a talented but eccentric striker. Zava is based on Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimović, while Osinski says that he is a "mix between Ibrahimović and French forward Eric Cantona."

  Other characters

• Annette Badland as Mae Green, the local pub's landlady.
• Gus Turner and Grant Feely as Henry Lasso, Ted's son.
• Adam Colborne, Bronson Webb and Kevin Garry as Baz, Jeremy and Paul, a trio of die-hard AFC Richmond fans and regulars at Mae's pub.
• Mary Roscoe as Julie Higgins, Leslie's wife. Mary Roscoe is married to actor Jeremy Swift, who plays her husband on the show.
• Keeley Hazell as Bex, Rupert's new girlfriend and eventual third wife.
• Ellie Taylor as Flo "Sassy" Collins, Rebecca's best friend who becomes attracted to Ted.
• Tom Cotcher as Mr. Mann, an elderly AFC Richmond supporter who frequently subjects Ted to well-meaning abuse.
• Phoebe Walsh as Jane Payne, Coach Beard's on-and-off girlfriend
• Elodie Blomfield as Phoebe, Roy's niece.
• Bill Fellows as George Cartrick, the former Richmond coach whom Ted replaced; later a panelist on Soccer Saturday, and Nate's replacement after he quits West Ham United.
• Ruth Bradley as Ms. Bowen, Phoebe's teacher.
• Andrea Anders as Michelle Lasso, Ted's ex-wife.
• Edyta Budnik as Jade, a hostess at Nate's favorite restaurant, eventually Nate's girlfriend
• Katy Wix as Barbara, CFO of KJPR, whose practical, no-nonsense personality often clashes with Keeley's sunny personality.
• Ambreen Razia as Shandy Fine, a modelling friend of Keeley who joins KJPR
• Jodi Balfour as Jack Danvers, a venture capitalist who wants to invest in Keeley's PR firm.
• Rosie Lou as Ms. Kakes, Rupert's assistant at West Ham
• Spencer Jones as Deryck, the owner of Nate's favorite restaurant
• Shannon Hayes as Shannon, the recurring "Soccer Girl" who occasionally bumps into Ted around Richmond
• Precious Mustapha as Simi, chef at Sam's restaurant

  Guests

• Kieran O'Brien as James Tartt, Jamie's abusive father
• Jimmy Akingbola as Ollie, Ted's driver when he arrives in England, who also works at his family's Indian restaurant
• Kiki May as Nora, Sassy's teenage daughter and Rebecca's goddaughter
• Harriet Walter as Deborah, Rebecca's mother
• Sofia Barclay as Dr. O'Sullivan, an ER doctor and surgeon who treated Sharon after her bike accident, later confirmed to be Roy's sister and Phoebe's mother
• Sam Richardson as Edwin Akufo, a petty Ghanaian billionaire who buys Raja Casablanca and tries to convince Sam to sign with the team
• Edwin De La Renta as Francis, Edwin Akufo's assistant and handshake surrogate
• Scott Van Pelt as himself, a SportsCenter anchor who breaks the news regarding Ted's hiring at AFC Richmond
• Karen Johal as Nicole Shelley, Nate's sister
• Sam Liu as Michael, Colin's boyfriend.
• Matteo van der Grijn as Matthijs, who lives on a house boat in Amsterdam and rescues Rebecca after she is knocked off a footbridge into a canal. His name is never spoken on screen but seen in the credits
• Nonso Anozie as Ola Obisanya, Sam's father
• Becky Ann Baker as Dottie Lasso, Ted's mother
• Leanne Best as Georgie, Jamie's mother
• Steve Edge as Simon, Jamie's stepfather

  Notable cameos

• Lloyd Griffith as Lloyd, one of the regular reporters at the AFC Richmond press conferences
• Arlo White and Chris Powell as themselves, providing commentary for AFC Richmond's matches
• Jeff Stelling, Chris Kamara, Paul Merson and Clinton Morrison as themselves, as presenter and pundits on Sky Sports Soccer Saturday, the show in which Roy briefly appears
• Thierry Henry and Gary Lineker as themselves, playing soccer pundits throughout the show
• Seema Jaswal and Ian Wright as themselves, as a soccer TV show presenter and pundit
• Fleur East as herself, the host of Lust Conquers All, the reality dating show that Jamie appears on
• Mike Dean as himself, the referee who officiates several of AFC Richmond's games
• Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, as themselves, presenters of ITV's This Morning who interview Jamie about his appearance on Lust Conquers All.
• Eni Aluko appears as Georgia, a member of the street soccer team in the second season.
• Peter Crouch, Tom Fordyce, and Chris Stark, who are members of That Peter Crouch Podcast are heard in radio show clips describing current events at Richmond.
• Rebecca Lowe and Jermaine Jenas as themselves, presenter and pundit on the Premier League Round-up show.
• Colin Mochrie and Ryan Stiles, who are heard as Canadian TV soccer commentators Lanny and Bruce in season 3's "International Break".
• Pep Guardiola as himself, manager of Manchester City.
• Kasali Casal, Lee Hendrie, Jermaine Pennant, George Elokobi and Jay Bothroyd as opposition players.