Philip Seymour Hoffman
Acting
Born: July 23, 1967 · Fairport, New York, USA
Died: February 2, 2014 (aged 46)
Highest Rated
Biography
Philip Seymour Hoffman (July 23, 1967 – February 2, 2014) was an American actor, director, and producer. Best known for his distinctive supporting and character roles–typically lowlifes, eccentrics, bullies, and misfits—Hoffman acted in many films, including leading roles, from the early 1990s until his death in 2014. Drawn to theater as a teenager, Hoffman studied acting at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He began his screen career in a 1991 episode of Law & Order and started to appear in films in 1992. He gained recognition for his supporting work, notably in Scent of a Woman (1992), Boogie Nights (1997), Happiness (1998), Patch Adams (1998), The Big Lebowski (1998), Magnolia (1999), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Almost Famous (2000), Punch-Drunk Love (2002), and Along Came Polly (2004). He began to occasionally play leading roles, and for his portrayal of the author Truman Capote in Capote (2005), won multiple accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor. Hoffman's profile continued to grow and he received three more Oscar nominations for his supporting work as a brutally frank CIA officer in Charlie Wilson's War (2007), a priest accused of pedophilia in Doubt (2008), and the charismatic leader of a Scientology-type movement in The Master (2012). While he mainly worked in independent films, including The Savages (2007) and Synecdoche, New York (2008), Hoffman also appeared in Flawless (1999), and Hollywood blockbusters such as Twister (1996) and Mission: Impossible III (2006), and in one of his final roles, as Plutarch Heavensbee in the Hunger Games series (2013–15). The feature Jack Goes Boating (2010) marked his debut as a filmmaker. Hoffman was also an accomplished theater actor and director. He joined the off-Broadway LAByrinth Theater Company in 1995, where he directed, produced, and appeared in numerous stage productions. His performances in three Broadway plays—True West in 2000, Long Day's Journey into Night in 2003, and Death of a Salesman in 2012—all led to Tony Award nominations.
Known for
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2013
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
2014
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
2015
The Big Lebowski
1998
Mission: Impossible III
2006
Moneyball
2011
Red Dragon
2002
The Talented Mr. Ripley
1999
Magnolia
1999
Scent of a Woman
1992
Twister
1996
Boogie Nights
1997
Photos (10)
Movies (59)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Plutarch Heavensbee
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Plutarch Heavensbee
Mission: Impossible III
Owen Davian
Scent of a Woman
George Willis, Jr.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Plutarch Heavensbee
The Big Lebowski
Brandt
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Freddie Miles
Twister
Dusty
Magnolia
Phil Parma
Boogie Nights
Scotty J.
Moneyball
Art Howe
Almost Famous
Lester Bangs
The Invention of Lying
Jim the Bartender
Charlie Wilson's War
Gust Avrakotos
Patch Adams
Mitch
The Master
Lancaster Dodd
Mary and Max
Max (voice)
The Ides of March
Paul Zara
25th Hour
Jacob Elinsky
Along Came Polly
Sandy Lyle
Punch-Drunk Love
Dean Trumbell
The Getaway
Frank Hansen
Cold Mountain
Reverend Veasey
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Andy Hanson
Synecdoche, New York
Caden Cotard
When a Man Loves a Woman
Gary
A Most Wanted Man
Günther Bachmann
Hard Eight
Young Craps Player
Capote
Truman Capote
Doubt
Father Brendan Flynn
The Boat That Rocked
The Count
Nobody's Fool
Officer Raymer
The Savages
Jon Savage
Happiness
Allen
Owning Mahowny
Dan Mahowny
God's Pocket
Mickey Scarpato
Flawless
Rusty
State and Main
Joseph Turner White
Leap of Faith
Matt
A Late Quartet
Robert Gelbart
Red Dragon
Freddy Lounds
Montana
Duncan
Money for Nothing
Cochran
My Boyfriend's Back
Chuck Bronski
Love Liza
Wilson Joel
Strangers with Candy
Henry
Jack Goes Boating
Jack
Next Stop Wonderland
Sean
My New Gun
Chris
The Yearling
Buck
Anita Liberty
Man at Party #3
Mattress Man Commercial
Dean Trumbull
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet
Bernardo, Horatio & Laertes
Joey Breaker
Wiley McCall
Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre
Narrator (voice)
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice
Launcelot Gobbo
Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole
Klutch
Cheat
Martin
Culture
Bill
TV Shows (7)
Law & Order
Steven Hanauer · 1 eps
Arthur
William Fillmore Toffman (voice) · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1 eps
Icons
1 eps
The Frame
Plutarch Heavensbee · 1 eps
Empire Falls
Charlie Mayne · 2 eps
Liberty!
Joseph Plumb Martin · 6 eps
Self / Appearances (25)
The Daily Show
Self · 5 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee · 3 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Chelsea Lately
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 2 eps
The Directors
Self · 1 eps
The Early Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Too Young to Die
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
Self
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
Self
Salinger
Self - Actor
Last Party 2000
Self
Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 eps
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
Self
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
Self
A Child's Garden of Poetry
Self (voice)
Starring Austin Pendleton
Self
Doubt: Stage to Screen
Self
Truman Capote: Answered Prayers
Self
Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'
Self
The Making of A Most Wanted Man
Self
Making Capote: Concept to Script
Self
