Philip Seymour Hoffman
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
Brandt
The Big Lebowski
Phil Parma
Magnolia
Self
Doubt: Stage to Screen
Truman Capote
Capote
Owen Davian
Mission: Impossible III
Freddie Miles
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Jacob Elinsky
25th Hour
Frank Hansen
The Getaway
Dusty
Twister
Lester Bangs
Almost Famous
Reverend Veasey
Cold Mountain
Mitch Roman
Patch Adams
Paul Zara
The Ides of March
Allen
Happiness
Gary
When a Man Loves a Woman
Caden Cotard
Synecdoche, New York
Scotty J.
Boogie Nights
Joseph Turner White
State and Main
Sandy Lyle
Along Came Polly
Gust Avrakotos
Charlie Wilson's War
Jim the Bartender
The Invention of Lying
Officer Raymer
Nobody's Fool
Duncan
Montana
Chuck Bronski
My Boyfriend's Back
Andy Hanson
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Rusty
Flawless
Max (voice)
Mary and Max
Dean Trumbell
Punch-Drunk Love
Young Craps Player
Hard Eight
Jon Savage
The Savages
Launcelot Gobbo
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice
George Willis, Jr.
Scent of a Woman
Matt
Leap of Faith
Freddy Lounds
Red Dragon
Henry
Strangers with Candy
Sean
Next Stop Wonderland
Father Brendan Flynn
Doubt
Art Howe
Moneyball
Wilson Joel
Love Liza
Dan Mahowny
Owning Mahowny
Jack
Jack Goes Boating
Lancaster Dodd
The Master
The Count
The Boat That Rocked
Cochran
Money for Nothing
Chris
My New Gun
Self
Last Party 2000
Plutarch Heavensbee
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Robert Gelbart
A Late Quartet
Self
Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley'
Self
Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'
Plutarch Heavensbee
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Plutarch Heavensbee
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Günther Bachmann
A Most Wanted Man
Dean Trumbull
Mattress Man Commercial
Self
Making Capote: Concept to Script
Self
Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet
Self
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
Self
Truman Capote: Answered Prayers
Klutch
Triple Bogey On A Par Five Hole
Mickey Scarpato
God's Pocket
Bill
Culture
Man at Party #3
Anita Liberty
Self
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
Self (voice)
A Child's Garden of Poetry
Buck
The Yearling
Bernardo, Horatio & Laertes
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet
Self (Archive Footage)
Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman
Self
The Making of A Most Wanted Man
Wiley McCall
Joey Breaker
Self
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
Martin
Szuler
Self
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
Self
Starring Austin Pendleton
Narrator (voice)
Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre
Self
Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made
Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self - Actor
Salinger
Self (Archival Footage)
Moneyball: Playing the Game
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
78
Gender
Male
Birthday
1967-07-23
Place of Birth
Fairport, New York, USA
Also Known As
Филип Сеймур Хоффман