---
name: "Rich Sommer"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/rich-sommer"
fi1m_id: "rich-sommer"
imdb_id: "nm1360860"
tmdb_id: 10581
wikidata_id: "Q1150569"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "2 February 1978"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 10
updated: "2026-10-01T19:26:38.850831+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Rich Sommer

## Identity

Rich Sommer

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/rich-sommer
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** rich-sommer
- **IMDb ID:** nm1360860
- **TMDB ID:** 10581
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1150569
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Sommer, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1150569, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1360860/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10581

Actor. Born 2 February 1978 in Toledo, Ohio, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 2 February 1978, Toledo, Ohio, USA
- **Active:** 2005–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Matthew Miller](https://film.one/person/matthew-miller.md), [Matt Johnson](https://film.one/person/matt-johnson.md), [Tim White](https://film.one/person/tim-white.md)
- **SAG Awards:** 2 SAG Awards (2 won · 3 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 10 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 78 (3), 2020s 69 (7)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 69 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 8 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 5 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 9, Comedy 5, History 2, Crime 1, Mystery 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $384m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Sommer, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1150569, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1360860/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10581

## Streaming the US now

- **AMC+:** [*Mad Men*](https://film.one/tv/mad-men.md) (88), [*BlackBerry*](https://film.one/film/blackberry.md) (78)
- **Disney+:** [*The Devil Wears Prada*](https://film.one/film/the-devil-wears-prada.md) (70)
- **Netflix:** [*Fair Play*](https://film.one/film/fair-play.md) (68)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Rich Sommer

> Rich Sommer is particularly good at playing men whose awkwardness encourages us to make allowances for their behaviour. *Mad Men* gives that gift time to develop; his supporting film parts can leave it looking like a familiar assignment.

In *Mad Men* (2007), Rich Sommer makes Harry Crane's social awkwardness an unreliable reason to feel sorry for him. There is ambition there, and a capacity to be thoroughly unpleasant, which Sommer does not soften just to keep the character amusing. We laughed at Harry and then felt less forgiving, because his discomfort around other people does not prevent him from behaving badly towards them. It is a good supporting performance in a series whose patient storytelling gives small changes room to register.

His early foothold in films was Doug, Anne Hathaway's friend in *The Devil Wears Prada* (2006), followed by the regular part in *Mad Men*. Across seven seasons, Harry gave Sommer the chance to do more than establish a comic nuisance and leave the principal characters to get on with things. His performance benefits from the series' exact ensemble work, central to why we rate the programme so highly. Its occasional smugness about the past remains a reservation even when the acting is this carefully judged.

After *Mad Men*, Sommer moved between television, independent films and voice work, including playing Henry in the narrative game *Firewatch* (2016). His improvisation background helps explain the quick choices and ease within ensembles that suit supporting work. The recurring awkward or sleazy character can, however, become a limitation: a part may ask him to establish those qualities and offer little else to do. Harry remains the useful measure because the sustained development lets Sommer make more of a man we might initially think we have understood.

Chloe Domont's *Fair Play* (2023), in which he plays Paul, puts him back in a workplace where ambition brings out unpleasant behaviour. We liked its sharp first hour, but its decision to settle too firmly on a villain narrows the film, and Sommer's presence is no reason to pretend otherwise. It is worth considering if the thriller is your genre, with a reservation about how much less interesting it becomes once it stops examining both sides. For Sommer, though, start with *Mad Men* and allow the performance time to develop.

## Biography

Rich Sommer is an American actor. He was born on 2 February 1978 in Toledo, Ohio, and raised in Minnesota. He studied theatre at Concordia College in Moorhead and earned an MFA in acting from Case Western Reserve University in 2004.

Sommer is best known for playing Harry Crane in the AMC series *Mad Men* (2007–2015). His film roles include Doug in *The Devil Wears Prada* (2006), Patrick Dougherty in *King Richard* (2021), and Paul in *Fair Play* (2023). He has also appeared in *The Office* (2005) as Alex and voiced characters in *Regular Show* (2010).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (10)

- *R.J. Decker* (2026), Fi1m 67, as Bryce — [page](https://film.one/tv/r-j-decker.md)
- *Tony* (2026), Fi1m 76, as Pierre — [page](https://film.one/film/tony.md)
- *BlackBerry* (2023), Fi1m 78, as Paul Stanos — [page](https://film.one/film/blackberry.md)
- *Fair Play* (2023), Fi1m 68, as Paul — [page](https://film.one/film/fair-play.md)
- *White House Plumbers* (2023), Fi1m 58, as Egil 'Bud' Krogh — [page](https://film.one/tv/white-house-plumbers.md)
- *The Dropout* (2022), Fi1m 70, as Kevin Hunter — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-dropout.md)
- *King Richard* (2021), Fi1m 68, as Patrick Dougherty — [page](https://film.one/film/king-richard.md)
- *Mad Men* (2007), Fi1m 88, as Harry Crane — [page](https://film.one/tv/mad-men.md)
- *The Devil Wears Prada* (2006), Fi1m 70, as Doug — [page](https://film.one/film/the-devil-wears-prada.md)
- *The Office* (2005), Fi1m 77, as Alex — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)

## Complete filmography (69)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Misty Green* (2026), Actor
- *Tony* (2026), as Pierre — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/tony.md)
- *Holdo’s Most Wanted* (2026), as Luke Skywaler
- *Bigfoot Woods* (2026), as Paul Benally
- *R.J. Decker* (2026), series, as Bryce — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/tv/r-j-decker.md)
- *The Moof Milkers* (2026), as Luke Skywalker/Rathtar
- *Swiped* (2025), as Sam
- *Everything to Me* (2025), as Dad
- *Interloper* (2025), as Mike
- *Suits LA* (2025), series, as Marvin Semple
- *Clipped* (2024), series, as Seth Burton
- *Fair Play* (2023), as Paul — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/fair-play.md)
- *White House Plumbers* (2023), series, as Egil 'Bud' Krogh — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/tv/white-house-plumbers.md)
- *BlackBerry* (2023), as Paul Stanos — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/blackberry.md)
- *Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge* (2022), as Rick
- *Minx* (2022), series, as Lenny
- *The Dropout* (2022), series, as Kevin Hunter — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-dropout.md)
- *Alice's Wonderland Bakery* (2022), series, as Captain Dodo (voice)
- *King Richard* (2021), as Patrick Dougherty — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/king-richard.md)
- *Harvey* (2021), as Duane Wilson
- *Close Enough* (2020), series, as Keith Nash (voice)
- *A Piece of Cake* (2020), as Jim
- *RUN* (2020), series, as Laurence Richardson
- *In the Dark* (2019), series, as Dean
- *A Crooked Somebody* (2018), as Michael Vaughn
- *FBI* (2018), series, as Dr. Ed Praeger
- *Summer of 84* (2018), as Wayne Mackey
- *A Futile and Stupid Gesture* (2018), as Harry Crane
- *9-1-1* (2018), series, as LAFD Captain Thorne
- *LBJ* (2017), as Pierre Salinger
- *Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later* (2017), series, as Graham
- *GLOW* (2017), series, as Mark Eagan — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/glow.md)
- *Jalen Vs. Everybody* (2017), as Jacoby
- *Girlfriend's Day* (2017), as Buddy
- *Buried Child* (2016), as Bradley
- *Elena of Avalor* (2016), series, as Captain Turner (voice)
- *You Are Not Alone* (2016), as Jerry
- *Hello, My Name Is Doris* (2015), as Robert
- *New Looney Tunes* (2015), series, as Announcer 1 / Blue Coach (voice)
- *Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp* (2015), series, as Graham
- *My Name Is David* (2015), as His GRE Student
- *Playing House* (2014), series, as Brian
- *Masters of Sex* (2013), series, as Dale Connolly — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/masters-of-sex.md)
- *Fairhaven* (2013), as Sam
- *Elementary* (2012), series, as Harlan Emple
- *Celeste & Jesse Forever* (2012), as Max
- *The Giant Mechanical Man* (2012), as Brian
- *Manhattan Mixup* (2011), as Agent Cogan
- *Mr. Stache* (2011), as Mr. Stache
- *Mr. Stache: Behind the Scenes* (2011), Actor
- *Nikita* (2010), series, as Malcolm Mitchell
- *Regular Show* (2010), series, as Del Hanlon (voice), Jerry (voice), Del Hanlon / Lips Mickelson / Manager Guy (voice), Del Hanlon / Station Manager / Doctor in Video (voice), Dead Ski Employee / Tuber #2 / Ski Employee #3 (voice), Del Hanlon / Vince (voice)
- *Radio Free Albemuth* (2010), as FBI Agent #2
- *The League* (2009), series, as Freddie Mandino
- *The Storm* (2009), series, as Dr. Jack Hoffman
- *Mad Men* (2007), series, as Harry Crane — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/mad-men.md)
- *Burn Notice* (2007), series, as Winston
- *Ugly Betty* (2006), series, as Jimmy Wilson
- *The Devil Wears Prada* (2006), as Doug — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-devil-wears-prada.md)
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, as Noah — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *The Office* (2005), series, as Alex — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)
- *Death 4 Told* (2004), as Donnie (segment "Folklore")
- *Without a Trace* (2002), series, as Will Herring
- *Curb Your Enthusiasm* (2000), series, as Vet — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm.md)
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Scott Horan
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Boyd Hartwell
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Zachary Marshall, Mike Scholl — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Young Man (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Charmers*, as David Mann

## Gallery

- ![Rich Sommer](https://film.one/media/person/15738/gallery-d0df8d368e4f.jpg) Rich Sommer — Sachyn Mital, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Rich_Sommer_Tribeca_2012.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Actor Rich Sommer, star "Mad Men", at the 15th Screen Actors Guild Awards](https://film.one/media/person/15738/gallery-8b9a97250b55.jpg) Actor Rich Sommer, star "Mad Men", at the 15th Screen Actors Guild Awards — Kristin Dos Santos, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Rich_Sommer.jpg/1280px-Rich_Sommer.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Star of Mad Men. 3/29/16 (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/15738/gallery-d2c76d002095.jpg) Star of Mad Men. 3/29/16 (2016) — Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Rich_Sommer_%2826132310381%29.jpg/1280px-Rich_Sommer_%2826132310381%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Rich Sommer in 2010](https://film.one/media/person/15738/gallery-d0358f3bb00f.jpg) Rich Sommer in 2010 — Romain Brami, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Rich_Sommer_2010.jpg/1280px-Rich_Sommer_2010.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Rich Sommer](https://film.one/media/person/15738/gallery-4125cc6bcc4e.jpg) Rich Sommer — Image via TMDB
- ![Rich Sommer](https://film.one/media/person/15738/gallery-346ec71864d7.jpg) Rich Sommer — Image via TMDB
- ![Rich Sommer at Giant Mechanical Man Premiere Tribeca Film Festival 2012](https://film.one/media/person/15738/gallery-d1f83f37e348.jpg) Rich Sommer at Giant Mechanical Man Premiere Tribeca Film Festival 2012 — Sachyn Mital, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Rich_Sommer_TFF.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Rich Sommer at Giant Mechanical Man Premiere Tribeca Film Festival 2012](https://film.one/media/person/15738/gallery-49ffcc072961.jpg) Rich Sommer at Giant Mechanical Man Premiere Tribeca Film Festival 2012 — Sachyn Mital, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Rich_Sommer_in_Tribeca_Film_Festival_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

## Awards

### SAG Awards — 2 won, 3 nominated

- 2013: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (nominated), for *Mad Men*
- 2011: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (nominated), for *Mad Men*
- 2010: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (won), for *Mad Men*
- 2009: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (won), for *Mad Men*
- 2008: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (nominated), for *Mad Men*

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- The Game Awards − Best Performance 2016: The Game Awards − Best Performance (nominated), for *Firewatch*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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