Dominic Hoffman

Dominic Hoffman
Hoffman at LA Times Festival of Books, 2025.
Born (1962-10-30) October 30, 1962 (age 64)
OccupationActor
Years active1985–present

Dominic Hoffman (born October 30, 1962) 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."

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. He has also been a finalist for two other Audie Awards and an Odyssey Award.

Personal life and education

Hoffman received a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz. 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.

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

Awards and honors

Awards

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

"Best of" lists

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

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
2022 Swamp Lion Fred
2025 Henry Johnson Jerry

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

Audiobooks

Year Title Author Notes
2018 The Collected Essays of Ralph Ellison Ralph Ellison
2019 Wanderers Chuck Wendig
2020 Exhalation Ted Chiang
2022 The Final Strife Saara El-Arifi
2023 White Cat, Black Dog Kelly Link
2023 Same Bed Different Dreams Ed Park
2023 The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store James McBride
2023 Life and Other Love Songs Anissa Gray
2024 James Percival Everett Audible Audiobook of the Year 2024
2024 The Memory Palace Nate Dimeo
2024 Black Star Kwame Alexander
2024 The Black Box Henry Louis Gates Jr.
2024 Redwood Court DéLana R. A. Dameron
2025 King Sorrow Joe Hill

References

  1. ↑ "This Novel Is So Bonkers, It Needs Three Narrators". The New York Times. 2024-02-16. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  2. ↑ Shirley, Don (2000-11-01). "And the Ovation Awards Go to . . ". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2026-09-26.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "AudioFile Magazine Spotlight on Narrator". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
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  5. 1 2 "2021 Audie Awards®". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  6. 1 2 "2022 Audie Awards®". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  7. 1 2 "Odyssey Winner and Honor Audiobooks: 2021". Booklist. 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  8. 1 2 3 "Notable Children's Recordings: 2021". Booklist. 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
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  12. ↑ "2018 Top Ten Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2018-01-09. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
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  14. ↑ "Top 10 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults: 2021". Booklist. 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  15. ↑ Major, Michael. "Lin-Manuel Miranda, Cynthia Erivo & More Among Audie Awards Finalists". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  16. 1 2 Cristi, A. A. "Dominic Hoffman Directs Los Angeles Premiere of His New Play EMMITT & AVA". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  17. ↑ "2006 booklist editors choice media | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. October 4, 2009. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  18. ↑ "The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. February 21, 2012. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  19. ↑ "2012 List". Reference & User Services Association (RUSA). 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
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  21. ↑ "Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults: 2015". Booklist. 2015-03-15. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  22. ↑ "Booklist Editors' Choice: Youth Audio, 2020". Booklist. 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  23. ↑ "2021 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2021-01-04. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  24. ↑ "Best of the year '24". Audible. 2024. Retrieved 2026-07-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)