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)
Sacrifice (2026)
as Oliver
Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)
as Producer
We're the Millers (2013)
as TSA Agent
The Tomorrow War (2021)
as Charlie
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023)
as Uncle Brill (voice)
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
as Lee the Office Nerd (voice)
Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)
as Gilbert
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016)
as Eric Baiers
Ghostbusters (2016)
as Basement Cop
Matchbox the Movie (2026)
as Crosby
Spy (2015)
as John
Promising Young Woman (2020)
as Paul
Good Boys (2019)
as Officer Sacks
The Angry Birds Movie 3 (2026)
as (voice)
Senior Year (2022)
as Seth Novacelik
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016)
as Eric
Werewolves Within (2021)
as Finn Wheeler
Star Trek: Section 31 (2025)
as Quasi
The House (2017)
as Marty
The History of Concrete (2026)
as Self (uncredited)
Office Christmas Party (2016)
as Joel
Somebody I Used to Know (2023)
as Dar
Superintelligence (2020)
as John Donahue
The 4:30 Movie (2024)
as Major Murder
Game Over, Man! (2018)
as Donald
Hooking Up (2020)
as Bailey
Monkey Quest (—)
as (voice)
The Night Is Young (2018)
as Sam
Let's Have Kids! (2026)
as Ben
Family Squares (2022)
as Alex
A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy (2018)
as Self
Crash Site (2025)
as Ben
All-Stars (2014)
as Ramel Johnson
Homebodies (2026)
as Vic (voice)
Bad Day (2026)
Actor
Detroiters (—)
as Sam Duvet
Into the Sky (2026)
Actor
Haunted (2022)
as Father Brian