American actor Rich Sommer at all times wished to be an actor since childhood.
Sommer, who was born in 1978 in Ohio and majored in superb arts, not too long ago made an influence along with his Harry Crane position in AMC drama collection, Mad Men.
Sommer’s fashionable present, which run between 2007 and 2015, earned him two Screen Actors Guild Awards together with the ensemble forged.
Rich Sommer’s journey to appearing
Sommer was into appearing since his faculty days. After graduating from Stillwater Area High School in 1996, he went on to review theatre at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota.
Sommer later studied improvisation on the Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis, and began an improv group, the Slush Puppies. He then earned an MFA diploma in appearing from Case Western Reserve University in 2004.
He then moved to New York and studied improv on the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre earlier than finally shifting to Los Angeles for Mad Men.
Rich Sommer’s position in Mad Men
Reflecting on Harry position in Mad Men, Sommer beforehand instructed GQ journal, “The character has gone by way of fairly a metamorphosis: personality-wise, and bodily, definitely, up and down in weight.”
Sommer defined, “I feel I’ve been taking part in this character for seven years, and I’ve by no means, ever performed a personality for greater than the run of a play, which is 2 hours.”
“So, getting the possibility to see this man by way of completely different levels of life, and victories and failures, seeing how success permits him to be extra absolutely himself… that is a chance I am unable to ever repay them for,” stated the actor.
Rich Sommer’s films and tv reveals
After Mad Men, there was no trying again for Sommer as he had labored in additional than 40 tasks as an actor.
Sommer additionally made memorable appearances on The Office, Law & Order and Elementary present. He was additionally made a visitor look on Ugly Betty in 2010.
Not solely that, Sommer additionally began performances of the Roundabout Theatre Company’s manufacturing of Harvey on Broadway in May 2012.
Rich Sommer films
Sommer additionally received the chance to play Anne Hathaway’s buddy Doug position within the 2006 hit film, The Devil Wears Prada.
Then in 2012, Sommer starred in Fairhaven and The Giant Mechanical Man, whi was additionally premiered at Tribeca Film Festival the identical yr.
Speaking to Backstage, Sommer revealed, “Mechanical Man is kind of how I’m when I’m goofing round and attempting to be mild.”
“And Fairhaven is a darker film with a darker spin on issues. But they each really feel very near me,” he said.
Sommer was additionally featured within the 2018 horror thriller film, Summer of 84.
Other film credit included King Richard (2021), Fair Play and BlackBerry (2023).
Rich Sommer’s contributions to video video games
Sommer is an avid gamer who loves board video games. He additionally disclosed that he had a bookshelf filled with WWII board video games throughout his look on The Indoor Kids podcast again in 2014.
Meanwhile, Sommer is a voice actor recognized for voicing Henry and Shesthaal Forgnar.
