Cooper Hoffman

Cooper Alexander 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 the lead role in The Long Walk (2025), adapted from Stephen King's novel. He made his stage debut in an Off-Broadway production of Sam Shepard's tragedy play Curse of the Starving Class (2025).

Infobox

Born

Cooper Alexander Hoffman (2003-03-20) March 20, 2003 (age 22)

Occupation

Actor

Years active

2020–present

Father

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Relatives

Gordy Hoffman (uncle)

Tables

· Acting credits › Film

2021

Licorice Pizza

Role(s)

Gary Valentine

2023

Wildcat

Role(s)

Manley Pointer

2024

Old Guy

Role(s)

Wihlborg

Saturday Night

Role(s)

Dick Ebersol

2025

The Long Walk

Role(s)

Raymond Garraty

Poetic License

Role(s)

Ari Zimmer

TBA

Role(s)

I Want Your Sex

Notes

Elliot

Artificial

Role(s)

Greg Brockman

Notes

Filming

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2021	Licorice Pizza	Gary Valentine
2023	Wildcat	Manley Pointer
2024	Old Guy	Wihlborg
2024	Saturday Night	Dick Ebersol
2025	The Long Walk	Raymond Garraty
2025	Poetic License	Ari Zimmer
TBA	I Want Your Sex	Elliot	Post-production
TBA	Artificial	Greg Brockman	Filming

· Acting credits › Theater

2025

Curse of the Starving Class

Role(s)

Wesley Tate

Notes

Sam Shepard

Year	Title	Role	Playwright	Venue	Ref.
2025	Curse of the Starving Class	Wesley Tate	Sam Shepard	The New Group, Off-Broadway

Accolades for Cooper Hoffman · Awards and nominations

2021

National Board of Review Awards

Role(s)

Breakthrough Performance

Notes

Licorice Pizza

Florida Film Critics Circle

Role(s)

Pauline Kael Breakout Award

Notes

Won

2022

Alliance of Women Film Journalists

Role(s)

Most Egregious Age Difference Between the Leading Man and the Love Interest

Notes

Nominated

Critics' Choice Movie Awards

Role(s)

Best Young Performer

Notes

Nominated

Georgia Film Critics Association

Role(s)

Breakthrough Award

Notes

Nominated

Golden Globe Awards

Role(s)

Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Notes

Nominated

Online Film & Television Association

Role(s)

Best Youth Performance

Notes

Nominated

Seattle Film Critics Society

Role(s)

Best Youth Pefromance

Notes

Nominated

2025

Independent Spirit Awards

Role(s)

Robert Altman Award

Notes

The Long Walk

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2021	National Board of Review Awards	Breakthrough Performance	Licorice Pizza	Won
2021	Florida Film Critics Circle	Pauline Kael Breakout Award		Won
2022	Alliance of Women Film Journalists	Most Egregious Age Difference Between the Leading Man and the Love Interest		Nominated
	Critics' Choice Movie Awards	Best Young Performer		Nominated
	Georgia Film Critics Association	Breakthrough Award		Nominated
	Golden Globe Awards	Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy		Nominated
	Online Film & Television Association	Best Youth Performance		Nominated
	Seattle Film Critics Society	Best Youth Pefromance		Nominated
2025	Independent Spirit Awards	Robert Altman Award	The Long Walk	Won

References

People
http://www.people.com/all-about-philip-seymour-hoffman-son-cooper-hoffman-7971832
Newsweek
https://www.newsweek.com/who-cooper-hoffman-philip-seymour-son-age-movie-1529418?amp=1
The Hollywood Reporter
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/cooper-hoffman-son-of-phillip-seymour-hoffman-leads-paul-thomas-anderson-70s-drama-4050355/
Los Angeles Times
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-philip-seymour-hoffman-will-20140219-story.html
The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/philip-seymour-hoffman-s-will-actor-wished-for-son-to-stay-away-from-hollywood-9140612.html
Associated Press
https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-cooper-hoffman-paul-thomas-paul-thomas-anderson-philip-seymour-hoffman-c56bc5d9142ad3bbd8a42483459c9b53
W
https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/cooper-hoffman-licorice-pizza-interview-2022
Variety
https://variety.com/2021/film/features/paul-thomas-anderson-licorice-pizza-alana-haim-cooper-hoffman-1235107853/
Licorice Pizza
https://gq.com/story/paul-thomas-anderson-new-movie-licorice-pizza-trailer-breakdown
The A.V. Club
https://avclub.com/alana-haim-and-cooper-hoffman-make-their-feature-film-d-1847751942
People
https://people.com/movies/bradley-cooper-and-philip-seymour-hoffmans-son-cooper-star-in-trailer-for-licorice-pizza/
CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/28/entertainment/philip-seymour-hoffman-cooper-hoffman-paul-thomas-anderson/index.html
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https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-59638152
Deadline Hollywood
https://deadline.com/2023/09/wildcat-review-ethan-hawke-maya-hawke-telluride-film-festival-1235534630/
Deadline Hollywood
https://deadline.com/2024/01/the-fablemans-gabriel-labelle-lorne-michaels-snl-1975-cooper-hoffman-rachel-sennott-1235797505/
Deadline Hollywood
https://deadline.com/2024/06/stephen-king-the-long-walk-cooper-hoffman-david-jonsson-1235969702
GQ
https://gq.com/story/cooper-hoffman-and-david-jonsson-gq-hype
Playbill
https://playbill.com/article/cast-complete-for-curse-of-the-starving-class-with-calista-flockhart-cooper-hoffman-and-christian-slater
The Hollywood Reporter
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/nbr-2021-winners-list-1235056383/
"The 2021 Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC) Winners"
https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2021-florida-film-critics-circle-ffcc-winners/
"2021 EDA AWARDS NOMINEES"
https://awfj.org/eda-awards-2/2021-eda-awards-nominees/?doing_wp_cron=1639166909.2972590923309326171875
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/13/movies/critics-choice-2022-winners.html
Spirit Awards 2026 Nominations: Full List – Variety
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/spirit-awards-2026-nominations-1236596640/