Mark Hoffman

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Mark Hoffman
Saw character
Costas Mandylor as Mark Hoffman in Saw IV (2007)
First appearance	Saw III (2006)
Last appearance	Saw X (2023)
Created by	James Wan Leigh Whannell
Portrayed by	Costas Mandylor
Voiced by	Tobin Bell (while using Billy the Puppet)
In-universe information
Full name	Mark Hoffman
Occupation	Detective (formerly) Detective lieutenant (formerly)
Relatives	Angelina (sister; deceased)
Origin	Saw III (2006)
Classification	Serial killer
Association(s)	John Kramer (mentor; deceased) Amanda Young (fellow apprentice; deceased) Lawrence Gordon (fellow apprentice; alive)
M.O.	High-level intelligence Vast resources Highly designed set of symbolic death traps, imitating those of the Jigsaw Killer
Status	Unknown

Detective Lieutenant Mark Hoffman is a fictional character and the secondary antagonist of the Saw franchise. He is portrayed by Australian actor Costas Mandylor. While the character was first shown briefly as a police officer in Saw III, later films in the series have expanded his role and revealed him to be an apprentice, and subsequently the successor of the Jigsaw Killer, as the new Jigsaw. The character serves as the secondary antagonist in Saw IV, and the main antagonist in Saw V, VI and 3D. He also has a brief vocal cameo and physically appears in the mid-credits scene of Saw X, setting up a new trap alongside Jigsaw.

Like his mentor and partner, Hoffman designs death traps that, for survivors, give them reason to appreciate their lives. Unlike his mentor, however, he has no emotion towards his victims and generally displays a very monotone personality. He also enjoys making his victims suffer, and frequently places his victims in traps where at least one must be killed for the other(s) to escape, and has on occasion placed them in inescapable traps.

His surname is a tribute to producer Gregg Hoffman, who died on December 4, 2005, just five weeks after the release of Saw II.