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.

Filmography

• 2026Office Romance — Carl Gunderson
• 2026Phreaker — Larry Sarnoff
• 2025London Calling — Benson
• Suits LA — Louis Litt
• 2023Round and Round — Stan
• 2023Thanksgiving — Thomas Wright
• Pearson — Louis Litt
• Billions — Doctor Swerlow
• Ballers — NFLPA Representative
• 2014Locker 13 — Armando
• 2012Battleship — Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Suits — Louis Litt
• Human Target — Shelly
• Law & Order: LA — Attorney Miller
• Better Off Ted — Mr. Page
• Dark Blue — Billy Hoffman
• Lie to Me — Peters
• Leverage — Alan Foss
• The Mentalist — Christopher Lynch
• Chuck — Agent Scary
• 2007Hostel: Part II — (archive footage)
• 2007Postal — Mr. Blither
• Samantha Who? — Chase Chapman
• 2007Smiley Face — Angry Face
• 2007The Condemned — 'Goldy' Goldman
• 2006Hostel — The American Client
• Shark — Sam Harris
• Commander in Chief — Lance Addison
• Jake in Progress — Patrick Van Dorn
• Numb3rs — Oliver
• CSI: NY — Miles Feldstein
• 2004Cellular — Lawyer
• 2004Our Time Is Up — Gay Man
• 2004Paradise — Clark Cavanaugh
• 2004The Day After Tomorrow — NY Businessman on Bus
• 2003I Love Your Work — Louis
• Las Vegas — Scott Noel
• Miss Match — Consultant at the Bar (uncredited), Kate's Auction Date
• NCIS — Kelvin Ridgeway
• Andy Richter Controls the Universe
• 2002Blood Work — James Lockridge
• CSI: Miami — Bruno Gomez, Darren Ripley
• Monk — Agent Colmes
• Without a Trace — Gary Moscowitz
• 2001A Better Way to Die — Regis
• Crossing Jordan — Phil Berman
• Philly — Terry Loomis
• The Bernie Mac Show — Jerry Best
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Michael Raykirk
• The $treet — Freddie Sacker
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Gary Lesley
• Providence — Benji Brickman
• 1998Johnny Skidmarks — Bartender
• 1998Lethal Weapon 4 — Police Officer at Port
• V.I.P. — Tino Scarlatti
• 1997Conspiracy Theory — Night Security - Federal Building
• The Practice — Harvey Clarke
• The Pretender — Photographer
• Thanksgiving 2 — Thomas Wright

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 2006Hostel Dissected — Self