Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Birthdate
July 23, 1967 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
Fairport, New York, USA
Date of Death
February 2, 2014
Known For
Acting

Details

Birthdate
July 23, 1967 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
Fairport, New York, USA
Date of Death
February 2, 2014
Known For
Acting

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.

Philip Seymour Hoffman's LGBTQ+ Titles

The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Freddie Miles
Boogie Nights
Boogie Nights
Scotty J.
Flawless
Flawless
Rusty

Acting (96)

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 (1 episode)
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) (1 episode)
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 (2 episodes)
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 (1 episode)
2002
Icons (1 episode)
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
That Moment: Magnolia Diary as Self
2000
Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley' 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 (1 episode)
1999
The Directors as Self (1 episode)
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 (6 episodes)
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) (1 episode)
1996
The Daily Show as Self (5 episodes)
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 (1 episode)
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 (3 episodes)
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 (1 episode)
1992
Triple Bogey On A Par Five Hole as Klutch
1990
Law & Order as Steven Hanauer (1 episode)
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self (1 episode)
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Nominee (3 episodes)
1953
The Oscars as Self (1 episode)
1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Winner (1 episode)

Directing (1)

2010
Jack Goes Boating • Director
• Director

Production (2)

2014
God's Pocket • Producer
• Producer
2010
Jack Goes Boating • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer

Crew (4)

2014
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
• In Memory Of
• Thanks
2014
A Most Wanted Man • In Memory Of
• In Memory Of
2013
Feed Me • Thanks
• Thanks