Richard Rifkin is an American actor and screenwriter whose exact birthday and birthplace are not publicly available in major sources. He has been active in film and television since 1987, accumulating approximately 20 credits across both media, and also works as a director and writer. His most notable film credits include Horst (the Carvahall blacksmith) in Eragon (2006, starring Jeremy Irons and John Malkovich), JPL Store Man in The Martian (2015, directed by Ridley Scott), TV Pundit in Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008, starring Ron Perlman), Auction Bidder in Monte Carlo (2011, with Leighton Meester and Selena Gomez), and Kranicz in The Basement (2017). Other film credits include The Doors (1991, as a New York Journalist, credited as Richard B. Rifkin), Eichmann (2007), Infinitely Polar Bear (2014, executive producer, 83% on Rotten Tomatoes), and Gentle (2022, voice). On television he has appeared in The Pillars of the Earth (2010, 8 episodes as Matthew), The Company (2007, 3 episodes as Dr. Sydney), Houdini (2014, as Farnsworth), Dracula (2013, as Theatre Actor), The Borgias (2012, as The Penitent), and Emerald City (2017, as Wizard's Doctor). His earliest credits include Assault of the Party Nerds (1989), Blood Nasty (1989), and Speak of the Devil (1989).