Gaby Hoffmann Husband Chris Dapkins Is A Great Father To Their Eight Year Old Daughter And A Son

Gaby Hoffmann husband Chris Dapkins is a cinematographer notable for his work in Unapologetic. Gaby and Chris are parents to Rosemary Dapkins and a son.

Born on 8th January 1982, Gaby began her career in the show business as a child actress. She was featured in commercials in 1986 to earn for her family, reports The Guardian.

Hoffmann hailed from New York City and spent her childhood at the Chelsea Hotel in Manhattan, New York. She lived there till she was 11 years old.

Having a rough beginning, the actress starred in Field of Dreams at the young age of seven. She took a break from acting and pursued studies. In 1992 she made a comeback with This is My Life.

The talented actress has worked on various projects, including Someone Like Me, Transparent, Now and Then, Life During Wartime, and C'mon C'mon. Gaby also has a fair share of theatre experience.

Throughout these years in the acting industry, she has received numerous nominations and accolades.

Chris Dapkins Works In Film Industry

Gaby Hoffmann husband Chris Dapkins is a director from Delaware. Gaby started his career in 2008.

The cinematographer was born on 19th November 1980. He has also done some work in the camera and sound department in the production unit.

Chris Dapkins Education

Dapkins moved to New York in pursuit of his interest in filmmaking. He joined Bard College in Annadale-on-Hudson, New York.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Film in 2001. Due to his brilliant performance in college, he was handed the Jerome Hill Excellence Award for Cinema.

Likewise, he joined the Tribeca Film Institute in Marrakech, Morocco. Chris was part of the Tribeca / Marrakech Filmmaker Exchange program.

Later on, he was chosen for a special two-week Master Class. It was conducted by Abbas Kiarostami, an Iranian filmmaker.

Additionally, Chris completed a Master in Fine Arts in 2008 from Hunter College, New York City. He studied Integrated Media for his master's.

Chris Career

Dapkins's career in filmmaking set sail in 2005. He was the cinematographer for a shot film Urban Renewal Is People Renewal.

After that, he got a flurry of work as a director of photography frequently. He worked on 24 projects as a cinematographer including Joe Mover, 3 Billy Goats, The Swell Season, Memphis, Enlighten Us, and Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project.

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Similarly, Chris also directed two projects. He was the co-director of The Swell Season in 2011, and the director of the short film Be the Change You Want to See.

He also took charge of the Camera and Electrical department in several projects:

  • Herb & Dorothy
  • Acting for the Camera
  • 3 Billy Goats
  • P.O.V.
  • Independent Lens

In his long career, the multi-skilled individual received a nomination for Sound & Vision in 2011 for The Swell Season. Likewise, he was awarded the 2012's Filmmaker Magazine Award as one of the upcoming faces in the filmmaking industry.

Gaby And Chris Relationship

Gaby Hoffmann and Chris Dapkins have been in a romantic relationship for over a decade. The couple has been together since the mid-2000s.

The Guardian reports that the couple was together when Hoffmann took a hiatus from acting and wanted to try different things as a career. It further states that Gaby and Chris lived in the woods during those days as both were trying things out.

The duo welcomed their first child in 2014. At the time, they were unmarried and were living together.

The couple also makes public appearances and attends different events. Last time on 20th September 2015, they were spotted in Los Angeles attending the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards.

The details of the wedding of the couple are kept private. But, during the interview with Vanity Fair on 17th June 2022, Gaby addressed Chris as her husband.

In a different scenario, Gaby has been part of several on-screen romances. She paired with Mark Ruffalo in You Can Count on Me and was seen in Goodbye World with Scott Mescudi.

Hoffmann also romanced Katherine Waterston in Manhattan Romance. The actress fits with every genre and different co-actors quite well.

Gaby Hoffmann Family

Gaby Hoffmann was born into a fractured family in New York City. Gaby's parents were on the verge of separation at her birth.

The actress was born to a couple with a background in acting.

Gaby Parents Are Separated

Gaby Hoffmann parents are Anthony Hererra and Viva Hoffmann. Anthony and Viva did not continue their relationship for a longer period.

Anthony's full name is Anthony John Herrera. He was born in Wiggins, Mississippi, on 19th January 1994.

Herrera started his acting career in 1969 through Night of Bloody Horror. Throughout his career, he only worked in a handful of movies. His most notable work was as James Stenbeck in As the World Turns.

He battled cancer in 1997 and had a stem cell transplant putting the cancer into remission. But in 2011, it respited, and the actor passed out on 21st June 2011 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Anthony was never a part of Gaby's life and went away after Gaby's birth.

On a different note, Viva raised Gaby alone. She brought her up alone and lived in Chelsea Hotel with her daughter.

Viva's real name is Janet Susan, Mary Hoffmann. She was born in Syracuse, New York, on 23rd august 1938. 

She was the eldest one among her nine siblings. As a youngster, she was a devoted Roman Catholic and wanted to be a nun.

Her fate had other routes for Viva, and she debuted in acting through The Nude Restaurant in 1967. She has a small appearance as a waitress in the movie.

Following that, she did minor roles in numerous productions, such as

  • Tub Girls
  • Lions Love
  • Sam's Song
  • New Old
  • The State of Things
  • The Man Without a Face

Apart from acting, she also published a couple of books in the 1970s. 'Superstar' was published in 1970, and 'The Baby' in 1974. Likewise, she also wrote about Gaby and her time at Chelsea Hotel and name it 'Gaby at the Chelsea,' but the book is unpublished to this date.

In the mix of everything, Viva was married to Michel Auder and had a daughter named Alexandra Auder. Alexandra was born in 1971 and is the elder step-sister of Gaby.

Gaby Hoffmann Children

Gaby and Chris are the parents of two children. They have a daughter and a son together.

Rosemary Dapkins is the firstborn child of Gaby and Chris. She was born on 19th November 2014.

It is reported in Elle that Hoffmann was pregnant during the Girls' shooting. Her character in the movie delivers a baby in a bathtub, and the actress uses it as a practice for childbirth.

Gaby preferred natural birth for Rosemary and birthed her at home, reports People.

Best Life reports that the second child was born a few years after Rosemary, but the actual date is not made public.

Just before the pandemic, the family of four moved to California. They have been living there since then.

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