Actor profile

Sam Richardson

12th January 1984 Detroit, Michigan, USA Acting

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.

31 Movies 57 TV Shows 3 In Production 97 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Sacrifice poster

Sacrifice 9th April 2026 as Oliver

Homebodies poster

Homebodies 8th April 2026 as Vic (voice)

Hoppers poster

Hoppers 4th March 2026 as Conner (voice)

Crash Site poster

Crash Site 17th July 2025 as Ben

Star Trek: Section 31 poster

Star Trek: Section 31 15th January 2025 as Quasi

The 4:30 Movie poster

The 4:30 Movie 13th September 2024 as Major Murder

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken poster

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken 28th June 2023 as Uncle Brill (voice)

Somebody I Used to Know poster

Somebody I Used to Know 10th February 2023 as Dar

Haunted poster

Haunted 17th October 2022 as Father Brian

Hocus Pocus 2 poster

Hocus Pocus 2 27th September 2022 as Gilbert

Senior Year poster

Senior Year 11th May 2022 as Seth Novacelik

Family Squares poster

Family Squares 25th February 2022 as Alex

The Tomorrow War poster

The Tomorrow War 3rd September 2021 as Charlie

Werewolves Within poster

Werewolves Within 25th June 2021 as Finn Wheeler

Promising Young Woman poster

Promising Young Woman 13th December 2020 as Paul

Superintelligence poster

Superintelligence 26th November 2020 as John Donahue

Hooking Up poster

Hooking Up 20th March 2020 as Bailey

Good Boys poster

Good Boys 14th August 2019 as Officer Sacks

A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy poster

A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy 28th November 2018 as Self

Ralph Breaks the Internet poster

Ralph Breaks the Internet 20th November 2018 as Lee the Office Nerd (voice)

Game Over, Man! poster

Game Over, Man! 23rd March 2018 as Donald

The Night Is Young poster

The Night Is Young 24th January 2018 as Sam

The House poster

The House 29th June 2017 as Marty

Office Christmas Party poster

Office Christmas Party 25th November 2016 as Joel

Ghostbusters poster

Ghostbusters 14th July 2016 as Basement Cop

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates poster

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates 7th July 2016 as Eric

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising poster

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising 4th May 2016 as Eric Baiers

Spy poster

Spy 6th May 2015 as John

Horrible Bosses 2 poster

Horrible Bosses 2 12th November 2014 as Producer

All-Stars poster

All-Stars 15th October 2014 as Ramel Johnson

We're the Millers poster

We're the Millers 7th August 2013 as TSA Agent

St. Denis Medical poster

St. Denis Medical 12th November 2024 as Michael

It's Florida, Man. poster

It's Florida, Man. 18th October 2024 as Phil

Everybody Still Hates Chris poster

Everybody Still Hates Chris 25th September 2024 as (voice)

Ren & Stimpy poster

Ren & Stimpy 13th July 2024 as Cockroach Father (voice)

Ren & Stimpy poster

Ren & Stimpy 13th July 2024 as Log Announcer / Chipper Bro-Dude (voice)

Ren & Stimpy poster

Ren & Stimpy 13th July 2024 as Satan (voice)

Ren & Stimpy poster

Ren & Stimpy 13th July 2024 as Announcer (voice)

Sausage Party: Foodtopia poster

Sausage Party: Foodtopia 11th July 2024 as Julius (voice)

Dinner Time Live with David Chang poster

Dinner Time Live with David Chang 25th January 2024 as Self

Krapopolis poster

Krapopolis 24th September 2023 as Hades (voice)

Clone High poster

Clone High 23rd May 2023 as Wesley (voice)

Mulligan poster

Mulligan 12th May 2023 as Simon Prioleau (voice)

History of the World: Part II poster

History of the World: Part II 6th March 2023 as Thomas Watson

Poker Face poster

Poker Face 26th January 2023 as Kendall Hines

Velma poster

Velma 12th January 2023 as Norville (voice)

The Afterparty poster

The Afterparty 28th January 2022 as Aniq

HouseBroken poster

HouseBroken 31st May 2021 as Chico (voice)

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

Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. 21st May 2021 as Gary Garoldson (voice)

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune poster

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune 7th January 2021 as Self - Contestant

Woke poster

Woke 9th September 2020 as Toast (voice)

Hoops poster

Hoops 21st August 2020 as Marcus (voice)

Ted Lasso poster

Ted Lasso 14th August 2020 as Edwin Akufo

Star Trek: Lower Decks poster

Star Trek: Lower Decks 6th August 2020 as Vendome (voice)

Harley Quinn poster

Harley Quinn 29th November 2019 as Swamp Thing (voice)

A Black Lady Sketch Show poster

A Black Lady Sketch Show 2nd August 2019 as Joe

Human Discoveries poster

Human Discoveries 16th July 2019 as Bog (voice)

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson poster

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson 23rd April 2019 as Pacific Proposal Parks Owner

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson poster

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson 23rd April 2019 as Dan

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson poster

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson 23rd April 2019

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson poster

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson 23rd April 2019 as Baby of the Year Host

Relics and Rarities poster

Relics and Rarities 7th February 2019 as Ionis Leatherfoot

Champaign Ill poster

Champaign Ill 12th December 2018 as Alf

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles poster

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 20th July 2018 as Muninn (voice)

Nailed It! poster

Nailed It! 9th March 2018 as Self - Judge

Drop the Mic poster

Drop the Mic 24th October 2017 as Self

Carpool Karaoke: The Series poster

Carpool Karaoke: The Series 8th August 2017 as Self

Room 104 poster

Room 104 28th July 2017 as Greg

Detroiters poster

Detroiters 7th February 2017 as Sam Duvet

Dream Corp LLC poster

Dream Corp LLC 23rd October 2016 as Patient 44

Match Game poster

Match Game 26th June 2016 as Self - Panelist

Teachers poster

Teachers 13th January 2016 as Mr. Jackson

Lip Sync Battle poster

Lip Sync Battle 2nd April 2015 as Self

BoJack Horseman poster

BoJack Horseman 22nd August 2014 as Doctor Champ (voice)

Off Camera with Sam Jones poster

Off Camera with Sam Jones 6th February 2014 as Self

Drunk History poster

Drunk History 9th July 2013 as Jim Brown

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars poster

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 22nd October 2012 as Self - Guest Judge

Veep poster

Veep 22nd April 2012 as Richard Splett

New Girl poster

New Girl 20th September 2011 as Dunston

Bob's Burgers poster

Bob's Burgers 9th January 2011 as Dave (voice)

Conan poster

Conan 8th November 2010 as Self

Archer poster

Archer 17th September 2009 as Bort (voice)

The Office poster

The Office 24th March 2005 as Colin

Arrested Development poster

Arrested Development 2nd November 2003 as TSA Agent

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 26th January 2003 as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 26th January 2003 as Self - Guest

Curb Your Enthusiasm poster

Curb Your Enthusiasm 15th October 2000 as Will Cooper

The View poster

The View 11th August 1997 as Self - Guest

The Angry Birds Movie 3 poster

Coming soon

The Angry Birds Movie 3 23rd December 2026 as (voice)

Matchbox: The Movie poster

Coming soon

Matchbox: The Movie 8th October 2026 as Crosby

The History of Concrete poster

Coming soon

The History of Concrete 18th September 2026 as Self (Uncredited)