MBTI® Of Ted Lasso Characters

There are few series more beloved on television than Ted Lasso, which has earned a reputation as being one of the best feel-good shows. It’s a series that focuses very much on its characters and their inner lives, giving audiences men and women that they can cheer for and care about as they engage with both the effort of keeping a soccer team going but also with their own lives and relationships.

Given its emphasis on its characters, it is thus useful to consider these individuals through the lens of the Meyers-Briggs® system, which reveals a great deal about their personalities, their values, and their inner lives.

Ted – INFP

Ted Lasso is arguably one of the most beloved characters in a sitcom, and in part that’s because he’s a relentless optimist, always willing to look on the bright side and to see the good in others. It’s his status as an INFP that makes him such a great coach, for though he might not know very much about soccer at first.

Ted does have the skill of seeing the potential in everyone–including, most notably, Nate–and thus does everything he can to help them realize it.

Rebecca – INTJ

Rebecca begins the series as a villain but gradually demonstrates a character evolution that is one of the best on the show. Even though she can be cold at times, she has a good heart, and she shows time and again that she is very much an INTJ. Though she sets out at first to destroy the football club, she gradually puts the planning skills and drives that are so much a part of the INTJ makeup to good uses.

She proves that she is a very skilled administrator with a keen eye for making the most out of opportunities.

Keeley – ENFP

Imagination and enthusiasm are two of the most noteworthy traits associated with ENFP, and there’s no question that those are things that are essential parts of Keeley’s personality. It’s her boundless enthusiasm that makes her such an excellent public relations person.

This is also what makes her such an interesting girlfriend for Roy Kent (theirs is one of the best relationships in the show after all), even as it means that they don’t always see eye-to-eye on many issues.

Roy – ESTJ

Despite his tough exterior, there’s no question that Roy Kent is one of the most likable characters on Ted Lasso, mostly because that gruffness hides a genuinely good heart and a kind soul. That being said, he is also very much an ESTJ, mostly because he is a very matter-of-fact person who sees the world in relatively simple terms.

It’s precisely this that enables him to be an effective coach, even if it at times makes him difficult to get along with.

Jamie – ESTP

Jamie, like Rebecca, starts off the series being one of the more villainous characters, but he slowly shows that he has more depth than might at first be apparent. He shows many of the traits that are usually associated with ESTPs, most notably a reluctance to wait and an eagerness to solve whatever problem comes his way without a great deal of thought.

Though his impulsivity can get him into trouble at times, it is also part of what makes him an endearing character.

Coach Beard – ISTJ

For most of the first season of the series, Coach Beard was a bit of an enigma, but the second season gave his character time to grow and develop (even if the episode focused on him received a mixed reception). In both seasons, however, he demonstrated that he was more complicated than most people knew, exhibiting all of the signs of being an ISTJ.

His general aura of practicality and responsibility often serves as a counterweight to Ted’s unbridled optimism and enthusiasm.

Nate – ENFP

In contrast to Rebecca and Jamie, Nate has slowly become a villain, turning against Ted and the team that he has so long been a key part of. Though this was a sinister turn of events, it wasn’t that unsurprising, given that he has many of the traits of the ENFP.

As an ENFP, he is very good at seeing the connections among things and in taking appropriate actions. Nate also has that personality type’s craving for affirmation from others, and when that isn’t given, his personality quickly turns sour.

Leslie – ISFP

There are few characters as innately good as Leslie, who also comes into his own during the second season. Like other ISFPs, he’s a sensitive and kind person, with a profound bond both with his family and also with the members of the time.

Though he looks out for the best of the team as a whole and tries to steer them in the right direction when the need arises, Leslie also shows that personality type’s aversion to conflict. Ultimately, he is rarely very assertive when it comes to others.

Dr. Sharon – ENTJ

Dr. Sharon is another fascinating character to have emerged during the second season, and she is in some ways most complicated. She has all of the classic traits associated with the ENTJ personality type, especially because she is sometimes disconcertingly frank when it comes to her analysis of others (including and especially Ted).

Dr. Sharon can at times appear a little cold and distant, as the season goes on it becomes clear that she cares very deeply for the people that enter her care and that she always has their best interests at heart.

Sam – ENFJ

Sam is certainly one of the most lovable characters in the series, and his relationship with Rebecca is also one of the show’s best. He is, in some ways, goodness personified. As an ENFJ, he repeatedly shows that he has a deep well of empathy, which is part of what makes him such an excellent match for Rebecca, who needs that after the betrayal of her ex-husband.

He also shows that he is very responsive to both praise and criticism, whether it’s from Ted or his father.

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