Rick Hoffman

Rick Hoffman
Hoffman in 2013
Born	Rick Hoffman (1970-06-12) June 12, 1970[1] New York City, U.S.
Education	University of Arizona
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1997–present
Children	1

Rick Hoffman (born June 12, 1970) is an American actor. He is best known for playing 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. Hoffman 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 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). In 2011, he acted in a starring role as Louis Litt in the USA Network series Suits, which has continued ever since. His TV/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, Monk and The Mentalist.

Personal life

Hoffman is originally from New York City. His first child, a son, was born in December 2014.^[6]

Filmography

References

External links

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