Ernst Hofmann was born on December 7, 1880 in Berlin, Germany as Ernst Carl Heinrich Hofmann von Schönholtz. He was an actor and producer, known for Der Knabe in Blau (1919), Wildnis (1922) and Die weißen Rosen (1916). He was married to Hedda. He died on April 27, 1945 in Potsdam, Germany.