What is it about Goldstein that has fans thinking that FC 25 Coins this very real man is just the product of the world's most accomplished deepfake since that fan-made Mark Hamill for Lucasfilm and Disney? While it‘s not the entire story behind it, it seems that -despite constantly changing directors- the camera equipment and lighting chosen for Ted Lasso, plus Apple TV‘s penchant for pristine quality high definition content can end up making everyone look utterly unreal, like Unreal Engine 5 game unreal.
Yet, for some reason Goldstein's combination of just the right facial features, his acting, mannerisms, movement, chiseled jawline, and perfectly defined beard make him stand out more than anyone else. Again, Brett Goldstein is very much a real flesh and bone person (just not the kind that can be signed in FC Ultimate), so much so that the actor was recently forced to clarify that he is indeed a real human that does "normal, human, basic things like rendering and buffering and transferring data.", so nothing to see here, right?
For anyone doubting the veracity of this video posted on the actor‘s official Instagram account, Goldstein has appeared on several instances of live television, including a recent visit to Jimmy Kimmel Live where he again addressed the persistent CGI conspiracy theories that even have the actor himself doubting of whether he‘s part of a Matrix simulation or not.
Even Kimmel admits the CGI memes were what got him into watching Ted Lasso for the first time, although Goldstein did ace the host‘s chocolate milk test. In any case, it doesn‘t get any more real than Goldstein speaking about his role in Ted Lasso as a soccer football player being the opportunity to finally make his father proud of having a son who won the UEFA Champions League.
Perhaps the less fun albeit more sensitive explanation behind the Roy Kent CGI rumors is that Goldstein really did manage to write his full personality as part of the character, considering he was only cast in Ted Lasso after being hired as a writer for the series and suddenly realizing he was injecting his own persona into Kent, including his love for swearing every time he gets the chance. That gamble definitely paid off as Goldstein's performance in the buy FIFA 25 Coins series secured him and co-star Jason Sudeikis the Emmys for Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor in the comedy segment, respectively, a moment that was again memed into the CGI meta.