Rich Sommer

Biography

Rich Sommer is an American actor who is known for his role as Harry Crane on the AMC drama Mad Men, which aired from 2007 to 2015, and for which he won two Screen Actors Guild Awards as part of the ensemble. A native of Toledo, Ohio, who grew up in Stillwater, Minnesota, he studied theater at Concordia College and later earned an MFA in acting from Case Western Reserve University in 2004. His film work includes playing a friend of Anne Hathaway's character in The Devil Wears Prada (2006), and roles in The Giant Mechanical Man (2012), Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015), LBJ (2017), Summer of 84 (2018), and BlackBerry (2023). He also voiced Henry in the video game Firewatch. On television, he guest starred on The Office and Elementary, and he portrayed Detective Dean Riley in In the Dark.

48years old

Turns 49 on February 2in 113 days

Born February 2, 1978Toledo
Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
Also credited as Richard Olen Sommer II

Movie Career

Films: 11
Career span: 20 years2006 to 2026

Genres

Drama91%, 10 films
Comedy64%, 7 films
Romance27%, 3 films
Horror18%, 2 films
Biography9%, 1 film

First and latest

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Early training
Sommer learned improvisation at the Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis. In Moorhead he began an improv group called the Slush Puppies.
Beyond film
In May 2012, Sommer started acting on Broadway in the Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Harvey, and he co-starred alongside Jim Parsons.
Beyond film
Sommer starred Off-Broadway in Sam Shepard's play Buried Child with Ed Harris and Amy Madigan from February 2 to March 13, 2016.

Rich Sommer movies on Netflix

Tony2026IMDb rating 7.5as Pierre
BlackBerry2023IMDb rating 7.3as Paul Stanos
Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge2022IMDb rating 4.8as Rick
A Crooked Somebody2018IMDb rating 6.2as Michael Vaughn
Summer of 842018IMDb rating 6.7as Wayne Mackey
Girlfriend's Day2017IMDb rating 5.2as Buddy
LBJ2017IMDb rating 6.5as Pierre Salinger
Hello, My Name Is Doris2015IMDb rating 6.6as Robert
The Giant Mechanical Man2012IMDb rating 6.7as Brian
Radio Free Albemuth2010IMDb rating 5.6as FBI Agent #2
The Devil Wears Prada2006IMDb rating 7.0as Doug

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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The Devil Wears Prada2006 Comedy, Drama, Romanceas Doug
IMDb rating 7.0573K votes
BlackBerry2023 Biography, Comedy, Dramaas Paul Stanos
IMDb rating 7.373K votes
Summer of 842018as Wayne Mackey
IMDb rating 6.752K votes
Hello, My Name Is Doris2015as Robert
IMDb rating 6.624K votes
The Giant Mechanical Man2012as Brian
IMDb rating 6.711K votes
A Crooked Somebody2018as Michael Vaughn
IMDb rating 6.21.6K votes
Girlfriend's Day2017as Buddy
IMDb rating 5.25.7K votes
Tony2026as Pierre
IMDb rating 7.59.6K votes

Worked with

Rich Sommer shares two films with Natasha Lyonne, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Natasha Lyonne

Bob Odenkirk

Woody Harrelson

Antonio Banderas

Stanley Tucci

Ed HarrisMatt JohnsonDirector, 2 films

Films together

Natasha Lyonne2 films together, 2015 to 2017
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- Girlfriend's Day2017IMDb rating 5.2Sommer as BuddyLyonne as Mrs. Taft
- Hello, My Name Is Doris2015IMDb rating 6.6Sommer as RobertLyonne as Sally
Bob Odenkirk2 films together, 2012 to 2017
Bob Odenkirk's page
- Girlfriend's Day2017IMDb rating 5.2Sommer as BuddyOdenkirk as Ray Wentworth
- The Giant Mechanical Man2012IMDb rating 6.7Sommer as BrianOdenkirk as Mark
Woody Harrelson1 film together, 2017
Woody Harrelson's page
- LBJ2017IMDb rating 6.5Sommer as Pierre SalingerHarrelson as Lyndon B. Johnson
Antonio Banderas1 film together, 2026
Antonio Banderas's page
- Tony2026IMDb rating 7.5Sommer as PierreBanderas as Chef
Stanley Tucci1 film together, 2006
Stanley Tucci's page
- The Devil Wears Prada2006IMDb rating 7.0Sommer as DougTucci as Nigel
Ed Harris1 film together, 2018
Ed Harris's page
- A Crooked Somebody2018IMDb rating 6.2Sommer as Michael VaughnHarris as Sam Vaughn
Matt JohnsonDirector, 2 films, 2023 to 2026
All films by Matt Johnson
- Tony2026IMDb rating 7.5Sommer as Pierre
- BlackBerry2023IMDb rating 7.3Sommer as Paul Stanos

Awards

Two awards and honors from 2009 to 2010, two of them major.

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Rich Sommer's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
SAG Awards
2010	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Mad Men	Won
2009	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Mad Men	Won

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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