Mark Hoffman

Mark Hoffman
Saw character
Costas Mandylor as Mark Hoffman
First appearance	Saw III
Last appearance	Saw 3D
Created by	James Wan Leigh Whannell
Portrayed by	Costas Mandylor
Voiced by	Tobin Bell (when using puppet)
Information
Nickname(s)	Jigsaw II
Aliases	The Jigsaw Killer II
Gender	Male
Association(s)	John Kramer/Jigsaw (mentor) Amanda Young (fellow apprentice) Angelina Acomb (sister) Lawrence Gordon (eventual successor and enemy)
M.O.	Cleverly constructed traps, mimicking those of the Jigsaw Killer

Detective Lieutenant Mark Hoffman is a fictional character from the Saw franchise. He is portrayed by Australian actor Costas Mandylor. While the character was first shown 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. Like his mentor and partner, he designs death traps that, for survivors, give them reason to appreciate their lives. On the other hand, he has no emotion towards his victims, and in general, brandishes a very monotone personality.

Saw III briefly showed Hoffman during the investigation of Troy's chain trap. Hoffman was shown to be listening in on Lieutenant Daniel Rigg's conversation with Allison Kerry about Jigsaw's ability to continue his work. Unnoticed by the others, Hoffman pocketed a chain fragment from the traps' aftermath and commented as to why the door had to be cut open by the police to secure the crime scene. He was very apathetic and glib while speaking to Rigg and Kerry. Rigg showed that this bothered him. Amanda and Hoffman then place Allison Kerry in a trap which kills her even though she did as she was instructed to, revealing that this was a trap meant to kill her.

As they begin to put John's final tests into action, Hoffman and Amanda begin fighting over John's affections and legacy. Hoffman tries to win John's favor by warning him against Amanda's now murderous take on his legacy. John instead chooses to allow the game to progress. Hoffman, knowing the test was actually meant for Amanda, proceeded to sabotage the test by switching John's letter for Amanda with one of his own: a letter informing her that, if she did not kill Lynn Denlon, he would tell John what she had done (she was the person that sent Cecil to steal drugs, which resulted in Jill's miscarriage). Amanda does so, but is killed by Lynn's husband, Jeff who then proceeded to kill John as well.

In the opening scene of Saw IV, Hoffman is called to the police morgue to hear a cassette tape that is found in Jigsaw's stomach during his autopsy. It is later discovered that the events of Saw III and Saw IV occurred at the same time, so this scene actually happened after the events of those two films.