Ryan E. Hoffman was born at Mt. Sinai hospital in Manhattan, New York. He attended Xavier High School and is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and with the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School.He has appeared on HBO, NBC, ESPN, and in various independent films as a recurring guest star and character actor, as well as a recurring guest on "Countdown with Keith Olbermann". He is the co-founder of the sketch comedy group, Temple Horses.