Charles Nathan Hofheimer (born April 17, 1981) is an American actor. Beginning his career as a child actor, Hofheimer made his film debut in ''

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'' (1994), subsequently appearing in ''

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'' (1996) and ''

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'' (1997). Transitioning into adult roles, Hofheimer had supporting roles in films such as ''

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'' (1999), '' Black Hawk Down'' (2001), '' The Village'' (2004), ''

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'' (2012), ''

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'' (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

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period drama series ''

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'' (2010–13), Ben Grimes on the

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political espionage thriller series '' 24: Legacy'' (2017), and Wallace White on the

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period mystery thriller miniseries ''

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'' (2024).

Life and career

Hofheimer was born in

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and moved to

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when he was a year old. He began acting at a young age. His first film role was in the 1994 version of ''

''. He has appeared in other feature films such as ''

'', ''

'', '' Black Hawk Down'' and '' The Village''. In 2008 Hofheimer produced, directed, wrote and edited a short film, ''Baggage''. Hofheimer's television credits include ''

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'', ''

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'', '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

''. Hofheimer has also starred in several theatre productions. In 1996 he played Kenny Simmonds in ''Minor Demons'' at the Currican Theatre in

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, and then again in 1997 at the Century Theatre in New York City. In 2000 he played Ovid Bernstein and Tobias Pfeiffer II in ''

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'' 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

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, ''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

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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

References

External links

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