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Rick Hoffman

Rick Hoffman

Actor · Born 1970-06-12 · New York, New York

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Biography

Born June 12, 1970 in New York City, New York and raised in Roslyn Heights, New York, Rick Hoffman graduated from The Wheatley School in Old Westbury, NY before attending the University of Arizona. After graduating from University of Arizona, Rick moved to Los Angeles to start an acting career. He landed his first role as a security guard in Conspiracy Theory (1997) . He was so nervous he flubbed his two lines. Fortunately, his misread got laughs from Julia Roberts , Richard Donner and the entire crew, and was included in the final cut, giving him some much-needed attention. After other small roles, he had his breakout role as the Freddie Sacker on Darren Star 's Wall Street series The $treet (2000) which allowed him to quit his job waiting tables and move back to New York. He has had several memorable roles on series like Terry Loomis on the critically acclaimed Steven Bochco law drama Philly (2001) . These roles caught Variety magazine's attention who elected Rick one of Variety's 10 Actors to Watch. Then came the role of Jerry Best on The Bernie Mac Show (2001), and Patrick Van Dorn on the John Stamos comedy series Jake in Progress (2005). He has had many supporting appearance…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Day After Tomorrow (2004) — NY Businessman on Bus
  2. Battleship (2012) — Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
  3. Suits (2011) — Louis Litt
  4. The Mentalist (2008) — Christopher Lynch
  5. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — Gary Lesley
  6. Hostel (2006) — The American Client
  7. Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) — Police Officer at Port
  8. NCIS (2003) — Kelvin Ridgeway
  9. Hostel: Part II (2007) — (archive footage)
  10. Cellular (2004) — Lawyer
  11. CSI: Miami (2002) — Bruno Gomez
  12. Lie to Me (2009) — Peters
  13. Conspiracy Theory (1997) — Night Security - Federal Building
  14. Thanksgiving (2023) — Thomas Wright
  15. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) — Michael Raykirk
  16. Monk (2002) — Agent Colmes
  17. Chuck (2007) — Agent Scary
  18. Billions (2016) — Doctor Swerlow
  19. Blood Work (2002) — James Lockridge
  20. The Condemned (2007) — 'Goldy' Goldman
  21. Ballers (2015) — NFLPA Representative
  22. CSI: NY (2004) — Miles Feldstein
  23. Numb3rs (2005) — Oliver
  24. Leverage (2008) — Alan Foss
  25. Postal (2007) — Mr. Blither
  26. Smiley Face (2007) — Angry Face
  27. Office Romance (2026) — Carl Gunderson
  28. Without a Trace (2002) — Gary Moscowitz
  29. Las Vegas (2003) — Scott Noel
  30. Better Off Ted (2009) — Mr. Page
  31. The Pretender (1996) — Photographer
  32. Pearson (2019) — Louis Litt
  33. Human Target (2010) — Shelly
  34. Crossing Jordan (2001) — Phil Berman
  35. London Calling (2025) — Benson
  36. The Practice (1997) — D.A. Harvey Clarke
  37. Shark (2006) — Sam Harris
  38. Samantha Who? (2007) — Chase Chapman
  39. The Bernie Mac Show (2001) — Jerry Best
  40. V.I.P. (1998) — Tino Scarlatti