Charles Nathan Hofheimer (born April 17, 1981) is an American actor. Beginning his career as a child actor, Hofheimer made his film debut in Lassie (1994), subsequently appearing in Boys (1996) and Fathers' Day (1997). Transitioning into adult roles, Hofheimer had supporting roles in films such as Music of the Heart (1999), Black Hawk Down (2001), The Village (2004), Would You Rather (2012), Paranoia (2013), and Easy Living (2017).
He is best known for his supporting roles as Abe Drexler on the fourth, fifth, and sixth seasons of the AMC period drama series Mad Men (2010–13), Ben Grimes on the Fox political espionage thriller series 24: Legacy (2017), and Wallace White on the Apple TV+ period mystery thriller miniseries Lady in the Lake (2024).
Life and career Hofheimer was born in Detroit, Michigan and moved to Brooklyn, New York when he was a year old. 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.
In 1999, he graduated from New York Lab School, a small public school in New York City.
Filmography +FilmYearTitleRoleNotes1994LassieJim Garland1996BoysJohn Cooke1997Fathers' DayScott Andrews1998Edge CityJames1999Music of the HeartNick at 172001Last BallJimBlack Hawk DownCorporal Jamie Smith2002The Ghost of F. Scott FitzgeraldJames Powell2004The VillageKevin2008BaggageShort film; Also producer, director, writer, and editor2009BlurRaymondAgainst the CurrentAlso associate producer2010NumbJasonAutopilotMike2012Would You RatherTravis2013ParanoiaRichard McAllister2016Dependent's DayLarry Wright2017Easy LivingNorman2019 The Mandela EffectBrendanThe Nearest Human BeingDevin
+TelevisionYearTitleRoleNotes1995New York NewsEpisode: "A Question of Truth"1996Are You Afraid of the Dark?Jeff / Dean2 episodesLaw & OrderAndrew Jansson / Ben Karmel2 episodes1999TrinityEpisode: "Breaking In, Breaking Out, Breaking Up, Breaking Down"Now and AgainNickEpisode: "A Girl's Life"2003CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationKevin McCallumEpisode: "A Night at the Movies"Law & Order: Special Victims UnitJerry DupreeEpisode: "Tortured"NCISPetty Officer First Class Bobby WilkesEpisode: "High Seas"2006Numb3rsRon AllenEpisode: "The Running Man"2007MediumDavid ChanningEpisode: "Second Opinion"House M.D.Mark AllmoreEpisode: "97 Seconds"2008Eli StoneScott MillerEpisode: "I Want Your Sex"Canterbury's LawEthan Foster3 episodesFear ItselfScottEpisode: "Community"2009Cold CaseGeorge SweeneyEpisode: "Lotto Fever"Without a TraceChris WhiteEpisode: "Voir Dire"2010–2013Mad MenAbe Drexler11 episodes2011Rizzoli & IslesLieutenant Dan FormanEpisode: "We Don't Need Another Hero"2012Private PracticeRon Nelson4 episodesThe Good WifeOfficer ZimmermanEpisode: "Blue Ribbon Panel"2014Grey's AnatomyJason CastorEpisode: "Do You Know?"2015CastleEric ChambersEpisode: "At Close Range"PerceptionRoger PierceEpisode: "Brainstorm"Turn: Washington's SpiesLieutenant Chaffee3 episodes201724: LegacyBen Grimes7 episodes2018Escape at DannemoraKenny Barrile Sr.Miniseries2019The Man in the High CastleDaniel LevineEpisode: "Mauvaise Foi"2019For All MankindDennis Lambert2 episodes2024Lady in the LakeWallace WhiteMiniseries
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External links
Charlie Hofheimer at flixster