Sam Richardson

Acting

Sam Richardson

Born January 12, 1984Detroit, Michigan, USA88 credits

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.

Known For

The Angry Birds Movie 3

The Angry Birds Movie 3

Movie

2026

Matchbox

Matchbox

Movie

2026

Sacrifice

Sacrifice

Movie

2026

Hoppers

Hoppers

Movie

2026

Crash Site

Crash Site

Movie

2025

Star Trek: Section 31

Star Trek: Section 31

Movie

2025

Filmography

The Angry Birds Movie 3

2026The Angry Birds Movie 3as (voice)Movie

Matchbox

2026Matchboxas CrosbyMovie

Sacrifice

2026Sacrificeas OliverMovie

Hoppers

2026Hoppersas Conner (voice)Movie

Crash Site

2025Crash Siteas BenMovie

Star Trek: Section 31

2025Star Trek: Section 31as QuasiMovie

St. Denis Medical

2024St. Denis Medicalas MichaelTV

It's Florida, Man.

2024It's Florida, Man.as PhilTV

Everybody Still Hates Chris

2024Everybody Still Hates Chrisas (voice)TV

The 4:30 Movie

2024The 4:30 Movieas Major MurderMovie

Ren & Stimpy

2024Ren & Stimpyas Cockroach Father (voice)TV

Sausage Party: Foodtopia

2024Sausage Party: Foodtopiaas Julius (voice)TV

Dinner Time Live with David Chang

2024Dinner Time Live with David Changas SelfTV

Krapopolis

2023Krapopolisas Hades (voice)TV

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken

2023Ruby Gillman, Teenage Krakenas Uncle Brill (voice)Movie

Clone High

2023Clone Highas Wesley (voice)TV

Mulligan

2023Mulliganas Simon Prioleau (voice)TV

History of the World: Part II

2023History of the World: Part IIas Thomas WatsonTV

Somebody I Used to Know

2023Somebody I Used to Knowas DarMovie

Poker Face

2023Poker Faceas Kendall HinesTV

Velma

2023Velmaas Norville (voice)TV

Haunted

2022Hauntedas Father BrianMovie

Hocus Pocus 2

2022Hocus Pocus 2as GilbertMovie

Senior Year

2022Senior Yearas Seth NovacelikMovie

Family Squares

2022Family Squaresas AlexMovie

The Afterparty

2022The Afterpartyas AniqTV

The Tomorrow War

2021The Tomorrow Waras CharlieMovie

Werewolves Within

2021Werewolves Withinas Finn WheelerMovie

HouseBroken

2021HouseBrokenas Chico (voice)TV

Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.

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

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

2021Celebrity Wheel of Fortuneas Self - ContestantTV

Promising Young Woman

2020Promising Young Womanas PaulMovie

Superintelligence

2020Superintelligenceas John DonahueMovie

Woke

2020Wokeas Toast (voice)TV

Hoops

2020Hoopsas Marcus (voice)TV

Ted Lasso

2020Ted Lassoas Edwin AkufoTV

Star Trek: Lower Decks

2020Star Trek: Lower Decksas Vendome (voice)TV

Hooking Up

2020Hooking Upas BaileyMovie

Harley Quinn

2019Harley Quinnas Swamp Thing (voice)TV

Good Boys

2019Good Boysas Officer SacksMovie

A Black Lady Sketch Show

2019A Black Lady Sketch Showas JoeTV

Human Discoveries

2019Human Discoveriesas Bog (voice)TV

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson

2019I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinsonas Pacific Proposal Parks OwnerTV

Relics and Rarities

2019Relics and Raritiesas Ionis LeatherfootTV

Champaign Ill

2018Champaign Illas AlfTV

A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy

2018A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissyas SelfMovie

Ralph Breaks the Internet

2018Ralph Breaks the Internetas Lee the Office Nerd (voice)Movie

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

2018Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesas Muninn (voice)TV

Game Over, Man!

2018Game Over, Man!as DonaldMovie

Nailed It!

2018Nailed It!as Self - JudgeTV

The Night Is Young

2018The Night Is Youngas SamMovie

Drop the Mic

2017Drop the Micas SelfTV

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

2017Carpool Karaoke: The Seriesas SelfTV

Room 104

2017Room 104as GregTV

The House

2017The Houseas MartyMovie

Detroiters

2017Detroitersas Sam DuvetTV

Office Christmas Party

2016Office Christmas Partyas JoelMovie

Dream Corp LLC

2016Dream Corp LLCas Patient 44TV

Ghostbusters

2016Ghostbustersas Basement CopMovie

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

2016Mike and Dave Need Wedding Datesas EricMovie

Match Game

2016Match Gameas Self - PanelistTV

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

2016Neighbors 2: Sorority Risingas Eric BaiersMovie

Teachers

2016Teachersas Mr. JacksonTV

Spy

2015Spyas JohnMovie

Lip Sync Battle

2015Lip Sync Battleas SelfTV

Horrible Bosses 2

2014Horrible Bosses 2as ProducerMovie

All-Stars

2014All-Starsas Ramel JohnsonMovie

BoJack Horseman

2014BoJack Horsemanas Doctor Champ (voice)TV

Off Camera with Sam Jones

2014Off Camera with Sam Jonesas SelfTV

We're the Millers

2013We're the Millersas TSA AgentMovie

Drunk History

2013Drunk Historyas Jim BrownTV

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

2012RuPaul's Drag Race All Starsas Self - Guest JudgeTV

Veep

2012Veepas Richard SplettTV

New Girl

2011New Girlas DunstonTV

Bob's Burgers

2011Bob's Burgersas Dave (voice)TV

Conan

2010Conanas SelfTV

Archer

2009Archeras Bort (voice)TV

The Office

2005The Officeas ColinTV

Arrested Development

2003Arrested Developmentas TSA AgentTV

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as SelfTV

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000Curb Your Enthusiasmas Will CooperTV

The View

1997The Viewas Self - GuestTV

Hypergalactic

—Hypergalacticas (voice)Movie

Let's Have Kids!

—Let's Have Kids!as BenMovie

—Into the SkyMovie

—Bad DayMovie

—Detroitersas Sam DuvetMovie

—A Hundred PercentTV