off-screen

adverb or adjective

ˈȯf-ˈskrēn 

variants or offscreen

1

: out of sight of the movie or television viewer

a shot fired off-screen

Before long, Anthony introduces himself to the family pooch, who is whooshed away to an off-screen death.

—Kris Turnquist

2

: in private life : when not appearing in a movie, on television, etc.

Moyer's off-screen magnetism comes from a down-to-earth friendliness.

—Kate Hahn

Pfeiffer, 34, remains a mystery woman offscreen.

—Michael A. Lipton

Examples of off-screen in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Once the series ended in 1969, the cast started new chapters, taking on different roles in Hollywood and starting families off-screen. — Joyann Jeffrey, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026

Appropriately, Cruz didn't make much of an off-screen connection with Bardem, who was then 23. — Alessandra De Tommasi, Vanity Fair, 5 July 2026

Though Reeve himself didn't appear in the film, Marc McClure did reprise his role as Jimmy Olsen from the Superman movies — and Slater still connected with Reeve off-screen. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026

Ahead, catch up on the cast’s off-screen romances. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 26 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for off-screen

• agin
• alkene
• allene
• ameen
• amin
• arene
• athene
• baleen
• beeline
• benzene
• between
• bromine