Sam Richardson

Born: 1984-01-12, Detroit, Michigan, USA

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.

Filmography

• Ted Lasso (2020)
• The Office (2005)
• Bob's Burgers (2011)
• BoJack Horseman (2014)
• New Girl (2011)
• Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
• Hoppers (2026)
• Arrested Development (2003)
• President Curtis (2026)
• Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020)
• Harley Quinn (2019)
• Drunk History (2013)
• Veep (2012)
• Sausage Party: Foodtopia (2024)
• Krapopolis (2023)
• History of the World: Part II (2023)
• St. Denis Medical (2024)
• Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2018)
• Room 104 (2017)
• Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
• The Tomorrow War (2021)
• Detroiters (2017)
• Detroiters (2017)
• The Afterparty (2022)
• Mulligan (2023)
• Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023)
• We're the Millers (2013)
• Velma (2023)
• Spy (2015)
• A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019)