Philip Seymour Hoffman
Acting
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
Acting95
movieThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
2015
Plutarch Heavensbee
Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman
2015
Self (Archive Footage)
movieThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
2014
Plutarch Heavensbee
movieA Most Wanted Man
2014
Günther Bachmann
movieGod's Pocket
2014
Mickey Scarpato
movieThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2013
Plutarch Heavensbee
movieSalinger
2013
Self - Actor
tvThe Frame
2013
Plutarch Heavensbee
movieA Late Quartet
2012
Robert Gelbart
movieThe Master
2012
Lancaster Dodd
tvToo Young to Die
2012
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Ides of March
2011
Paul Zara
movieMoneyball
2011
Art Howe
movieA Child's Garden of Poetry
2011
Self (voice)
movieThe Invention of Lying
2009
Jim the Bartender
movieMary and Max
2009
Max (voice)
movieThe Boat That Rocked
2009
The Count
movieDoubt
2008
Father Brendan Flynn
movieSynecdoche, New York
2008
Caden Cotard
movieCharlie Wilson's War
2007
Gust Avrakotos
movieThe Savages
2007
Jon Savage
movieBefore the Devil Knows You're Dead
2007
Andy Hanson
tvChelsea Lately
2007
Self (archive footage)
movieMission: Impossible III
2006
Owen Davian
movieCapote
2005
Truman Capote
tvEmpire Falls
2005
Charlie Mayne
movieAlong Came Polly
2004
Sandy Lyle
movieCold Mountain
2003
Reverend Veasey
movieMattress Man Commercial
2003
Dean Trumbull
movieOwning Mahowny
2003
Dan Mahowny
movieLove Liza
2002
Wilson Joel
movie25th Hour
2002
Jacob Elinsky
moviePunch-Drunk Love
2002
Dean Trumbell
movieRed Dragon
2002
Freddy Lounds
movieAlmost Famous
2000
Lester Bangs
movieState and Main
2000
Joseph Turner White
movieThe Talented Mr. Ripley
1999
Freddie Miles
movieMagnolia
1999
Phil Parma
movieFlawless
1999
Rusty
tvThe Early Show
1999
Self - Guest
moviePatch Adams
1998
Mitch Roman
movieHappiness
1998
Allen
movieMontana
1998
Duncan
tvLiberty!
1997
Joseph Plumb Martin
movieBoogie Nights
1997
Scotty J.
movieCulture
1997
Bill
movieHard Eight
1997
Young Craps Player
movieAnita Liberty
1997
Man at Party #3
tvArthur
1996
William Fillmore Toffman (voice)
movieTwister
1996
Dusty
movieThe Fifteen Minute Hamlet
1995
Bernardo, Horatio & Laertes
movieNobody's Fool
1994
Officer Raymer
movieSzuler
1994
Martin
movieThe Getaway
1994
Frank Hansen
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
movieMoney for Nothing
1993
Cochran
movieMy Boyfriend's Back
1993
Chuck Bronski
movieJoey Breaker
1993
Wiley McCall
movieScent of a Woman
1992
George Willis, Jr.
movieMy New Gun
1992
Chris
tvLaw & Order
1990
Steven Hanauer
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Nominee
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Nominee
Production4
tvHAPPYish
2015
Executive Producer
movieGod's Pocket
2014
Producer
movieJack Goes Boating
2010
Executive Producer
movieCapote
2005
Executive Producer
Crew3
movieThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
2014
Thanks, In Memory Of
movieA Most Wanted Man
2014
In Memory Of
Feed Me
2013
Thanks
Directing1
movieJack Goes Boating
2010
Director