Rick Hoffman
| Rick Hoffman | |
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| Born |
Rick Hoffman June 12, 1970 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
Rick Hoffman (born June 12, 1970) is an American actor best known for his roles as Patrick Van Dorn in Jake in Progress and more recently as Louis Litt in USA Network's legal drama Suits. He also appeared in the 2005 horror film Hostel.
Early life
Hoffman was born in New York City and raised in Roslyn Heights, New York. He graduated from The Wheatley School in Old Westbury, New York, before attending the University of Arizona. After graduating from the University of Arizona, Hoffman moved to Los Angeles to start his acting career.
Career
He landed 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[1] 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[2] in 2001-2002, Jerry Best in The Bernie Mac Show[3] (2002-2005), Patrick Van Dorn on the John Stamos comedy Jake in Progress[4] (2004-2005) 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.
Hoffman 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 is currently a regular cast member in the USA Network series Suits, which premiered in June 2011.
Personal life
Hoffman is Jewish.[5] He has never been married. He has a younger brother.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Conspiracy Theory | Security Guard | |
| 1998 | "Lethal Weapon 4" | Police officer at port | |
| 2000 | The $treet | Freddie Sacker | |
| 2001 | Philly | Terry Loomis | |
| 2001 | The Bernie Mac Show | Jerry Best | |
| 2002 | Blood Work | James Lockridge[6] | |
| 2004 | The Day After Tomorrow | New York Businessman on Bus | Uncredited[7] |
| 2004 | Our Time is Up | Gay Man | Short film[8] |
| 2004 | Cellular | Lawyer[9] | |
| 2004 | Monk | Agent Kohlms | One episode |
| 2005 | Jake in Progress | Patrick Van Dorn | |
| 2005 | Hostel | American client | |
| 2006 | Commander in Chief | Lance Addison | Two episodes |
| 2007 | Smiley Face | Angry Face | |
| 2007 | The Condemned | Goldy | |
| 2007 | Hostel: Part II | The American Businessman[10] | Flashback |
| 2007 | Postal | Mr. Blither[11] | |
| 2008 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Gary Lesley | One Episode - Closet |
| 2008 | Leverage | Alan Hoss | One Episode - The Two-Horse Job |
| 2009 | Knight Rider | Christopher Stevens | Two Episodes - Don't Stop The Knight, Day Turns Into Knight |
| 2009 | Lie to Me | Peters[12] | One Episode - The Best Policy |
| 2010 | Better Off Ted | Veridian Foundation Head | One Episode - Mess of a Salesman |
| 2010 | The Mentalist | Christopher Lynch | One Episode - Red Letter |
| 2010 | Numbers | Award Show Producer | One Episode - And the Winner is ... |
| 2011–Present | Suits | Louis Litt | Main cast |
References
- ↑ http://www.tv.com/the-treet/show/37/summary.html
- ↑ http://movies.msn.com/movies/movie/philly-tv-series/
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0285341/fullcredits
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0415456/
- ↑ Bierly, Mandy (25 January 2013). "Suits postmortem: Rick Hoffman talks key Louis scenes in "Blood in the Water"".
- ↑ Rick Hoffman, IMDb (accessed 18 June 2013)
- ↑ The Day After Tomorrow, full cast and crew, IMDb (accessed 18 June 2013)
- ↑ Our Time is Up, full cast and crew, IMDb (accessed 18 June 2013)
- ↑ Cellular (2004), full cast and crew, IMDb (accessed 18 June 2013)
- ↑ Hostel: Part II (2007), full cast and crew, IMDb (accessed 18 June 2013)
- ↑ Postal (2007), full cast and crew, IMDb (accessed 18 June 2013)
- ↑ Peters, IMDb (accessed 20 January 2014)