Biography and filmography

Rich Sommer

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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Movies (37)

Grandpa's Haunted Planet: A Live Staged Reading of Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker

2026 · Luke Skywalker

Fresh Meat

2026 · (segment "Sate the Screen")

Misty Green

2026 · Brad

Tony

2026 · Pierre Bourdain

Bigfoot Woods

2026 · Paul Benally

The Moof Milkers

2026 · Luke Skywalker/Rathtar

Match: La reina de las apps de citas

2025 · Sam

Everything to Me

2025 · Dad

Interloper

2025 · Mike

I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story

2024 · Self (archive footage)

Juego limpio

2023 · Paul

Blackberry: El Inicio De La Historia

2023 · Paul Stanos

Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge

2022 · Rick

Rey Richard: Una Familia Ganadora

2021 · Patrick Dougherty

Harvey

2021 · Duane Wilson

A Piece of Cake

2020 · Jim

A Crooked Somebody

2018 · Michael Vaughn

Verano del 84

2018 · Wayne Mackey

Un gesto fútil y estúpido: La historia de Doug Kenney

2018 · Harry Crane

LBJ

2017 · Pierre Salinger

Jalen Vs. Everybody

2017 · Jacoby

El día de la novia

2017 · Buddy

Buried Child

2016 · Bradley

You Are Not Alone

2016 · Jerry

Mi nombre es Doris

2015 · Robert

My Name Is David

2015 · His GRE Student

Fairhaven

2013 · Sam

Esposos, amantes y amigos

2012 · Max

The Giant Mechanical Man

2012 · Brian

Manhattan Mixup

2011 · Agent Cogan

Mr. Stache

2011 · Mr. Stache

Mr. Stache: Behind the Scenes

2011

Radio Free Albemuth

2010 · FBI Agent #2

Establishing Mad Men

2008 · Self

El diablo viste a la moda

2006 · Doug

Death 4 Told

2004 · Donnie (segment "Folklore")

Charmers

· David Mann

TV shows (39)

R.J. Decker

2026 · Bryce

Suits LA

2025 · Marvin Semple

Clipped: La caída de Los Angeles Clippers

2024 · Seth Burton

Los plomeros de la Casa Blanca

2023 · Egil 'Bud' Krogh

Minx

2022 · Lenny

The Dropout: Auge y caída de Elizabeth Holmes

2022 · Kevin Hunter

La maravillosa pastelería de Alicia

2022 · Captain Dodo (voice)

Close Enough

2020 · Keith Nash (voice)

RUN

2020 · Laurence Richardson

In the Dark

2019 · Dean

F.B.I.

2018 · Dr. Ed Praeger

9-1-1

2018 · LAFD Captain Thorne

Wet Hot American Summer: 10 años después

2017 · Graham

GLOW

2017 · Mark Eagan

Elena de Avalor

2016 · Captain Turner (voice)

New Looney Tunes

2015 · Announcer 1 / Blue Coach (voice)

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp

2015 · Graham

Playing House

2014 · Brian

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014 · Self

Masters of Sex

2013 · Dale Connolly

Elementary

2012 · Harlan Emple

Bob's Burgers

2011 · hoagie hutch employee (voice)

Nikita

2010 · Malcolm Mitchell

Un show más

2010 · 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)