"I just didn’t really want to look at him in the face," Jason Segel said of his 'Shrinking' co-creator and co-star Brett Goldstein.

Segel encouraged Goldstein to take on the role of Louis, a drastic departure physically and otherwise from the gruff, fully-bearded UK football star Roy Kent that he portrayed on the Emmy-winning “Ted Lasso” for three seasons.

He had, however, considered doing a cameo, “just so I can walk past Harrison Ford or something.” In the end, it was star Jason Segel’s idea to get him in front of the camera, with Goldstein joking, “If Jason Segel tells you to do something ...

Brett Goldstein's pivotal role in the second season of 'Shrinking,' the hit Apple TV+ show he co-wrote and co-created, has been a closely guarded secret.

Following the show’s overwhelming success, Goldstein teamed up with Ted Lasso co-creator Bill Lawrence to bring a more personal comedy to Apple TV+: Shrinking. As a writer and producer on the series — which follows therapists and their loved ones finding levity amidst grief — Goldstein’s talents and humor are typically utilized behind the camera.