Sam Richardson

Sam Richardson

CountryUnited States United States
GenderMale
BirthdayJan 12, 1984
BiographySam 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 (2019–2023), 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.

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Known For

Champaign ILL
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Champaign ILL

as Alf
Detroiters
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Detroiters

as Sam Duvet
Hoops
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Hoops

as Marcus
HouseBroken
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HouseBroken

as Chico
Human Discoveries
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Human Discoveries

as Bog
Mulligan
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Mulligan

as Simon Prioleau
The Afterparty
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The Afterparty

as Aniq
Veep
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Veep

as Richard Splett
Velma
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Velma

as Shaggy

Part of Crew

Champaign ILL
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Champaign ILL

as Associate Producer
Detroiters
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Detroiters

as Creator

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