Richard Sammel (born 13 October 1960) is a German actor. He is best known to United States audiences for his role as Thomas Eichhorst on the FX television series The Strain (2014–2017).

He has appeared in more than 100 films and television series since 1991.

Personal life
Sammel speaks five languages: his native German, and English, French, Italian, and Spanish, all of which he is fluent in ('fairly fluent' in Spanish).

He currently resides in Paris and Berlin with his girlfriend and his son. He also has two daughters.