
Sam Richardson
Known for Acting · 89 credits
- Born
- 1984-01-12 (age 42)
- Place of birth
- 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.
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Known For
TV Shows (51)

BoJack Horseman
2014
as Doctor Champ (voice)

The Office
2005
as Colin

Conan
2010
as Self

Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Will Cooper

Bob's Burgers
2011
as Dave (voice)

The View
1997
as Self - Guest

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self / Self - Guest

New Girl
2011
as Dunston

Archer
2009
as Bort (voice)

Ted Lasso
2020
as Edwin Akufo

Arrested Development
2003
as TSA Agent

Veep
2012
as Richard Splett

Harley Quinn
2019
as Swamp Thing (voice)

Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020
as Vendome (voice)

Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self

Poker Face
2023
as Kendall Hines

Drunk History
2013
as Jim Brown

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
as Self - Guest Judge

Lip Sync Battle
2015
as Self

Krapopolis
2023
as Hades (voice)

Match Game
2016
as Self - Panelist

Sausage Party: Foodtopia
2024
as Julius (voice)

Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
as Self

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
as Self - Contestant

Velma
2023
as Norville (voice)

Room 104
2017
as Greg

History of the World: Part II
2023
as Thomas Watson

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2018
as Muninn (voice)

St. Denis Medical
2024
as Michael

The Afterparty
2022
as Aniq

Teachers
2016
as Mr. Jackson

Drop the Mic
2017
as Self

A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
as Joe

Nailed It!
2018
as Self - Judge

Clone High
2023
as Wesley (voice)

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
2019
as Pacific Proposal Parks Owner / Dan / Baby of the Year Host

Mulligan
2023
as Simon Prioleau (voice)

Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.
2021
as Gary Garoldson (voice)

Dinner Time Live with David Chang
2024
as Self

HouseBroken
2021
as Chico (voice)

Dream Corp LLC
2016
as Patient 44

Ren & Stimpy
2024
as Cockroach Father (voice) / Log Announcer / Chipper Bro-Dude (voice) / Satan (voice) / Announcer (voice)

Woke
2020
as Toast (voice)

It's Florida, Man.
2024
as Phil

Everybody Still Hates Chris
2024
as (voice)

Human Discoveries
2019
as Bog (voice)

Detroiters
2017
as Sam Duvet

Hoops
2020
as Marcus (voice)

Champaign Ill
2018
as Alf

Relics and Rarities
2019
as Ionis Leatherfoot
A Hundred Percent
Movies (38)

Hoppers
2026
as Conner (voice)

The Tomorrow War
2021
as Charlie

We're the Millers
2013
as TSA Agent

Ralph Breaks the Internet
2018
as Lee the Office Nerd (voice)

Spy
2015
as John

Ghostbusters
2016
as Basement Cop

Promising Young Woman
2020
as Paul

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
2016
as Eric Baiers

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
2023
as Uncle Brill (voice)

Horrible Bosses 2
2014
as Producer

The Angry Birds Movie 3
2026
as (voice)

Matchbox
2026
as Crosby

Senior Year
2022
as Seth Novacelik

Hocus Pocus 2
2022
as Gilbert

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
2016
as Eric

Good Boys
2019
as Officer Sacks

The House
2017
as Marty

Star Trek: Section 31
2025
as Quasi

Superintelligence
2020
as John Donahue

Office Christmas Party
2016
as Joel

Game Over, Man!
2018
as Donald

Werewolves Within
2021
as Finn Wheeler

Hooking Up
2020
as Bailey

Sacrifice
2026
as Oliver

Somebody I Used to Know
2023
as Dar

The 4:30 Movie
2024
as Major Murder

All-Stars
2014
as Ramel Johnson

Monkey Quest
as (voice)

Family Squares
2022
as Alex

A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy
2018
as Self
Bad Day

The Night Is Young
2018
as Sam

Let's Have Kids!
as Ben

Homebodies
as Vic (voice)
Into the Sky

Crash Site
2025
as Ben

Haunted
2022
as Father Brian
Detroiters
as Sam Duvet
About Sam Richardson
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 nominate… With 89 credits spanning from 1997 to 2026, Sam Richardson has appeared in 38 films and 51 TV shows.
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Most Popular Sam Richardson Movies
- Hoppers (2026) — as Conner (voice)
- The Tomorrow War (2021) — as Charlie
- We're the Millers (2013) — as TSA Agent
- Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) — as Lee the Office Nerd (voice)
- Spy (2015) — as John
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