Actor

Sam Richardson

January 12, 1984 · Detroit, Michigan, USA

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.

Notable work

6.8
We're the Millers (2013)
as TSA Agent
7.2
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
as Lee the Office Nerd (voice)
5.3
Ghostbusters (2016)
as Basement Cop
6.8
Spy (2015)
as John
8.6
The Office (2005)
as Colin
5.8
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016)
as Eric Baiers
6.2
Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)
as Producer
7.5
The Tomorrow War (2021)
as Charlie
7.4
Promising Young Woman (2020)
as Paul
8.5
BoJack Horseman (2014)
as Doctor Champ (voice)
6
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016)
as Eric
8.3
Ted Lasso (2020)
as Edwin Akufo

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