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