Philip Seymour Hoffman
Known for Acting · 95 credits
- Born
- 1967-07-23
- Died
- 2014-02-02
- Place of birth
- Fairport, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Филип Сеймур Хоффман · 필립 세이모어 호프만 · Philip S. Hoffman · Philip Hoffman · Phillip Seymour Hoffman · Phil 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
TV Shows (19)
Law & Order
1990
as Steven Hanauer
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
Chelsea Lately
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Arthur
1996
as William Fillmore Toffman (voice)
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Directors
1999
as Self
The Frame
2013
as Plutarch Heavensbee
Icons
2002
The Early Show
1999
as Self - Guest
HypaSpace
2002
as Self
Liberty!
1997
as Joseph Plumb Martin
Too Young to Die
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Empire Falls
2005
as Charlie Mayne
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
Movies (76)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
2014
as Plutarch Heavensbee
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2013
as Plutarch Heavensbee
The Big Lebowski
1998
as Brandt
Mission: Impossible III
2006
as Owen Davian
Moneyball
2011
as Art Howe
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
2015
as Plutarch Heavensbee
Twister
1996
as Dusty
Happiness
1998
as Allen
Scent of a Woman
1992
as George Willis, Jr.
Magnolia
1999
as Phil Parma
Boogie Nights
1997
as Scotty J.
Almost Famous
2000
as Lester Bangs
The Talented Mr. Ripley
1999
as Freddie Miles
Punch-Drunk Love
2002
as Dean Trumbell
Cold Mountain
2003
as Reverend Veasey
The Master
2012
as Lancaster Dodd
Patch Adams
1998
as Mitch Roman
Along Came Polly
2004
as Sandy Lyle
25th Hour
2002
as Jacob Elinsky
The Ides of March
2011
as Paul Zara
The Invention of Lying
2009
as Jim the Bartender
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
2007
as Andy Hanson
Doubt
2008
as Father Brendan Flynn
Mary and Max
2009
as Max (voice)
The Getaway
1994
as Frank Hansen
Synecdoche, New York
2008
as Caden Cotard
The Boat That Rocked
2009
as The Count
Charlie Wilson's War
2007
as Gust Avrakotos
A Most Wanted Man
2014
as Günther Bachmann
When a Man Loves a Woman
1994
as Gary
Nobody's Fool
1994
as Officer Raymer
Hard Eight
1997
as Young Craps Player
Salinger
2013
as Self - Actor
Capote
2005
as Truman Capote
God's Pocket
2014
as Mickey Scarpato
The Savages
2007
as Jon Savage
Montana
1998
as Duncan
Flawless
1999
as Rusty
Leap of Faith
1992
as Matt
Owning Mahowny
2003
as Dan Mahowny
Red Dragon
2002
as Freddy Lounds
My Boyfriend's Back
1993
as Chuck Bronski
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
2009
as Self
State and Main
2000
as Joseph Turner White
A Late Quartet
2012
as Robert Gelbart
Love Liza
2002
as Wilson Joel
Money for Nothing
1993
as Cochran
Next Stop Wonderland
1998
as Sean
Starring Austin Pendleton
2016
as Self
Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'
2000
as Self
Strangers with Candy
2006
as Henry
My New Gun
1992
as Chris
Last Party 2000
2001
as Self
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
2003
as Self
Jack Goes Boating
2010
as Jack
Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman
2015
as Self (Archive Footage)
A Child's Garden of Poetry
2011
as Self (voice)
Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made
2008
as Self
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
2003
as Self
Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet
2013
as Self
Doubt: Stage to Screen
2009
as Self
Joey Breaker
1993
as Wiley McCall
Culture
1997
as Bill
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet
1995
as Bernardo, Horatio & Laertes
Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley'
2000
as Self
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
2000
as Self
The Yearling
1994
as Buck
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice
1994
as Launcelot Gobbo
Szuler
1994
as Martin
Making Capote: Concept to Script
2006
as Self
Anita Liberty
1997
as Man at Party #3
The Making of A Most Wanted Man
2015
as Self
Truman Capote: Answered Prayers
2006
as Self
Triple Bogey On A Par Five Hole
1992
as Klutch
Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre
2010
as Narrator (voice)
Mattress Man Commercial
2003
as Dean Trumbull
About 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 f… With 95 credits spanning from 1944 to 2016, Philip Seymour Hoffman has appeared in 76 films and 19 TV shows.
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- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) — as Plutarch Heavensbee
- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) — as Plutarch Heavensbee
- The Big Lebowski (1998) — as Brandt
- Mission: Impossible III (2006) — as Owen Davian
- Moneyball (2011) — as Art Howe
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