Ed Hoffman — Body of Lies Character Profile

About Ed Hoffman

CIA division chief in Langley, Ferris's bureaucratic supervisor. Prioritizes protocol and political optics over field realities, often micromanaging operations.

Ed Hoffman — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Russell Crowe

Appears in

Body of Lies (2008)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• Ed Hoffman — wife — Hoffman's Wife (Giannina Facio)

  角色名包含关系词: wife

• Ed Hoffman — Professional Supervisor — Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio)

  Hoffman supervises Ferris's field work from Langley.

  Hoffman is Ferris's division chief and supervisor in Langley, overseeing his operations.

• Ed Hoffman — Power Field Commander — Skip (Vince Colosimo)

  Skip carries out Hoffman's covert instructions in Jordan.

  Hoffman tasks Skip with abducting Karami without Ferris's knowledge.

• Ed Hoffman — Professional Technical Collaborator — Garland (Simon McBurney)

  Garland supplies the technology supporting Hoffman's covert operations.

  Garland assists the operation as a black ops technical expert providing satellite surveillance, drone monitoring, and technical support.

• Ed Hoffman — Conflict Targeting Adversary — Al-Saleem (Alon Aboutboul)

  Hoffman pursues Al-Saleem through covert manipulation.

  Hoffman helps devise the Sadiki deception and monitors the operation intended to expose and capture Al-Saleem.

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