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Dylan Hoffman

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Dylan Hoffman isn't your typical teen actor with a carefully managed origin story. Born July 24, 2008, in Chicago, IL, he's the kind of performer who stumbled into the industry almost by accident — a single commercial for a Wisconsin health clinic at age nine, then an agent, then a global Netflix audience. That's a fast runway. His breakout came with the 2023 Netflix film *You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah*, directed by Sammi Cohen, where Hoffman played Andy Goldfarb opposite Sunny Sandler and Samantha Lorraine, with Adam Sandler producing (and, notably, playing the dad — so the on-set dynamic had a certain built-in warmth to it). What's striking is how quickly the role translated into a real social media presence: over 700,000 TikTok followers and 210,000 on Instagram by late 2023, according to Famous Birthdays. Before the Netflix film landed, Hoffman had already logged screen time in the 2020 Fox sci-fi series *Next*, appearing in two episodes as a character named Cody — a credit that arrived right before the COVID pandemic shut everything down. His most recent project, the 2025 short film *Our Brightest Nights*, sees him playing a character called Al (IMDb). He's 17. Hard to say if the trajectory stays this steep, but the foundation is there.

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About Dylan Hoffman

Dylan Hoffman isn't your typical teen actor with a carefully managed origin story. Born July 24, 2008, in Chicago, IL, he's the kind of performer who stumbled into the industry almost by accident — a single commercial for a Wisconsin health clinic at age nine, then an agent, then a global Netflix audience. That's a fast runway.

His breakout came with the 2023 Netflix film *You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah*, directed by Sammi Cohen, where Hoffman played Andy Goldfarb opposite Sunny Sandler and Samantha Lorraine, with Adam Sandler producing (and, notably, playing the dad — so the on-set dynamic had a certain built-in warmth to it). What's striking is how quickly the role translated into a real social media presence: over 700,000 TikTok followers and 210,000 on Instagram by late 2023, according to Famous Birthdays. Before the Netflix film landed, Hoffman had already logged screen time in the 2020 Fox sci-fi series *Next*, appearing in two episodes as a character named Cody — a credit that arrived right before the COVID pandemic shut everything down.

His most recent project, the 2025 short film *Our Brightest Nights*, sees him playing a character called Al (IMDb). He's 17. Hard to say if the trajectory stays this steep, but the foundation is there.

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Early life & background

Dylan Hoffman was born on July 24, 2008, in Chicago, IL. His mother is also an actress — a detail that probably made the household more receptive to the idea of a kid chasing auditions (Famous Birthdays). Hoffman started performing commercially at nine years old, booking a spot for a Wisconsin health clinic that set him on the path toward finding representation. Once he had an agent, things moved quickly: his first screen role in the TV series *Next* came in just before the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted production across the industry in 2020. He was featured in a 2023 profile by Niles West News, suggesting ties to the Niles, Illinois area.

Career

Hoffman's career is short by any measure — he's a teenager — but it's already got a clear shape to it. The first real credit was *Next* (2020), a Fox thriller series in which he appeared in two episodes playing a kid named Cody. It wasn't a splashy debut, but it was a working actor's start, and the timing — right before the pandemic — made it even more of a grind to keep momentum going. Then came *You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah*, the 2023 Netflix comedy directed by Sammi Cohen and produced by Adam Sandler. Hoffman plays Andy Goldfarb, the boy at the center of the social drama that drives the plot — the kind of role where a single scene (the moment Stacy realizes Andy is interested in someone else at the party) can make or break how an audience reads the whole film. He holds his own against Sunny Sandler and Samantha Lorraine, both of whom carry significant screen time, and that's not nothing when you're working opposite the producer's own daughter. The film gave Hoffman his first real mainstream visibility, and the audience found him — 700,000 TikTok followers don't accumulate without genuine fan investment. His most recent credit is the 2025 short film *Our Brightest Nights*, where he plays a character named Al (IMDb, elcinema.com). It's a smaller project, but short films at this stage of a career often signal that an actor is staying active between larger bookings rather than waiting around. Whether *Our Brightest Nights* leads anywhere bigger remains to be seen, but Hoffman's willingness to keep working across formats — TV, streaming features, short film — suggests someone who's treating this as a long game, not a one-film moment.

Personal life

Outside of his professional work, Hoffman has mentioned playing football as a hobby — one of those details that makes the whole teen-actor profile feel a little more grounded (Famous Birthdays). His mother is an actress, which likely shaped his early comfort with the industry. He was profiled by Niles West News in 2023, pointing to roots in the Niles, Illinois area. His social media presence — particularly on TikTok, where he's amassed over 700,000 followers — has grown substantially since *You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah* premiered on Netflix. No further public personal details are available at this time.

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Filmography

Frequently asked questions

What films is Dylan Hoffman known for?

Dylan Hoffman has 1 title indexed on Movie OTT, including You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah.

Where can I watch Dylan Hoffman's films?

1 of Dylan Hoffman's films are currently streaming, available on Netflix.