Charlie Hofheimer (born April 17, 1981[1]) is an American film, television, and theater actor. He landed his first film role as Jim Garland in the 1994 version of Lassie. He is known for his role as Abe Drexler on Mad Men. He has also made many TV guest appearances in a number of TV series.[2]
Charlie Hofheimer | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 17, 1981 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, producer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
Life and career
editHofheimer was born in Detroit, Michigan and moved to Brooklyn, New York when he was a year old.[3] He began acting at a young age. His first film role was in the 1994 version of Lassie. He has appeared in other feature films such as Boys, Fathers' Day, Music of the Heart, Black Hawk Down and The Village. In 2008 Hofheimer produced, directed, wrote and edited a short film, Baggage.
Hofheimer's television credits include Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Law & Order, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, NCIS, Numb3rs, Medium, House M.D., and Mad Men.
Hofheimer has also starred in several theatre productions. In 1996 he played Kenny Simmonds in Minor Demons at the Currican Theatre in New York City, and then again in 1997 at the Century Theatre in New York City. In 2000 he played Ovid Bernstein and Tobias Pfeiffer II in Old Money at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater in New York City. His other stage performances include Spittin' Image (as Matt) at the Forum Theatre, Ruler of my Destiny (as Hart) at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut, Opelika (as Matty) at the Third Eye Repertory Company in New York City, Treasure Island (as Jim Hawkins) at the Blue Light Theatre Company in New York City and he made his Broadway debut as Jimmy in On the Waterfront.[4]
In 1999, he graduated from New York Lab School, a small public school in New York City.
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Lassie | Jim Garland | |
| 1996 | Boys | John Cooke | |
| 1997 | Fathers' Day | Scott Andrews | |
| 1998 | Edge City | James | |
| 1999 | Music of the Heart | Nick at 17 | |
| 2001 | Last Ball | Jim | |
| Black Hawk Down | CPL Jamie Smith | ||
| 2002 | The Ghost of F. Scott Fitzgerald | James Powell | |
| 2004 | The Village | Kevin, the young security guard | |
| 2008 | Baggage | Short film (as producer, director, writer, and editor) | |
| 2009 | Blur | Raymond | |
| Against the Current | (as associate producer) | ||
| 2010 | Numb | Jason | |
| Autopilot | Mike | ||
| 2012 | Would You Rather | Travis | |
| 2013 | Paranoia | Richard McAllister | |
| 2019 | The Mandela Effect | Brendan |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | New York News | Episode: "A Question of Truth" | |
| 1996 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Jeff / Dean | 2 episodes |
| Law & Order | Andrew Jansson / Ben Karmel | 2 episodes | |
| 1999 | Trinity | Episode: "Breaking In, Breaking Out, Breaking Up, Breaking Down" | |
| Blue Moon | T.J. Medieros | Television film | |
| Now and Again | Nick | Episode: "A Girl's Life" | |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Jerry Dupree | Episode: "Tortured" |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Kevin McCallum | Episode: "A Night at the Movies" | |
| NCIS | Petty Officer First Class Bobby Wilkes | Episode: "High Seas" | |
| 2006 | Numb3rs | Ron Allen | Episode: "The Running Man" |
| 2007 | Medium | David Channing | Episode: "Second Opinion" |
| House M.D. | Mark Allmore | Episode: "97 Seconds" | |
| 2008 | Eli Stone | Scott Miller | Episode: "I Want Your Sex" |
| Canterbury's Law | Ethan Foster | 3 episodes | |
| Fear Itself | Scott | Episode: "Community" | |
| 2009 | Cold Case | George Sweeney | Episode: "Lotto Fever" |
| Without a Trace | Chris White | Episode: "Voir Dire" | |
| 2010-2013 | Mad Men | Abe Drexler | 11 episodes |
| 2012 | Private Practice | Ron Nelson | 4 episodes |
| The Good Wife | Officer Zimmerman | Episode: "Blue Ribbon Panel" | |
| 2014 | Grey's Anatomy | Jason Castor | Episode: "Do You Know?" |
| 2015 | Castle | Eric Chambers | Episode: "At Close Range" |
| Turn: Washington's Spies | Lieutenant Chaffee | 3 episodes | |
| 2017 | 24: Legacy | Ben Grimes | 6 episodes |
| 2018 | Escape at Dannemora | Kenny Barrile Sr. | Miniseries, 1 episode |
| 2019 | The Man in the High Castle | Daniel Levine | Episode: "Mauvaise Foi" |
| 2019 | For All Mankind | Dennis Lambert | 2 episodes |
References
edit- ^ "Celebrity birthdays: April 17". Billings Gazette. 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ^ "Charlie Hofheimer Biography". filmreference.com. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
- ^ Watkins, Gwynne (May 30, 2013). "The Mad Men GQ+A: Charlie Hofheimer on Abe's Peggy-Induced Stab Wound". GQ. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ^ "Theatre in New York: A Brief History". musicals101.com. Retrieved August 28, 2010.