Philip Seymour Hoffman
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
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- 2016 · Starring Austin Pendleton as Self
- 2015 · The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 as Plutarch Heavensbee
- 2015 · Straight From The Heart: A Tribute To Philip Seymour Hoffman as Self (Archive Footage)
- 2015 · The Making of A Most Wanted Man as Self
- 2014 · The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 as Plutarch Heavensbee
- 2014 · A Most Wanted Man as Günther Bachmann
- 2014 · God's Pocket as Mickey Scarpato
- 2014 · And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 · The Hunger Games: Catching Fire as Plutarch Heavensbee
- 2013 · Salinger as Self - Actor
- 2013 · The Frame as Plutarch Heavensbee
- 2013 · Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet as Self
- 2012 · A Late Quartet as Robert Gelbart
- 2012 · The Master as Lancaster Dodd
- 2012 · Too Young to Die as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · Moneyball: Playing the Game as Self (Archival Footage)
- 2011 · The Ides of March as Paul Zara
- 2011 · Moneyball as Art Howe
- 2011 · A Child's Garden of Poetry as Self (voice)
- 2010 · Jack Goes Boating as Jack
- 2010 · Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre as Narrator (voice)
- 2009 · The Invention of Lying as Jim the Bartender
- 2009 · Mary and Max as Max (voice)
- 2009 · Doubt: Stage to Screen as Self
- 2009 · The Boat That Rocked as The Count
- 2009 · I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale as Self
- 2008 · Doubt as Father Brendan Flynn
- 2008 · Synecdoche, New York as Caden Cotard
- 2008 · Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made as Self
- 2007 · Charlie Wilson's War as Gust Avrakotos
- 2007 · The Savages as Jon Savage
- 2007 · Before the Devil Knows You're Dead as Andy Hanson
- 2006 · Strangers with Candy as Henry
- 2006 · Mission: Impossible III as Owen Davian
- 2006 · Making Capote: Concept to Script as Self
- 2006 · Truman Capote: Answered Prayers as Self
- 2005 · Capote as Truman Capote
- 2005 · Empire Falls as Charlie Mayne
- 2004 · Along Came Polly as Sandy Lyle
- 2003 · Cold Mountain as Reverend Veasey
- 2003 · Mattress Man Commercial as Dean Trumbull
- 2003 · The Evolution of an American Filmmaker as Self
- 2003 · Owning Mahowny as Dan Mahowny
- 2003 · A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon' as Himself
- 2002 · Love Liza as Wilson Joel
- 2002 · 25th Hour as Jacob Elinsky
- 2002 · Punch-Drunk Love as Dean Trumbell
- 2002 · Red Dragon as Freddy Lounds
- 2002 · HypaSpace as Self
- 2002 · Icons as
- 2001 · Last Party 2000 as Self
- 2000 · Almost Famous as Lester Bangs
- 2000 · State and Main as Joseph Turner White
- 2000 · Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' as Self
- 2000 · Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley' as Self
- 2000 · That Moment: Magnolia Diary as Self
- 1999 · The Talented Mr. Ripley as Freddie Miles
- 1999 · Magnolia as Phil Parma
- 1999 · Flawless as Rusty
- 1999 · The Early Show as Self - Guest
- 1999 · The Directors as Self
- 1998 · Patch Adams as Mitch Roman
- 1998 · Happiness as Allen
- 1998 · Next Stop Wonderland as Sean
- 1998 · The Big Lebowski as Brandt
- 1998 · Montana as Duncan
- 1997 · Liberty! as Joseph Plumb Martin
- 1997 · Boogie Nights as Scotty J.
- 1997 · Culture as Bill
- 1997 · Hard Eight as Young Craps Player
- 1997 · Anita Liberty as Man at Party #3
- 1996 · Arthur as William Fillmore Toffman (voice)
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · Twister as Dusty
- 1995 · The Fifteen Minute Hamlet as Bernardo, Horatio & Laertes
- 1994 · It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice as Launcelot Gobbo
- 1994 · Nobody's Fool as Officer Raymer
- 1994 · Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- 1994 · When a Man Loves a Woman as Gary
- 1994 · The Yearling as Buck
- 1994 · Szuler as Martin
- 1994 · The Getaway as Frank Hansen
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · Money for Nothing as Cochran
- 1993 · My Boyfriend's Back as Chuck Bronski
- 1993 · Joey Breaker as Wiley McCall
- 1992 · Scent of a Woman as George Willis, Jr.
- 1992 · Leap of Faith as Matt
- 1992 · My New Gun as Chris
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1992 · Triple Bogey On A Par Five Hole as Klutch
- 1990 · Law & Order as Steven Hanauer
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Winner