Rick Hoffman
Rick Hoffman | |
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Born | [1] New York City, New York, United States | June 12, 1970
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1997–present |
Rick Hoffman (born June 12, 1970) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Patrick Van Dorn in Jake in Progress and Louis Litt in the legal drama series Suits.
Early life
Hoffman was born in New York City and grew up in Roslyn Heights, New York. He is the son of Gail and Charlie Hoffman and is Jewish.[2] He has a younger brother, Jeff. He graduated from The Wheatley School in Old Westbury, New York before attending the University of Arizona. After graduating he moved to Los Angeles, California to start an acting career.
Career
Hoffman was cast in his first role, as a security guard in Conspiracy Theory, in 1997. He had some other small roles until he received his breakout role as the Freddie Sacker on Darren Star's Wall Street series The $treet[3] in 2000 which allowed him to quit his job waiting tables and move back to New York. His later TV roles include Terry Loomis on the short-lived Steven Bochco law drama Philly[4] in 2001-2002, Jerry Best in The Bernie Mac Show (2002-2005),[5] Patrick Van Dorn on the John Stamos comedy Jake in Progress (2004-2005)[5] and Chase Chapman on the ABC comedy Samantha Who? (2007-2009).
His film work includes The Day After Tomorrow, Blood Work, Hostel, Cellular and The Condemned. He has also appeared as a guest in CSI: Miami, Chuck, The Pretender, Law & Order: SVU, NCIS, Crossing Jordan, Without a Trace, The Practice, CSI:NY, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Lie to Me, Monk and The Mentalist. He has starred in the USA Network series Suits since June 2011.
Personal life
Hoffman is originally from Long Island, New York. His first child, a son, was born in December 2014. [6]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Conspiracy Theory | Security Guard | |
1998 | Lethal Weapon 4 | Police Officer | |
2002 | Blood Work | James Lockridge | |
2004 | The Day After Tomorrow | New York Businessman | Uncredited[citation needed] |
Our Time is Up | Gay Man | Short film | |
Cellular | Lawyer | ||
2005 | Jake in Progress | Patrick Van Dorn | |
Hostel | American Businessman | ||
2007 | Smiley Face | Angry Face | |
The Condemned | Goldy | ||
Hostel: Part II | American Businessman | Flashback | |
Postal | Mr. Blither |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | The $treet | Freddie Sacker | |
2001 | Philly | Terry Loomis | |
The Bernie Mac Show | Jerry Best | 10 episodes | |
2002 | Andy Richter Controls the Universe | Arnich | |
2003, 2009 | CSI: Miami | Bruno Gomez/Darren Ripley | 2 episodes |
2004 | The Practice | D.A. Harvey Clarke | 3 episodes |
Monk | Agent Kohlms | Episode: "Monk Meets the Godfather" | |
2005 | CSI: NY | Dr. Miles Feldstein | 1 episode |
2006 | Commander in Chief | Lance Addison | 2 episodes |
American Dad! | Caroler #1 / John Hinkley (voice) | Episode: "The Best Christmas Story Never Told" | |
2007 | Chuck | Agent Scary | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Sandworm" |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Michael Raykirk | Episode: "Cockroaches" | |
2007–09 | Samantha Who? | Chase Chapman | Recurring role, 9 episodes |
2008 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Gary Lesley | Episode: "Closet" |
Las Vegas | Scott Noel | Episode: "2 on 2" | |
NCIS | Kelvin Ridgeway | Episode: "In the Zone" | |
Leverage | Alan Hoss | Episode: "The Two-Horse Job" | |
2009 | Knight Rider | Christopher Stevens | 2 episodes |
Lie to Me | Peters | Episode: "The Best Policy" | |
2010 | Better Off Ted | Veridian Foundation Head | Episode: "Mess of a Salesman" |
Human Target | Shelly | Episode: "Ilsa Pucci" | |
The Mentalist | Christopher Lynch | Episode: "Red Letter" | |
Numb3rs | Award Show Producer | Episode: "And the Winner is..." | |
2011–present | Suits | Louis Litt | Main role |
References
- ^ "Today in history". ABC News. Associated Press. June 12, 2014.
- ^ Bierly, Mandy (25 January 2013). "Suits postmortem: Rick Hoffman talks key Louis scenes in "Blood in the Water"".
- ^ The $treet - TV.com
- ^ Philly [TV Series] (2001) - Overview - MSN Movies
- ^ a b Rick Hoffman at IMDb
- ^ Bierly, Mandy (25 January 2013). "Suits postmortem: Rick Hoffman talks key Louis scenes in "Blood in the Water"".
External links
- Rick Hoffman at IMDb
- 1970 births
- Male actors from New York City
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- Jewish American male actors
- Living people
- University of Arizona alumni
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- People from Old Westbury, New York
- People from Roslyn Heights, New York