Rick Hoffman

Rick Hoffman is an American actor born on June 12, 1970 in New York. He is widely known for his role as lawyer Louis Litt on the TV series Suits.

He grew up in Roslyn Heights on Long Island, attended The Wheatley School in Old Westbury, and studied theater at the University of Arizona. Then he settled in Los Angeles. His first film role was as a minor security guard in Conspiracy Theory (1997). Playing Freddie Sacker in the short-lived TV series The $treet, set in Wall Street in 2000, provided the first serious breakthrough in his career.

Television and cinema

In the 2000s, she starred in Philly (2001–2002), The Bernie Mac Show (2002–2005), Jake in Progress (2005–2006) and Samantha Who? He appeared in regular roles in the TV series (2007–2009). During the same period, he also starred in films such as Blood Work (2002), Cellular (2004), The Day After Tomorrow (2004) and Hostel (2005).

He has made guest appearances on many TV series, including Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, CSI, NCIS, Monk, and Without a Trace.

Suits, which started in 2011, became the centerpiece of his career. He played the arrogant but fragile partner Louis Litt for nine seasons until the series ended in 2019. In 2025, he returned to this character as a guest in the series' sequel, Suits LA. His latest film credits include Thanksgiving (2023).