Sam Richardson(III)

Actor
Writer
Producer

A shy adolescent learns that she comes from a fabled royal family of legendary sea krakens and that her destiny lies in the depths of the waters, which is bigger than she could have ever imagined.

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Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023)

Sam Richardson is an American actor, comedian, writer and producer. He 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 playing various characters in the Netflix sketch show I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (2019-present), and co-starring in The Afterparty (2022).

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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win & 10 nominations total

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Hannah Waddingham and Sam Richardson in Ted Lasso (2020)

Sam Richardson and Toheeb Jimoh in Ted Lasso (2020)

Rebel Wilson and Sam Richardson in Senior Year (2022)

Ben Schwartz and Sam Richardson in The Afterparty (2022)

Edwin Hodge, Chris Pratt, and Sam Richardson in The Tomorrow War (2021)

Edwin Hodge, Chris Pratt, Sam Richardson, and Alexis Louder in The Tomorrow War (2021)

Conan O'Brien, Nana Ama McBrown, and Sam Richardson in Conan Without Borders: Ghana (2019)

Conan O'Brien and Sam Richardson in Conan Without Borders: Ghana (2019)

Known for

Veep

8.4

TV Series

Richard Splett

Detroiters

8.1

TV Series

Sam Duvet

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

6.0

Eric

2016

We're the Millers

7.0

TSA Agent

2013

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Actor

The Afterparty
- Aniq
- TV Series
- 2022
HouseBroken
- Chico
- Randy (voice)
- TV Series
- 2021–2023
Ted Lasso
- Edwin Akufo
- TV Series
- 2021–2023
Mulligan
- Simon Prioleau
- TV Series
- 2023
History of the World: Part II
- Thomas Watson
- TV Series
- 2023
Somebody I Used to Know
- Dar
- 2023
Velma
- Norville
- Nutso (voice)
- TV Series
- 2023
Haunted
- Father Brian
- Short
- 2022
Central Park
- Mayor Leeds (voice)
- TV Series
- 2022
Past My Bedtime
- Podcast Series
- 2022
Star Trek: Lower Decks
- Vendome (voice)
- TV Series
- 2020–2022
Hocus Pocus 2
- Gilbert
- 2022
Harley Quinn
- Swamp Thing (voice)
- TV Series
- 2022
Little Demon
- Asmodeus (voice)
- TV Series
- 2022
That Damn Michael Che
- TV Series
- 2022

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Producer

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Alternative name
- Samuel Richardson
Height
- 5′ 11¼″ (1.81 m)
Born
- January 12, 1984
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
Relatives
- Wiafe,W.A.(Grandparent)
Other works
He acted in the revue, "Spoiler Alert: Everybody Dies," at the Second City Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
Publicity listings
- 1 Article

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Trivia
He was nominated for the 2011 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor or Actress in a Nomination in a Revue for "South Side of Heaven" at the Second City Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

Quotes
[on making a comedy series called 'Detroiters'] It was very important that we show a different side. The one you are used to seeing is a place you go for zombie apocalypse. I'm not saying Detroit isn't a place where negative things exist. That would be irresponsible. But why doesn't Detroit deserve to have a fun comedy? Why does it always have to be a bleak crime drama where everybody's murdered?