Sam Richardson
American actor and comedian
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| 2025 | Set to appear in 'Star Trek: Section 31' in a voice role, currently in post-production |
| 2024 | Set to voice Julius in 'Sausage Party: Foodtopia' and Hades in 'Krapopolis' |
| 2024 | Scheduled to appear in 'The 4:30 Movie' as Major Murder |
| 2023 | Appears in multiple animated series including 'Mulligan', 'History of the World, Part II', and voices Norville Rogers in 'Velma' |
| 2023 | Stars in 'Somebody I Used to Know' and voices a character in 'Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken' |
| 2023 | Won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance as Edwin Akufo in Ted Lasso. |
| 2022 | Appears in 'Family Squares', 'Senior Year', and 'Hocus Pocus 2' |
| 2022 | Appeared as Gilbert in Hocus Pocus 2, a sequel to the original 1993 film. |
| 2022 | Cast in the main role in the Apple TV+ mystery comedy series The Afterparty. |
| 2022 | Nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance as Edwin Akufo in Ted Lasso. |
| 2021 | Produces and stars in 'Werewolves Within' and appears in 'The Tomorrow War' |
| 2021 | Appeared in Ted Lasso as Edwin Akufo, earning Emmy nominations for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series in 2022 and 2023. |
| 2020 | Stars in 'Promising Young Woman', 'Superintelligence', and 'Hooking Up' |
| 2019 | Started appearing in the Netflix sketch show I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, which continued into the present. |
| 2018 | Won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for his work on Veep. |
| 2018 | Began playing Alf in the YouTube Premium series Champaign ILL. |
| 2017 | Sam Richardson was again nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series for Veep |
| 2017 | Co-created and co-starred in the Comedy Central comedy series Detroiters alongside Tim Robinson, which ran until 2018. |
| 2016 | Appears in multiple films including 'Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising', 'Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates', 'Ghostbusters', and 'Office Christmas Party' |
| 2016 | Started shooting Detroiters in the Detroit area, a comedy series he co-created and starred in with Tim Robinson. |
| 2016 | Richardson was nominated for the Best Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series at the Canadian Screen Awards for his work on The Second City Project. |
| 2015 | Sam Richardson was nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series for his role in Veep |
| 2015 | Stars in 'Spy' and 'The Night Is Young' |
| 2015 | Comedy Central ordered a pilot for the series Detroiters, which Richardson co-created with Tim Robinson. |
| 2014 | Joins the cast of 'Veep' as Richard Splett, initially in a recurring role and later becoming a main character in seasons 4-7 |
| 2013 | Richardson appears in multiple projects including 'We're the Millers', 'The Rule of Threes' short film, and 'Crash Site' short film |
| 2012 | Sam Richardson begins recurring role in 'Harder Than It Looks' and appears in 'The Office' |
| 2012 | Began playing Richard Splett in the HBO political comedy series Veep, which continued until 2019. |
| 2010 | Sam Richardson appears in the short film 'Superman vs. The Office' |
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