Sam Richardson
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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
Credits
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)
Ghostbusters (2016)
as Basement Cop
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023)
as Uncle Brill (voice)
Spy (2015)
as John
The Angry Birds Movie 3 (2026)
as (voice)
Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)
as Gilbert
Promising Young Woman (2020)
as Paul
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016)
as Eric Baiers
Good Boys (2019)
as Officer Sacks
Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)
as Producer
Star Trek: Section 31 (2025)
as Quasi
The House (2017)
as Marty
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016)
as Eric
Senior Year (2022)
as Seth Novacelik
Office Christmas Party (2016)
as Joel
Matchbox (2026)
as Crosby
Game Over, Man! (2018)
as Donald
Somebody I Used to Know (2023)
as Dar
Hooking Up (2020)
as Bailey
Sacrifice (2026)
as Oliver
Werewolves Within (2021)
as Finn Wheeler
Superintelligence (2020)
as John Donahue
All-Stars (2014)
as Ramel Johnson
The 4:30 Movie (2024)
as Major Murder
Bad Day (—)
Actor
Monkey Quest (—)
as (voice)
Family Squares (2022)
as Alex
The Night Is Young (2018)
as Sam
Crash Site (2025)
as Ben
A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy (2018)
as Self
Into the Sky (—)
Actor
Let's Have Kids! (—)
as Ben
Haunted (2022)
as Father Brian
Homebodies (—)
as Vic (voice)
Detroiters (—)
as Sam Duvet