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Rick Hoffman
Hoffman in 2013
Born (1970-06-12) June 12, 1970 (age 55)[1]
New York City, U.S.
EducationThe Wheatley School
Alma materUniversity of Arizona
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present
Children2

Rick Hoffman (born June 12, 1970[2]) is an American actor. He is known for playing Jerry Best in the Fox sitcom The Bernie Mac Show (2002–2005), Chase Chapman in the ABC comedy series Samantha Who? (2007–2009) and Louis Litt in the USA Network legal drama series Suits (2011–2019).

Early life

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Hoffman was born in New York City to Charles and Gail Hoffman. He grew up on Roslyn Heights in Long Island with his brother Jeff Hoffman. He is Jewish.[3] He graduated from The Wheatley School in Old Westbury, before attending the University of Arizona, majoring in theater arts. After graduating, he moved to Los Angeles, California, to start an acting career.

Career

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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 a main role as Freddie Sacker on Darren Star's short-lived Wall Street series The $treet[4] in 2000, which was pulled from the airwaves after seven episodes, but which allowed him to quit his job waiting tables and move back to New York. His subsequent TV roles included Terry Loomis on the short-lived Steven Bochco law drama Philly[5] in 2001–2002, Jerry Best in The Bernie Mac Show (2002–2005),[6] Patrick Van Dorn on the John Stamos comedy Jake in Progress (2004–2005)[6] and Chase Chapman on the ABC comedy Samantha Who? (2007–2009). In 2011, he landed a starring role as Louis Litt in the USA Network series Suits, which ran until 2019. Hoffman reprises his role in the spinoff series Suits LA.

His other TV and 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: Special Victims Unit, NCIS, Crossing Jordan, Without a Trace, The Practice, CSI: NY, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Shark, Lie to Me, Andy Richter Controls the Universe, Monk, Billions, and The Mentalist.[7]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1997 Conspiracy Theory Security guard
The Fanatics Protestor
1998 Johnny Skidmarks Bartender
Lethal Weapon 4 Police officer
2000 What Planet Are You From? Doctor
A Better Way to Die Regis
2002 Blood Work James Lockridge
2003 I Love Your Work Louis
2004 The Day After Tomorrow New York businessman Uncredited[citation needed]
Our Time Is Up Gay man Short film
Cellular Lawyer
2005 Hostel American client
2007 Smiley Face Angry Face
The Condemned Goldy
Hostel: Part II American client Archive footage
Postal Mr. Blither
2014 Locker 13 Armando
2023 Thanksgiving Thomas Wright [8]
2024 London Calling Benson Abrams
TBA Office Romance TBA Filming

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1996 Masked Rider Pizza Man Episode: "Ferbus' Day Out"
1997 Alright Already Robber Episode: "Again with the Porno Video"
The Pretender Photographer Episode: "Exposed"
1999 V.I.P. Tino Scarlatti Episode: "Big Top Val"
Providence Benji Brickman Episode: "Sail Away"
2000 The $treet Freddie Sacker 12 episodes
2001–2002 Philly Terry Loomis 22 episodes
2002–2005 The Bernie Mac Show Jerry Best 10 episodes
2002 Andy Richter Controls the Universe Arnich Episode: "Pilot"
Crossing Jordan Phil Berman Episode: "As If by Fate"
2003 Miss Match Kate's Auction Date / Consultant at the Bar 2 episodes
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"
2005–2006 Jake in Progress Patrick Van Dorn Main role (20 episodes)
2005 CSI: NY Dr. Miles Feldstein Episode: "Manhattan Manhunt"
2006 Commander in Chief Lance Addison 2 episodes
American Dad! Caroler #1 / John Hinckley Jr. (voice) Episode: "The Best Christmas Story Never Told"
2007 Shark Sam Harris Episode: "Here Comes the Judge"
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 Foss 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"
Numb3rs Award Show Producer Episode: "And the Winner is..."
The Mentalist Christopher Lynch Episode: "Red Letter"
Dark Blue Billy Hoffman Episode: "High Rollers"
Human Target Shelly Episode: "Ilsa Pucci"
2011 Law & Order: LA Attorney Miller Episode: "Carthay Circle"
2011–2019 Suits Louis Litt Main role (134 episodes)
2016 Ballers NFL PA Rep Episode: "Most Guys"
2019 Pearson Louis Litt Episode: "The Political Wife"
2020–2023 Billions Dr. Swerdlow Recurring role
2023 Round and Round Stan Television film
2025 Suits LA Louis Litt Episode: "Angry Sylvester"

References

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  1. ^ "Today in history". ABC News. Associated Press. June 12, 2014.
  2. ^ Mike Rose, cleveland com (2024-06-12). "Famous birthdays list for today, June 12, 2024 includes celebrities Timothy Busfield, Adriana Lima". cleveland. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  3. ^ "Calling all 'Suits' fans: We have some potentially devastating news for you". Now To Love. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2018. I have just from being your typical Jewish kid from Long Island
  4. ^ "The $treet". TV.com.
  5. ^ "Philly [TV Series]: Overview". msn.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  6. ^ a b Rick Hoffman at IMDb
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  8. ^ Kroll, Justin (2023-03-16). "Gina Gershon, Rick Hoffman And Tim Dillon Round Out Cast Of Eli Roth's 'Thanksgiving' At TriStar And Spyglass". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
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