Rich Sommer
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 2, 1978 (age 48)
- Birthplace
- Toledo, Ohio, USA
Biography
Rich Sommer (Richard Olen Sommer II, born February 2, 1978, Toledo, Ohio) is an American actor who was raised in Stillwater, Minnesota, where he attended Stillwater Area High School. He earned a BA in Theater from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, where he founded the improv group Slush Puppies, then studied improvisation at the Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis before earning an MFA in Acting from the joint Case Western Reserve University / Cleveland Play House program in 2004. He also trained at the Upright Citizens Brigade in New York. His breakthrough came when he was cast at the last minute as Harry Crane on Mad Men (2007–2015), a role spanning 92 episodes for which the ensemble cast won two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He also voiced Henry in the 2016 video game Firewatch and has been a recurring guest on The George Lucas Talk Show. He is married to actress Virginia Donohoe, whom he met during graduate studies; they married on August 13, 2005, and have two children, Beatrice (born 2008) and Patrick Ryan (born 2010). His notable film credits include The Devil Wears Prada (2006) (Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway), Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012) (Kimberly Sturdivant, Andy Samberg), The Giant Mechanical Man (2012) (Topher Grace, Zoe Kazan), Fairhaven (2012) (Sarah Paulson, Chris Messina), Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015) (Sally Field, Andy Samberg), LBJ (2016) (Mark Ruffalo, Matthew McConaughey), Summer of 84 (2018) (Sophia Lillis, Barry Pepper), A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2018) (James Franco, Chris Parnell), King Richard (2021) (Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis), Fair Play (2023) (Phoebe Dynevor, Alden Ehrenreich), BlackBerry (2023) (Glen Powell, Tatum McCrae), Everything to Me (2024) (Kaley Cuoco, Michael Cudlitz), and Tony (2026) (Dominic Sessa, Antonio Banderas). On television he is best known for Mad Men (2007–2015), with additional appearances in The Office (2008), Elementary, GLOW (2017), Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later (2017), The Dropout (2022), Minx (2022), and Suits: L.A. (2025).
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Filmography
Charmers
Movie · as David Mann
The George Lucas Talk Show: Live
TV · as Steven Charleston, Self / Steven Charleston · 2 eps
Misty Green
Movie · as Brad
Bigfoot Woods
Movie · as Paul Benally
The Moof Milkers
Movie · as Luke Skywalker/Rathtar
Tony
Movie · as Pierre Bourdain
Fresh Meat
Movie · as (segment "Sate the Screen")
Grandpa's Haunted Planet: A Live Staged Reading of Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker
Movie · as Luke Skywalker
R.J. Decker
TV · as Bryce · 1 ep
Everything to Me
Movie · as Dad
Interloper
Movie · as Mike
Swiped
Movie · as Sam
Suits LA
TV · as Marvin Semple · 2 eps
I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Clipped
TV · as Seth Burton · 6 eps
Fair Play
Movie · as Paul
BlackBerry
Movie · as Paul Stanos
White House Plumbers
TV · as Egil 'Bud' Krogh · 1 ep
Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge
Movie · as Rick
Minx
TV · as Lenny · 9 eps
Alice's Wonderland Bakery
TV · as Captain Dodo (voice) · 3 eps
The Dropout
TV · as Kevin Hunter · 1 ep
King Richard
Movie · as Patrick Dougherty
Harvey
Movie · as Duane Wilson
A Piece of Cake
Movie · as Jim
Close Enough
TV · as Keith Nash (voice) · 1 ep
RUN
TV · as Laurence Richardson · 5 eps
In the Dark
TV · as Dean · 26 eps
Summer of 84
Movie · as Wayne Mackey
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Movie · as Harry Crane
A Crooked Somebody
Movie · as Michael Vaughn
FBI
TV · as Dr. Ed Praeger · 1 ep
9-1-1
TV · as LAFD Captain Thorne · 1 ep
LBJ
Movie · as Pierre Salinger
Girlfriend's Day
Movie · as Buddy
Jalen Vs. Everybody
Movie · as Jacoby
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
TV · as Graham · 8 eps
GLOW
TV · as Mark Eagan · 11 eps
You Are Not Alone
Movie · as Jerry
Buried Child
Movie · as Bradley
Elena of Avalor
TV · as Captain Turner (voice) · 1 ep
Hello, My Name Is Doris
Movie · as Robert
My Name Is David
Movie · as His GRE Student
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
TV · as Graham · 8 eps
New Looney Tunes
TV · as Announcer 1 / Blue Coach (voice) · 1 ep
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Playing House
TV · as Brian · 1 ep
Fairhaven
Movie · as Sam
Masters of Sex
TV · as Dale Connolly · 2 eps
The Giant Mechanical Man
Movie · as Brian
Celeste & Jesse Forever
Movie · as Max
Elementary
TV · as Harlan Emple · 3 eps
Mr. Stache
Movie · as Mr. Stache
Mr. Stache: Behind the Scenes
Movie
Manhattan Mixup
Movie · as Agent Cogan
Bob's Burgers
TV · as hoagie hutch employee (voice) · 1 ep
Radio Free Albemuth
Movie · as FBI Agent #2
Nikita
TV · as Malcolm Mitchell · 2 eps
Regular Show
TV · as Del Hanlon (voice), Del Hanlon / Station Manager / Doctor in Video (voice), Del Hanlon / Lips Mickelson / Manager Guy (voice), Jerry (voice), Dead Ski Employee / Tuber #2 / Ski Employee #3 (voice), Del Hanlon / Vince (voice) · 2 eps
The Storm
TV · as Dr. Jack Hoffman · 2 eps
The League
TV · as Freddie Mandino · 1 ep
Establishing Mad Men
Movie · as Self
Mad Men
TV · as Harry Crane · 92 eps
Burn Notice
TV · as Winston · 1 ep
The Devil Wears Prada
Movie · as Doug
Ugly Betty
TV · as Jimmy Wilson · 1 ep
The Office
TV · as Alex · 2 eps
Grey's Anatomy
TV · as Noah · 1 ep
Death 4 Told
Movie · as Donnie (segment "Folklore")
The Soup
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Without a Trace
TV · as Will Herring · 1 ep
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV · as Vet · 1 ep
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as Scott Horan · 1 ep
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Boyd Hartwell · 1 ep
Law & Order
TV · as Zachary Marshall, Mike Scholl · 1 ep
The Simpsons
TV · as Young Man (voice) · 1 ep