Rick Hoffman
Known For
Acting
Born
1970-06-12 in New York, New York
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 appearances in movies including The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Blood Work (2002), Hostel (2005), Cellular (2004), and Lions Gate Films The Condemned (2007). He suffered a near-death experience during the filming of the latter in Australia.
Most Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Gary Lesley
NCIS
as Kelvin Ridgeway
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Michael Raykirk
The Mentalist
as Christopher Lynch
Suits
as Louis Litt
Monk
as Agent Colmes
CSI: Miami
as Bruno Gomez
CSI: Miami
as Darren Ripley
Billions
as Doctor Swerlow
Crossing Jordan
as Phil Berman
CSI: NY
as Miles Feldstein
Las Vegas
as Scott Noel
The Practice
as D.A. Harvey Clarke
Chuck
as Agent Scary
Lie to Me
as Peters
Without a Trace
as Gary Moscowitz
Numb3rs
as Oliver
Ballers
as NFLPA Representative
Leverage
as Alan Foss
The Pretender
as Photographer