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Richard Edward Hoffman (born June 12, 1970) is an American actor widely known for playing Jerry Best in The Bernie Mac Show (2002–2005); Chase Chapman in Samantha Who? (2007–2009); and Louis Litt in the legal drama series Suits (2011–2019).

Rick Hoffman
Hoffman in 2013
Born (1970-06-12) June 12, 1970 (age 52)[1]
EducationUniversity of Arizona
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present
Children1

Early life


Hoffman was born in New York City and grew up in Roslyn Heights, New York. He was raised Jewish.[2] 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 a main role as Freddie Sacker on Darren Star's short-lived Wall Street series The $treet[3] 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[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). In 2011, he landed a starring role as Louis Litt in the USA Network series Suits, which ran until 2019. 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: SVU, 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.


Filmography



Film


Year Title Role Notes
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 Hostel American Client
2007 Smiley Face Angry Face
The Condemned Goldy
Hostel: Part II American Client Flashback
Postal Mr. Blither
2014Locker 13Armando

Television


Year Title Role Notes
2000 The $treet Freddie Sacker
2001–2002 Philly Terry Loomis
2002–2005 The Bernie Mac Show Jerry Best 10 episodes
2002 Andy Richter Controls the Universe Arnich
2002 Crossing Jordan Phil Berman episode: "As If by Fate"
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 1 episode
2006 Commander in Chief Lance Addison 2 episodes
American Dad! Caroler #1 / John Hinckley Jr. (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"
Shark Sam Harris Episode: "Here Comes the Judge"
2008 Knight Rider Season 1 Episode 12 "Stevens" Episode: "Knight to Kings Pawn"
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"
Human Target Shelly Episode: "Ilsa Pucci"
The Mentalist Christopher Lynch Episode: "Red Letter"
Numb3rs Award Show Producer Episode: "And the Winner is..."
2011 Law & Order: Los Angeles Attorney Miller Episode: "Carthay Circle"
2011–2019 Suits Louis Litt Main role (134 episodes)
2016BallersNFL PA RepEpisode: "Most Guys"
2019 Pearson Louis Litt Guest star (1 episode)
2020BillionsDr. SwerdlowRecurring Role



References


  1. "Today in history". ABC News. Associated Press. June 12, 2014.
  2. "Calling all 'Suits' fans: We have some potentially devastating news for you". Now To Love. Retrieved 10 February 2018. I have just from being your typical Jewish kid from Long Island
  3. The $treet – TV.com
  4. "Philly [TV Series]:Overview". www.msn.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  5. Rick Hoffman at IMDb



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[de] Rick Hoffman

Rick Hoffman (* 12. Juni 1970 in New York City, New York) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler, der hauptsächlich durch seine Hauptrolle als Louis Litt in der Anwaltsserie Suits bekannt wurde. Er ist seit Mitte der 1990er Jahre als Schauspieler tätig und war in mehr als sechzig Produktionen zu sehen.
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[ru] Хоффман, Рик

Рик Хоффман (англ. Rick Hoffman; род. 12 июня 1970, Нью-Йорк, Нью-Йорк, США) — американский киноактёр, получивший известность благодаря роли Патрика Ван Дорна в сериале «Джейк вчера, сегодня, завтра» и благодаря роли Луиса Литта в сериале «Форс-мажоры».



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