Richard Edward Hoffman (born June 12, 1970) is an American actor. He
is best known for playing Louis Litt in the legal drama series
Suits.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.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 2001â€"2002, Jerry Best in The Bernie Mac Show (2002â€"2005),
Patrick Van Dorn on the John Stamos comedy Jake in Progress
(2004â€"2005) and Chase Chapman on the ABC comedy Samantha Who?
(2007â€"2009). In 2011, he landed a starring role as Louis Litt in the
USA Network series Suits, which ran until 2019. 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.Hoffman is originally from New York City.
His first child, a son, was born in December 2014.
is best known for playing Louis Litt in the legal drama series
Suits.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.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 2001â€"2002, Jerry Best in The Bernie Mac Show (2002â€"2005),
Patrick Van Dorn on the John Stamos comedy Jake in Progress
(2004â€"2005) and Chase Chapman on the ABC comedy Samantha Who?
(2007â€"2009). In 2011, he landed a starring role as Louis Litt in the
USA Network series Suits, which ran until 2019. 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.Hoffman is originally from New York City.
His first child, a son, was born in December 2014.
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