“When you're an actor who just got his first big chunk of change, and you're like, 'What do I do with it?' you try to look at Silicon Valley, and the learning curve is so huge. Especially on the investor side. I don't want to say it's like Vegas, in a sense, but you do kinda roll the dice on some companies. It's like educated dice rolling.”

Canadian actor

Thomas Middleditch is a Canadian actor, best known for playing Richard Hendricks on HBO’s Silicon Valley from 2014 to 2019. That role brought him a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. He has also done substantial voice work, including the title role in Disney XD’s Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero, Harold Hutchins in Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, Sam Coleman in Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and Terry Opposites in Solar Opposites. In 2024, he made his Broadway debut as Eli in Eureka Day, and he has also appeared in Verizon Wireless ads.