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Sam Richardson

Acting

Born January 12, 1984 · Detroit, Michigan, USA

Also known as Samuel Richardson

Biography

Sam Richardson (born January 12, 1984) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Richard Splett in the HBO political comedy series Veep (2012–19), co-creating and co-starring in the Comedy Central comedy series Detroiters (2017–18) alongside Tim Robinson, and for playing various characters in the Netflix sketch show I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (2019–present), Aniq Adjaye in the Apple TV+ series The Afterparty (2022–23), and Norville Rogers in the Max series Velma (2023–24). In 2022 and 2023, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance as Edwin Akufo in Ted Lasso, winning the 2023 award in this category. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Richardson (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography50+ titles

Ren & Stimpy

as Announcer (voice)

The Office

2005as Colin

BoJack Horseman

2014as Doctor Champ (voice)

Ted Lasso

2020as Edwin Akufo

Harley Quinn

2019as Swamp Thing (voice)

Hoppers

2026as Conner (voice)

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000as Will Cooper

Archer

2009as Bort (voice)

Arrested Development

2003as TSA Agent

Bob's Burgers

2011as Dave (voice)

Everybody Still Hates Chris

2024as (voice)

Star Trek: Lower Decks

2020as Vendome (voice)

Poker Face

2023as Kendall Hines

The Tomorrow War

2021as Charlie

Veep

2012as Richard Splett

Promising Young Woman

2020as Paul

New Girl

2011as Dunston

Krapopolis

2023as Hades (voice)

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

2018as Muninn (voice)

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

2012as Self - Guest Judge

Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken

2023as Uncle Brill (voice)

Hocus Pocus 2

2022as Gilbert

Ralph Breaks the Internet

2018as Lee the Office Nerd (voice)

Detroiters

2017as Sam Duvet

Conan

2010as Self

The Afterparty

2022as Aniq

Nailed It!

2018as Self - Judge

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

2021as Self - Contestant

A Black Lady Sketch Show

2019as Joe

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson

2019

The Night Is Young

2018as Sam

Sausage Party: Foodtopia

2024as Julius (voice)

Hoops

2020as Marcus (voice)

Good Boys

2019as Officer Sacks

Spy

2015as John

Drunk History

2013as Jim Brown

We're the Millers

2013as TSA Agent

Dinner Time Live with David Chang

as Self

St. Denis Medical

2024as Michael

M.O.D.O.K.

2021as Gary Garoldson (voice)

Dream Corp LLC

2016as Patient 44

All Stars

2014as Ramel Johnson

Lip Sync Battle

2015as Self

Match Game

as Self - Panelist

Hooking Up

2020as Bailey

Horrible Bosses 2

2014as Producer

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

as Self

Werewolves Within

2021as Finn Wheeler

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

2016as Eric

Senior Year

2022as Seth Novacelik