

And on reflection, it changed the course of certainly my life and Trent Crimm’s.Get ready to see all your faves in one place at the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards. I think he grew up with a tough dad.’ And then Jason to me said, ‘well, did you know, this series is all about bad dads?’ We just had this little chat and I’m saying I don’t think that Trent’s living the life he wants to live. “I told him, ‘this is why I think Trent’s the way he is.

“There was this conversation that I had with Jason Sudeikis after we shot the second press room scene, and we just chatted in the car park,” Lance recalls. He’s not seen much in that first season, but Lance says he recalls how, even early on, Sudeikis hinted that there was more to come. Lance has been on “Ted Lasso” from its very first episode as Trent, starting out in a minor role as the sports journalist who thinks the new coach of AFC Richmond is nothing more than a joke. So, there was a lot of emotions flying around, for the character and for me.” “And then there was also my experience as James Lance, having just coming in now and again, to spending a lot more time on set with these people. “In Season 3, Trent is really starting to relax, drop his defenses and feel part of the game,” Lance says. Trent is also now a new member of the “Diamond Dogs” - the guy-bonding group made up of Ted (Jason Sudeikis), Beard (Brendan Hunt) and Higgins (Jeremy Swift).


Along the way, we’ve learned more about the character - including a heartfelt scene with Colin (Billy Harris) about what it’s like to be gay and closeted in sports. Lance was elevated to series regular in Season 3 of “Ted Lasso,” and Trent Crimm is now a major part of the action, shadowing AFC Richmond for a book about the football club.
