The critically acclaimed political satire Veep debuted on HBO in April 2012 and ran for seven seasons until its finale in May 2019. It follows Selina Meyer, played by accomplished comedian Julia Louis-Dreyfus, a fictional Vice President of the United States on her journey to distinguish herself in her political career. En route to leaving her legacy, she is often roped into various political high jinx, which leads to some truly great comedy.
The popular HBO comedy has won a slew of major awards celebrating both its writing and acting. These include the Writers Guild of America Award for TV Comedy Series, The Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy, and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, which it won for its fourth, fifth, and sixth seasons consecutively.
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Additionally, star and producer Julia Louis-Dreyfus was awarded nine Emmys for her work on the popular HBO series. The supporting cast has also received several Emmy nominations for their work on the show, with Tony Hale (Arrested Development) taking home the prize for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in both 2013 and 2015. Here is where the cast of Veep is today.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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Comedy veteran Julia Louis-Dreyfus has embodied some interesting and well-loved characters over the years, including but not limited to, the neurotic Elaine Benes of Seinfeld fame, the titular Christine on New Adventures of Old Christine, and of course the zany Selina Meyer on everyone’s favorite political satire Veep. More recently, Louis-Dreyfus starred in the film Downhill, about a married couple that re-evaluates their relationship after a near-death experience. She also voiced Laurel Lightfoot in The Disney Pixar film Onward. Her upcoming projects include the comedy film Beth and Don, which reunites her with director Nicole Holofcener, which is about a novelist whose marriage crumbles after her husband critiques her work. Louis-Dreyfus also has a couple of other films in post-production including You People and Tuesday.
Anna Chlumsky
Anna Chlumsky won over the hearts of audiences as the precocious Vada Sultenfuss with her big break in My Girl in 1991. Since then, she has gone on to star in several successful TV series and films including My Girl 2, 30 Rock, Hannibal, and Halt and Catch Fire. After seven years as the chief-of-staff Amy Brookheimer on Veep, Chlumsky took on the role of ambitious journalist Vivian Kent in Inventing Anna. Chlumsky will next star opposite Kevin Bacon in the upcoming Blumhouse horror film Whistler Camp.
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Timothy Simons
Since his short stint as leader of the free world Jonah Ryan, Timothy Simons has starred in the popular dystopian fiction Station Eleven and has had several voice roles in Rugrats, Bob’s Burgers, and HouseBroken. Simons will also star in Olivia Wilde’s soon-to-be-released period thriller Don’t Worry Darling, about a 1950s housewife who begins to lose her hold on reality. You can also catch him in Hulu’s upcoming true-crime series Candy, about convicted ax-murderer Candy Montgomery.
Tony Hale
While best known as the youngest Bluth brother Buster on Arrested Development, Tony Hale also won over audiences as Gary Walsh in Veep. Since the finale, Hale has starred as a pseudo villain in Clifford the Big Red Dog, and as head writer and producer of I Love Lucy, Jess Oppenheimer, in Being the Ricardos. In addition, he starred as the titular character Archibald in the Netflix and Peacock original series Archibald’s Next Big Thing and plays a dual role in the Disney+ original The Mysterious Benedict Society. You can also catch Hale in the long-anticipated sequel Hocus Pocus 2, which will premiere exclusively on Disney + in the latter half of 2022.
Matt Walsh
Since his time on Veep wrapped, Matt Walsh has had roles on the popular sitcoms like American Dad, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and The Conners, amongst others. His upcoming projects include the Apple TV+ original film Press Play, about a young girl traveling back in time to save the love of her life, and the indie sci-fi flick about harnessing the power of lightning Bolt from the Blue, which just wrapped filming in Alaska.
Clea DuVall
Clea DuVall joined Veep in the fifth season and starred as Selina Meyers’s Secret Service doppelganger Marjorie Palmiotti. Since the finale, she has starred in the dystopian hit The Handmaid’s Tale, and the star-studded Showtime drama The First Lady. She also joins several of her former Veep castmates with a voice role on the animated series HouseBroken, which she also created. DuVall will write and direct the comedy series Day Job, about a black sheep who parts ways with her wealthy family, but soon realizes fending for herself will not be as easy as she initially thought.
Sarah Sutherland
Sarah Sutherland comes from a long line of actors: she is the daughter of Canadian-American actor Keifer Sutherland and granddaughter of the legendary Donald Sutherland. In Veep, she plays Catherine Meyer, Selina’s daughter. Since her time on Veep, Sutherland has starred in the movies Like a House on Fire, about a woman who returns to the life she had previously abandoned, and The Kid Detective, opposite Adam Brody.
Sam Richardson
Since his run as Richard Splett in the popular political comedy, Sam Richardson has starred in myriad TV series and films, including Bojack Horseman, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Hoops, Ted Lasso, and the animated series HouseBroken. He will reunite with Veep co-star Tony Hale in the upcoming Hocus Pocus 2. Richardson is also set to star in the comedy Senior Year, co-starring Rebel Wilson and Alicia Silverstone, about a former cheerleader awaking from a 20-year coma anxious to live out the rest of her senior year of high school.
Gary Cole
Gary Cole has had starring roles on several different television shows since playing Kent Davison on Veep. Shows such as Mixed-ish, Bob’s Burgers, Big Mouth, Family Guy, and NCIS, to name only a few. He will also reprise his voice role as Sergeant Bosco for the animated Bob’s Burgers film, which will be released on May 27, 2022.
Kevin Dunn
Since playing Ben Cafferty on Veep, Kevin Dunn has kept busy with numerous television series. Among them are City on a Hill, Suits, and Mom. He also starred in the films Thunder Force, Catch The Fair One, and King Richard, opposite Will Smith. Dunn has several upcoming projects in the works including the television series Gods Favorite Idiot and A League of Their Own. Both shows are slated for release in 2022.
Sufe Bradshaw
Sufe Bradshaw is best known as Sue Wilson the secretary with the razor-sharp wit on Veep. Since then, she has worked on a variety of films including Murder Mystery, Val, Gasoline Alley, and Metal Lords. She also had a starring role as Denise Collins on the TV series Hidden Canyons. You can next catch Bradshaw in the upcoming action-thriller Little Dixie, about a man who must protect his daughter after a fallout between the governor and a drug cartel.
