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Dominic Hoffman
Born
Dominic Hoffman

(1962-10-30) October 30, 1962 (age 61)
OccupationActor
Years active1985–present

Dominic Hoffman is an American actor and playwright. He is known for his recurring roles on The Shield as Louis Sperling, A Different World as Whitley's boyfriend, Julian Day, and Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Jeff Russell.

He is also an accomplished theater actor and playwright, earning Ovation awards in 2000 for his one-man show "Uncle Jacques' Symphony," a play that celebrates humanity as a musical metaphor. Its participants are a group of singular characters, all performed by Hoffman, with minimal alteration, played to maximum effect. Men and women, young and old, of different cultures and beliefs vividly come together on stage for ninety minutes. Their personal rhythms, unique harmonies, and the familiar melody of their stories combine to form a symphony of life. Ovation awards for best actor in a play, writing, and best world premiere.

Hoffman is also a distinguished audiobook narrator, winning the 2017 Audie Award for Literary Fiction or Classics for his rendition of Yaa Gyasi's Homegoing.[1][2] He has also been a finalist for two other Audie Awards[3][4] and an Odyssey Award.[5][6]

Personal life and education

Hoffman received a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz.[7] He also received training from the American Conservatory Theater, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, and New York University Tisch School of the Arts.[7]

Hoffman presently lives in Venice, California and spends time in Paris annually.[8]

Awards and honors

Awards

Best Play at the Edinburgh International Festival, Best Of The Fringe at the San Francisco Fringe Festival, and LA Ovation Awards (Best Writer Of A World Premiere Play & Best Lead Actor In A Play), as writer/actor for Uncle Jacques’ Symphony. Click here for reviews.

Year Title Media List Result Ref.
1996 Blade to the Heat Theatre DramaLogue Award for Outstanding Performance Winner [9]
2017 Homegoing (2016) by Yaa Gyasi Audiobook Audie Award for Literary Fiction or Classics Winner [1][2]
2018 The Sun is Also a Star (2016) by Nicola Yoon Audiobook Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Top 10 [10][11]
2021 Deacon King Kong (2020) by James McBride Audiobook Audie Award for Literary Fiction or Classics Finalist [3]
2021 When Stars are Scattered (2020) by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed Audiobook Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Top 10 [12]
2021 When Stars are Scattered (2020) by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed Audiobook Odyssey Award Honor [5][6]
2022 Four Hundred Souls, edited by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain Audiobook Audie Award for Multi-Voiced Performance Finalist [4][13]
Last Fare Theatre NAACP Image Award for Best Play Winner [14]
Last Fare Theatre NAACP Image Award for Best Actor Winner [14]

"Best of" lists

Year Title List Ref.
2006 An Ordinary Man by Paul Rusesabagina Booklist Editors' Choice: Media [15]
2012 Last Days of Ptolemy Grey by Walter Mosley RUSA Listen List [16][17]
2015 The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights by Steve Sheinkin Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults [18][19]
2020 Deacon King Kong (2020) by James McBride AudioFile Best of Fiction [1]
2020 When Stars are Scattered (2020) by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed AudioFile Best of Children's Titles [1]
2020 When Stars are Scattered (2020) by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed Booklist Editors' Choice: Youth Audio, 2020 [20]
2021 145th Street: Short Stories by Walter Dean Meyers Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults [21]
2021 When Stars are Scattered (2020) by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed Notable Children's Recordings [6][22]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role
1987 Jaws: The Revenge Additional Voices
1988 School Daze Mustafa
Casual Sex? Additional Voices
Survival Quest Jeff
1992 Original Intent Cox
1997 One Eight Seven Victor
2001 Kingdom Come Antoine Depew
2008 Redbelt Detective
2013 Phil Spector Mr. Brown

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1985 V Visitor Episode: The Conversion
1986 Comedy Factory Bookstore Customer Episodes: Man About Town
1985-1988 St. Elsewhere Paramedic Tim Dillworth Five episodes: Give the Boy a Hand, The Naked and the Dead, The Boom Boom Womb, Heart On and Final Cut
1988 Cheers 2nd Customer Episode: Yacht of Fools
1989 CBS Schoolbreak Special Donny Hall Episode: My Past Is My Own
Beauty and the Beast Resident Episode: A Kingdom by the Sea
1989–1991 A Different World Kent Souje (1 episode)
Julian Day (8 episodes) 		Nine episodes: For She's Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage (as Kent Souje)
A World Alike, That's the Trouble with You All, A Camp Fire Story, Getaway: Part I, Getaway: Part II, Perhaps Love, 21 Candles, Ex-Communication (as Julian Day)
1990 Family Matters Steve Webster Episode: Torn Between Two Lovers
1993 Living Single Patrick Episode: Living Single... with Children
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Dr. Kervarkian Episode: Home Is Where The Heart Attack Is
1993–1994 Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Dr. Pickney (1 episode) Thaddeus Jamison White (5 episodes) Six episodes: Valentine's Day Massacre (as Dr. Pickney), Private School, It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want To, The Courtship of Mark Cooper, Truth or Consequences, Pros and Convicts (as Thaddeus Jamison White)
1995 Mad About You Waiter Episode: Two Tickets to Paradise
NYPD Blue Bar Owner Episode: E.R.
1996 Buddies Marcel Episode: The PSA Story
1997 The Jamie Foxx Show Kenneth Episode: I am What I Scam
Port Charles Byron Rollins Unknown episodes
1999 Between Brothers Ramon Episode: Fantasy Camp/Home Boyz of Summer
2004-2005 The Shield Lou Sperling Three episodes: Strays, All In, Grave
2006 The Unit Neil Krinsman Two episodes: Report by Exception, Bait
2008 Jericho Colonel Fetts Episode: Patriots and Tyrants
2009 24 Raymond Howell Episode: Day 7: 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
Lie to Me SEC Deputy Ian Dawkins Episode: Depraved Heart
The Mentalist Agent Hicks Four episodes: The Scarlet Letter, Black Gold and Red Blood, Red Bulls, His Red Right Hand
2012–2013 Grey's Anatomy Dr. Jeff Russell Three episodes: Second Opinion, Bad Blood, Idle Hands
2019 S.W.A.T. Ben Mosley Episodes: Rocket Fuel

References

  1. ^ a b c d "AudioFile Magazine Spotlight on Narrator". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  2. ^ a b "2017 Audie Awards®". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  3. ^ a b "2021 Audie Awards®". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  4. ^ a b "2022 Audie Awards®". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  5. ^ a b "Odyssey Winner and Honor Audiobooks: 2021". Booklist. 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  6. ^ a b c "Notable Children's Recordings: 2021". Booklist. 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  7. ^ a b "** Dominic Hoffman **". Dominic Hoffman. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  8. ^ "Dominic Hoffman | Narrator". Penguin Random House Audio. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  9. ^ "Dominic Hoffman". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  10. ^ "2018 Top Ten Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2018-01-09. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  11. ^ "2018 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2018-01-09. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  12. ^ "Top 10 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults: 2021". Booklist. 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  13. ^ Major, Michael. "Lin-Manuel Miranda, Cynthia Erivo & More Among Audie Awards Finalists". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  14. ^ a b Cristi, A. A. "Dominic Hoffman Directs Los Angeles Premiere of His New Play EMMITT & AVA". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  15. ^ "2006 booklist editors choice media | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. October 4, 2009. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  16. ^ "The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. February 21, 2012. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  17. ^ "2012 List". Reference & User Services Association (RUSA). 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  18. ^ "2015 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  19. ^ "Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults: 2015". Booklist. 2015-03-15. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  20. ^ "Booklist Editors' Choice: Youth Audio, 2020". Booklist. 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  21. ^ "2021 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2021-01-04. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  22. ^ "Notable Children's Recordings: 2021". Booklist. 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

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