Rick Hoffman - wikipedia Rick Hoffman Rick Hoffman Hoffman in 2013 Rick Hoffman ( 1970 - 06 - 12 ) June 12, 1970 ( age 48 ) New York City, New York, United States Education University of Arizona Occupation Actor Years active 1997 -- present Partner ( s ) ? Children Rick Hoffman ( born June 12, 1970 ) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Louis Litt in the legal drama series Suits. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 References 6 External links Early life Hoffman was born in New York City and grew up in Roslyn Heights, New York. Hoffman was raised Jewish. 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 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 in 2001 -- 2002, Jerry Best in The Bernie Mac Show ( 2002 -- 2005 ), Patrick Van Dorn on the John Stamos comedy Jake in Progress ( 2004 -- 2005 ) 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. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes Conspiracy Theory Security Guard 1998 Lethal Weapon 4 Police Officer 2002 Blood Work James Lockridge The Day After Tomorrow New York Businessman Uncredited Our Time Is Up Gay Man Short film Cellular Lawyer 2005 Jake in Progress Patrick Van Dorn Hostel American Businessman 2007 Smiley Face Angry Face The Condemned Goldy Hostel : Part II American Businessman Flashback Postal Mr. Blither 2014 Locker 13 Armando Television Year Title Role Notes 2000 The $ treet Freddie Sacker 2001 -- 2002 Philly Terry Loomis 2002 -- 2005 The Bernie Mac Show Jerry Best 10 episodes 2002 Andy Richter Controls the Universe Arnich 2002 Crossing Jordan Phil Berman episode : `` As If by Fate '' 2003, 2009 CSI : Miami Bruno Gomez / Darren Ripley 2 episodes The Practice D.A. Harvey Clarke 3 episodes Monk Agent Kohlms Episode : `` Monk Meets the Godfather '' 2005 CSI : NY Dr. Miles Feldstein 1 episode 2006 Commander in Chief Lance Addison 2 episodes American Dad ! Caroler # 1 / John Hinkley ( voice ) Episode : `` The Best Christmas Story Never Told '' 2007 Chuck Agent Scary Episode : `` Chuck Versus the Sandworm '' CSI : Crime Scene Investigation Michael Raykirk Episode : `` Cockroaches '' Shark Sam Harris Episode : `` Here Comes the Judge '' 2007 -- 09 Samantha Who ? Chase Chapman Recurring role, 9 episodes 2008 Law & Order : Special Victims Unit Gary Lesley Episode : `` Closet '' Las Vegas Scott Noel Episode : `` 2 on 2 '' NCIS Kelvin Ridgeway Episode : `` In the Zone '' Leverage Alan Hoss Episode : `` The Two - Horse Job '' 2009 Knight Rider Christopher Stevens 2 episodes Lie to Me Peters Episode : `` The Best Policy '' Better Off Ted Veridian Foundation Head Episode : `` Mess of a Salesman '' Human Target Shelly Episode : `` Ilsa Pucci '' The Mentalist Christopher Lynch Episode : `` Red Letter '' Numb3rs Award Show Producer Episode : `` And the Winner is... '' 2011 -- present Suits Louis Litt Main role ( 111 episodes ) 2016 Ballers NFL PA Rep Episode : `` Most Guys '' References Jump up ^ `` Today in history ''. ABC News. Associated Press. June 12, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Calling all ' Suits ' fans : We have some potentially devastating news for you ''. Now To Love. Retrieved 10 February 2018. I have just from being your typical Jewish kid from Long Island Jump up ^ The $ treet -- TV.com Jump up ^ Philly ( TV Series ) ( 2001 ) -- Overview -- MSN Movies ^ Jump up to : Rick Hoffman on IMDb Jump up ^ Horde, Candice ( 8 July 2017 ). `` 7 Things You Should Know About Rick Hoffman from ' Suits ' ''. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rick Hoffman. Rick Hoffman on IMDb LCCN : no2012066579 VIAF : 249855237 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rick_Hoffman&oldid=856217455 '' Categories : 1970 births Male actors from New York City American male film actors American male television actors Jewish American male actors Living people University of Arizona alumni 20th - century American male actors 21st - century American male actors People from Old Westbury, New York People from Roslyn Heights, New York Hidden categories : Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from July 2015 Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia تۆرکجه Català Čeština Deutsch فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano עברית Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Português Русский Suomi Svenska Türkçe 中文 10 more Edit links This page was last edited on 23 August 2018, at 17 : 50 ( UTC ). 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Question: who is the actor who plays louis litt on suits
Answer: Rick Hoffman