# Rick Hoffman

Rick Hoffman (born June 12, 1970) is an American actor. He is known for playing Jerry Best in the Fox sitcom The Bernie Mac Show (2002–2005), Chase Chapman in the ABC comedy series Samantha Who? (2007–2009) and Louis Litt in the USA Network legal drama series Suits (2011–2019).

## Early life

Hoffman was born in New York City to Charles and Gail Hoffman. He grew up in Roslyn Heights, New York with his brother Jeff Hoffman. He is Jewish. He graduated from The Wheatley School in Old Westbury, New York, before attending the University of Arizona, majoring in theater arts. 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 subsequent TV roles included 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 landed a starring role as Louis Litt in the USA Network series Suits, which ran until 2019.
His other TV and 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: Special Victims Unit, NCIS, Crossing Jordan, Without a Trace, The Practice, CSI: NY, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Shark, Lie to Me, Andy Richter Controls the Universe, Monk, Billions, and The Mentalist.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | Conspiracy Theory | Security guard | |
| 1998 | Lethal Weapon 4 | Police officer | |
| 2002 | Blood Work | James Lockridge | |
| 2004 | The Day After Tomorrow | New York businessman | Uncredited |
| 2004 | Our Time Is Up | Gay man | Short film |
| 2004 | Cellular | Lawyer | |
| 2005 | Hostel | American client | |
| 2007 | Smiley Face | Angry Face | |
| 2007 | The Condemned | Goldy | |
| 2007 | Hostel: Part II | American client | Archive footage |
| 2007 | Postal | Mr. Blither | |
| 2014 | Locker 13 | Armando | |
| 2023 | Thanksgiving | Thomas Wright | |

### 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 |
| 2004 | The Practice | D.A. Harvey Clarke | 3 episodes |
| 2004 | Monk | Agent Kohlms | Episode: "Monk Meets the Godfather" |
| 2005–2006 | Jake in Progress | Patrick Van Dorn | Main role (20 episodes) |
| 2005 | CSI: NY | Dr. Miles Feldstein | 1 episode |
| 2006 | Commander in Chief | Lance Addison | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | American Dad! | Caroler #1 / John Hinckley Jr. (voice) | Episode: "The Best Christmas Story Never Told" |
| 2007 | Chuck | Agent Scary | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Sandworm" |
| 2007 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Michael Raykirk | Episode: "Cockroaches" |
| 2007 | Shark | Sam Harris | Episode: "Here Comes the Judge" |
| 2008 | Knight Rider | "Stevens" | Episode: "Knight to Kings Pawn" |
| 2007–09 | Samantha Who? | Chase Chapman | Recurring role, 9 episodes |
| 2008 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Gary Lesley | Episode: "Closet" |
| 2008 | Las Vegas | Scott Noel | Episode: "2 on 2" |
| 2008 | NCIS | Kelvin Ridgeway | Episode: "In the Zone" |
| 2008 | Leverage | Alan Foss | Episode: "The Two-Horse Job" |
| 2009 | Knight Rider | Christopher Stevens | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Lie to Me | Peters | Episode: "The Best Policy" |
| 2010 | Better Off Ted | Veridian Foundation Head | Episode: "Mess of a Salesman" |
| 2010 | Human Target | Shelly | Episode: "Ilsa Pucci" |
| 2010 | The Mentalist | Christopher Lynch | Episode: "Red Letter" |
| 2010 | Numb3rs | Award Show Producer | Episode: "And the Winner is..." |
| 2011 | Law & Order: LA | Attorney Miller | Episode: "Carthay Circle" |
| 2011–2019 | Suits | Louis Litt | Main role (134 episodes) |
| 2016 | Ballers | NFL PA Rep | Episode: "Most Guys" |
| 2019 | Pearson | Louis Litt | Guest star (1 episode) |
| 2020 | Billions | Dr. Swerdlow | Recurring Role |
| 2023 | Round and Round | Stan | |