Sam Richardson
Born 1984
Known for The Tomorrow War, Werewolves Within, Spy.
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.
Movie Credits
Werewolves Within (2021)
Hooking Up (2020)
Senior Year (2022)
Star Trek: Section 31 (2025)
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023)
The Tomorrow War (2021)
Superintelligence (2020)
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016)
The 4:30 Movie (2024)
Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)
Hoppers (2026)
Hoppers (2026)
The History of Concrete (2026)
Game Over, Man! (2018)
The Angry Birds Movie 3 (2026)
Office Christmas Party (2016)
The Night Is Young (2018)
Promising Young Woman (2020)
Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)
Somebody I Used to Know (2023)
Good Boys (2019)
We're the Millers (2013)
A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy (2018)
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016)
The House (2017)
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
