Cooper Hoffman | |
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Born | Cooper Alexander Hoffman March 20, 2003 [1] |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2020–present |
Father | Philip Seymour Hoffman |
Relatives | Gordy Hoffman (uncle) |
Cooper Hoffman (born March 20, 2003) is an American actor. The son of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, he made his acting debut with a leading role in Paul Thomas Anderson's coming-of-age film Licorice Pizza (2021) for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. He has since portrayed Dick Ebersol in the comedy-drama Saturday Night (2024) and made his stage debut in an Off-Broadway production of Sam Shepard's tragedy play Curse of the Starving Class (2025).
Hoffman was born in 2003. [2] He is the son of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and costume designer Mimi O'Donnell. [3] Hoffman has two younger sisters. [4] Hoffman's father died when he was ten years old. In his will, he wished for his son to live life outside of Hollywood. [5] Growing up, Hoffman did not seriously consider becoming an actor. He only took part in school plays as part of the stage crew, and participated in making short films with his friends, including family friend Paul Thomas Anderson and his son. [6] [7] [8]
Hoffman made his film debut in Licorice Pizza (2021), [9] written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, a frequent collaborator of his late father. [10] [11] [12] For his performance, he gained critical acclaim and was nominated for, among other awards, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. [13]
In 2023, he acted in the Flannery O'Connor biopic Wildcat, directed by Ethan Hawke. The film premiered at the 50th Telluride Film Festival. [14] In 2024, Hoffman played Dick Ebersol in the biographical comedy-drama Saturday Night . [15]
In 2025, Hoffman starred in The Long Walk based on the novel by Stephen King and directed by Francis Lawrence who had previously worked with Hoffman's late father. [16] On taking on the part of a young man grieving from the loss of his father like Hoffman had himself, Hoffman said: "When your trauma is on display for the world, there’s no actually hiding it. I’m like, I might as well talk about it, or, I might as well put it into something. Because if I keep hiding it and running from it, that’s not fair to anyone else who has gone through that. I’m here to display this person and this experience as honestly as I can, and hopefully someone else watches it and goes, He sees me, he understands me. And that’s, in my opinion, the only reason to do any sort of art." [17]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2021 | Licorice Pizza | Gary Valentine | |
2023 | Wildcat | Manley Pointer | |
2024 | Old Guy | Wihlborg | |
Saturday Night | Dick Ebersol | ||
2025 | The Long Walk | Raymond Garraty | Post-production |
Poetic License | Ari Zimmer | Post-production | |
TBA | I Want Your Sex | Elliot | Post-production |
Artificial | Greg Brockman | Filming |
Year | Title | Role | Playwright | Venue | Ref. |
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2025 | Curse of the Starving Class | Wesley Tate | Sam Shepard | The New Group, Off Broadway | [18] |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | National Board of Review Awards | Breakthrough Performance | Licorice Pizza | Won | [19] |
2022 | Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Best Young Performer | Nominated | [20] | |
Golden Globe Awards | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Nominated | [13] | ||