Philip Seymour Hoffman
Known for Acting · 94 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)
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Law & Order
1990
as Steven Hanauer
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Chelsea Lately
2007
as Self (archive footage)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
Arthur
1996
as William Fillmore Toffman (voice)
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Early Show
1999
as Self - Guest
Icons
2002
The Frame
2013
as Plutarch Heavensbee
Empire Falls
2005
as Charlie Mayne
The Directors
1999
as Self
Too Young to Die
2012
as Self (archive footage)
HypaSpace
2002
as Self
Liberty!
1997
as Joseph Plumb Martin
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
Movies (75)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
2014
as Plutarch Heavensbee
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2013
as Plutarch Heavensbee
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
2015
as Plutarch Heavensbee
The Big Lebowski
1998
as Brandt
Moneyball
2011
as Art Howe
Twister
1996
as Dusty
Mission: Impossible III
2006
as Owen Davian
Boogie Nights
1997
as Scotty J.
The Talented Mr. Ripley
1999
as Freddie Miles
Scent of a Woman
1992
as George Willis, Jr.
Magnolia
1999
as Phil Parma
Almost Famous
2000
as Lester Bangs
The Master
2012
as Lancaster Dodd
Punch-Drunk Love
2002
as Dean Trumbell
Cold Mountain
2003
as Reverend Veasey
The Invention of Lying
2009
as Jim the Bartender
Patch Adams
1998
as Mitch Roman
Along Came Polly
2004
as Sandy Lyle
Synecdoche, New York
2008
as Caden Cotard
The Boat That Rocked
2009
as The Count
Nobody's Fool
1994
as Officer Raymer
A Late Quartet
2012
as Robert Gelbart
Mary and Max
2009
as Max (voice)
Doubt
2008
as Father Brendan Flynn
Charlie Wilson's War
2007
as Gust Avrakotos
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
2007
as Andy Hanson
25th Hour
2002
as Jacob Elinsky
The Ides of March
2011
as Paul Zara
When a Man Loves a Woman
1994
as Gary
Happiness
1998
as Allen
The Getaway
1994
as Frank Hansen
A Most Wanted Man
2014
as Günther Bachmann
State and Main
2000
as Joseph Turner White
God's Pocket
2014
as Mickey Scarpato
Capote
2005
as Truman Capote
Hard Eight
1997
as Young Craps Player
Strangers with Candy
2006
as Henry
Owning Mahowny
2003
as Dan Mahowny
Last Party 2000
2001
as Self
Money for Nothing
1993
as Cochran
Next Stop Wonderland
1998
as Sean
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
2000
as Self
Red Dragon
2002
as Freddy Lounds
The Savages
2007
as Jon Savage
Flawless
1999
as Rusty
Salinger
2013
as Self - Actor
Leap of Faith
1992
as Matt
Starring Austin Pendleton
2016
as Self
Montana
1998
as Duncan
My Boyfriend's Back
1993
as Chuck Bronski
Mattress Man Commercial
2003
as Dean Trumbull
Jack Goes Boating
2010
as Jack
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
2009
as Self
Joey Breaker
1993
as Wiley McCall
Love Liza
2002
as Wilson Joel
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet
1995
as Bernardo, Horatio & Laertes
Doubt: Stage to Screen
2009
as Self
The Yearling
1994
as Buck
My New Gun
1992
as Chris
Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'
2000
as Self
A Child's Garden of Poetry
2011
as Self (voice)
Triple Bogey On A Par Five Hole
1992
as Klutch
Anita Liberty
1997
as Man at Party #3
Truman Capote: Answered Prayers
2006
as Self
Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley'
2000
as Self
Culture
1997
as Bill
The Making of A Most Wanted Man
2015
as Self
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
2003
as Self
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
2003
as Self
Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman
2015
as Self (Archive Footage)
Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made
2008
as Self
Szuler
1994
as Martin
Making Capote: Concept to Script
2006
as Self
Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre
2010
as Narrator (voice)
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice
1994
as Launcelot Gobbo
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 94 credits spanning from 1944 to 2016, Philip Seymour Hoffman has appeared in 75 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 Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) — as Plutarch Heavensbee
- The Big Lebowski (1998) — as Brandt
- Moneyball (2011) — as Art Howe
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