Cast & creator
Rick Hoffman
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Mentalist, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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.
Also known as: Рик Хоффман, ریک هافمن
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film credits
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television credits
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1996–2026 · acting roles
6.8
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (62)
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Gary Lesley
1999
The Mentalist
Christopher Lynch
2008
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Michael Raykirk
2000
NCIS
Kelvin Ridgeway
2003
CSI: Miami
Bruno Gomez
2002CSI: Miami
Darren Ripley
2002
Suits
Louis Litt
2011
Monk
Agent Colmes
2002
CSI: NY
Miles Feldstein
2004
Without a Trace
Gary Moscowitz
2002
The Practice
Harvey Clarke
1997
Numb3rs
Oliver
2005
Crossing Jordan
Phil Berman
2001
Las Vegas
Scott Noel
2003
Billions
Doctor Swerlow
2016
Chuck
Agent Scary
2007
V.I.P.
Tino Scarlatti
1998
Lie to Me
Peters
2009
The Bernie Mac Show
Jerry Best
2001
The Pretender
Photographer
1996
Providence
Benji Brickman
1999
Leverage
Alan Foss
2008
Ballers
NFLPA Representative
2015
Shark
Sam Harris
2006
Human Target
Shelly
2010
Commander in Chief
Lance Addison
2005
Law & Order: LA
Attorney Miller
2010
The Day After Tomorrow
NY Businessman on Bus
2004
Samantha Who?
Chase Chapman
2007
Battleship
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
2012
Dark Blue
Billy Hoffman
2009
Hostel
The American Client
2006
Miss Match
Consultant at the Bar (uncredited)
2003Miss Match
Kate's Auction Date
2003
Suits LA
Louis Litt
2025
Better Off Ted
Mr. Page
2009
Lethal Weapon 4
Police Officer at Port
1998
Office Romance
Carl Gunderson
2026
Thanksgiving
Thomas Wright
2023
Pearson
Louis Litt
2019
Andy Richter Controls the Universe
2002
Hostel: Part II
(archive footage)
2007
Cellular
Lawyer
2004
Philly
Terry Loomis
2001
The $treet
Freddie Sacker
2000
Conspiracy Theory
Night Security - Federal Building
1997
The Condemned
'Goldy' Goldman
2007
Jake in Progress
Patrick Van Dorn
2005
Smiley Face
Angry Face
2007
Blood Work
James Lockridge
2002
London Calling
Benson
2025
Postal
Mr. Blither
2007
I Love Your Work
Louis
2003
Locker 13
Armando
2014
Johnny Skidmarks
Bartender
1998
A Better Way to Die
Regis
2001
Phreaker
Larry Sarnoff
2026
Thanksgiving 2
Thomas Wright
Our Time Is Up
Gay Man
2004
Paradise
Clark Cavanaugh
2004
Round and Round
Stan
2023
Hostel Dissected
Self
2006