‘Ted Lasso’ Star James Lance Shares His Version of Trent Crimm’s Backstory: ‘He Wasn’t Living the Life He Wanted’
thewrap.comNote: This story contains spoilers from “Ted Lasso” Season 3, Episode 6.When James Lance read the name of his “Ted Lasso” character Trent Crimm, he did not think that was the name of a bully.
But the “Independent” journalist’s behavior cast him as a shadow over the Apple TV+ series’ optimistic tone.The actor took TheWrap behind the scenes of his performance of the journalist, who has traded in tabloids and deadlines for a more long-term project writing a book about AFC Richmond.
Specifically, Lance traces the core of his character back to a conversation he had with creator Jason Sudeikis during Season 1.“We had a three-minute conversation in the car park.
I said, ‘Hey, I think the reason he’s the way he is, is because he’s got this kind of oppressive father,” Lance told TheWrap. “And he was like, ‘you know, this whole season this whole series, this whole show is about bad dads.’ (I did not know that.) I felt that he wasn’t living the life he wanted to live.
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