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Sam Richardson

Sam Richardson is an American actor, comedian, writer and producer. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, on January 12, 1984. He graduated from the University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy in 2002, and studied theater at Wayne State University.

Richardson is best known for playing Richard Splett in the HBO political comedy series Veep (2012–2019), co-creating and co-starring in the Comedy Central comedy series Detroiters (2017–2018) 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 (2022–2023), and Norville Rogers in the Max series Velma (2023–2024). 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.

Known For

Credits

Cast Credits

It's Florida, Man (2024)
Guest starring as Phil
  • Episode 1x01: Toes (Oct 18, 2024)
Everybody Still Hates Chris (2024)
Guest starring as Uncle Louis (2 episodes)
Yo Gabba GabbaLand! (2024)
Guest starring as Tba
  • Episode 1x08: Silly (Aug 9, 2024) [Special Guest Star]
Sausage Party: Foodtopia (2024)
Guest starring as Julius (8 episodes)
Dinner Time Live with David Chang (2024)
Guest starring as Sam Richardson
Krapopolis (2023)
Guest starring as Hades (2 episodes)
Clone High (2023)
Guest starring as Additional Voices
Mulligan (2023)
Starring as Simon Prioleau (20 episodes)
History of the World, Part II (2023)
Guest starring as Thomas Watson
  • Episode 1x03: III (Mar 7, 2023)
Poker Face (2023)
Guest starring as Kendall Hines
Velma (2023)
Starring as Norville (21 episodes)
Little Demon (2022)
Guest starring as Asmodeus
Human Resources (2022)
Guest starring as Tony
The Afterparty (2022)
Starring as Aniq (18 episodes)
  • Episode 2x10: Vivian and Zoe (Sep 6, 2023)
  • Episode 2x09: Isabel (Aug 30, 2023)
  • Episode 2x08: Feng (Aug 23, 2023)
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Q-Force (2021)
Guest starring as Greg (3 episodes)
HouseBroken (2021)
Starring as Chico (29 episodes)
Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. (2021)
Guest starring as Gary (6 episodes)
Guest starring as Additional Voices
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (2021)
Guest starring as Sam Richardson
Hoops (2020)
Starring as Marcus (10 episodes)
Ted Lasso (2020)
Guest starring as Edwin Akufo (3 episodes)
Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020)
Guest starring as Captain Vendome (2 episodes)
Central Park (2020)
Guest starring as Mayor Leeds (4 episodes)
Harley Quinn (2019)
Guest starring as Swamp Thing (2 episodes)
Human Discoveries (2019)
Starring as Bog (8 episodes)
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (2019)
Guest starring as Baby of the Year Host
Champaign ILL (2018)
Starring as Alf (10 episodes)
Nailed It! (2018)
Guest starring as Guest Judge
Do or Dare (2017)
Guest starring as Sam Richardson
Ghosted (2017)
Guest starring as Sam
Carpool Karaoke: The Series (2017)
Guest starring as Sam Richardson
Room 104 (2017)
Guest starring as Greg
The Comedy Jam (2017)
Guest starring as Sam Richardson
Detroiters (2017)
Starring as Sam Duvet
  • Episode 1x01: Pilot (Feb 7, 2017)
Dream Corp LLC (2016)
Guest starring as Patient #044
Son of Zorn (2016)
Guest starring as Businessman
Teachers (2016)
Guest starring as Mr. Jackson
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Sam Richardson (2 episodes)
Lip Sync Battle (2015)
Guest starring as Sam Richardson
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Guest starring as Sam Richardson (3 episodes)
Conan Without Borders (2015)
Guest starring as Sam Richardson
  • Episode 1x13: Ghana (Nov 7, 2019)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Sam Richardson (3 episodes)
@midnight (2013)
Guest starring as Sam Richardson
Hollywood Game Night (2013)
Guest starring as Sam Richardson
Drunk History (2013)
Guest starring as Jim Brown
RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars (2012)
Guest starring as Judge
Veep (2012)
Starring as Richard Splett (37 episodes)
Guest starring as Richard Splett (3 episodes)
New Girl (2011)
Guest starring as Dunston (2 episodes)
Bob's Burgers (2011)
Guest starring as Dave
Conan (2010)
Guest starring as Sam Richardson (6 episodes)
Archer (2009)
Guest starring as Bort the Garj (2 episodes)
The Office (2005)
Guest starring as Colin (4 episodes)
Arrested Development (2003)
Guest starring as TSA Agent
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
Guest starring as Sam Richardson (2 episodes)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
Guest starring as Will Cooper
The Emmy Awards (1949)
Guest starring as Sam Richardson (2 episodes)

Crew Credits

Champaign ILL (2018)
Show crew as Executive Producer (10 episodes)
Detroiters (2017)
Show crew as Creator
  • Episode 1x01: Pilot (Feb 7, 2017)
Show crew as Executive Producer
  • Episode 1x01: Pilot (Feb 7, 2017)
Episode crew as Writer
  • Episode 1x01: Pilot (Feb 7, 2017)
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