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.
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TV Shows 19
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![The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/427-the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-2.jpg)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
![The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/426-the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1.jpg)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
![SPYMASTER: John le Carré in Hamburg](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
SPYMASTER: John le Carré in Hamburg (2014)
![A Most Wanted Man](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/12962-a-most-wanted-man.jpg)
A Most Wanted Man (2014)
![God's Pocket](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/18135-god-s-pocket.jpg)
God's Pocket (2014)
![And the Oscar Goes To...](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/28764-and-the-oscar-goes-to.jpg)
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
![Feed Me](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Feed Me (2013)
![The Hunger Games: Catching Fire](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/428-the-hunger-games-catching-fire.jpg)
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
![Salinger](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/34214-salinger.jpg)
Salinger (2013)
![The Frame](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/784672-the-frame.jpg)
The Frame (2013)
![Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/763845-discord-and-harmony-creating-a-late-quartet.jpg)
Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet (2013)
![A Late Quartet](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/9784-a-late-quartet.jpg)
A Late Quartet (2012)
![The Master](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11611-the-master.jpg)
The Master (2012)
![Too Young to Die](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/170319-too-young-to-die.jpg)
Too Young to Die (2012)
![The Ides of March](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/12794-the-ides-of-march.jpg)
The Ides of March (2011)
![Moneyball](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5990-moneyball.jpg)
Moneyball (2011)
![A Child's Garden of Poetry](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/28085-a-child-s-garden-of-poetry.jpg)
A Child's Garden of Poetry (2011)
![The Invention of Lying](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/13020-the-invention-of-lying.jpg)
The Invention of Lying (2009)
![The Boat That Rocked](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/10579-the-boat-that-rocked.jpg)
The Boat That Rocked (2009)
![Mary and Max](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/9623-mary-and-max.jpg)
Mary and Max (2009)
![Synecdoche, New York](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/7636-synecdoche-new-york.jpg)
Synecdoche, New York (2008)
![Doubt](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/16330-doubt.jpg)
Doubt (2008)
![Charlie Wilson's War](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/13037-charlie-wilson-s-war.jpg)
Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
![The Savages](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/52873-the-savages.jpg)
The Savages (2007)
![Mission: Impossible III](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/789-mission-impossible-iii.jpg)
Mission: Impossible III (2006)
![Capote](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/9653-capote.jpg)
Capote (2005)
![Empire Falls](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/28832-empire-falls.jpg)
Empire Falls (2005)
![Along Came Polly](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/15298-along-came-polly.jpg)
Along Came Polly (2004)
![Cold Mountain](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/8387-cold-mountain.jpg)
Cold Mountain (2003)
![Mattress Man Commercial](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/52877-mattress-man-commercial.jpg)
Mattress Man Commercial (2003)
![12 Scopitones](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/982489-12-scopitones.jpg)
12 Scopitones (2003)
![Owning Mahowny](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/15993-owning-mahowny.jpg)
Owning Mahowny (2003)
![Love Liza](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/50039-love-liza.jpg)
Love Liza (2002)
![25th Hour](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/13116-25th-hour.jpg)
25th Hour (2002)
![Punch-Drunk Love](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11131-punch-drunk-love.jpg)
Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
![Red Dragon](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/41-red-dragon.jpg)
Red Dragon (2002)
![Last Party 2000](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/52876-last-party-2000.jpg)
Last Party 2000 (2001)
![Almost Famous](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11133-almost-famous.jpg)
Almost Famous (2000)
![State and Main](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/16098-state-and-main.jpg)
State and Main (2000)
![The Talented Mr. Ripley](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11264-the-talented-mr-ripley.jpg)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
![Magnolia](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/10894-magnolia.jpg)
Magnolia (1999)
![Flawless](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/28994-flawless.jpg)
Flawless (1999)
![The Early Show](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/125406-the-early-show.jpg)
The Early Show (1999)
![Patch Adams](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/8732-patch-adams.jpg)
Patch Adams (1998)
![Montana](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/31825-montana.jpg)
Montana (1998)
![Liberty!](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/50505-liberty.jpg)
Liberty! (1997)
![Boogie Nights](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/6651-boogie-nights.jpg)
Boogie Nights (1997)
![Hard Eight](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/13594-hard-eight.jpg)
Hard Eight (1997)
![Anita Liberty](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/521949-anita-liberty.jpg)
Anita Liberty (1997)
![Arthur](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/122106-arthur.jpg)
Arthur (1996)
![Twister](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/12038-twister.jpg)
Twister (1996)
![Nobody's Fool](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/10807-nobody-s-fool.jpg)
Nobody's Fool (1994)
![Szuler](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Szuler (1994)
![The Getaway](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/38414-the-getaway.jpg)
The Getaway (1994)
![Late Night with Conan O'Brien](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/15714-late-night-with-conan-o-brien.jpg)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
![My Boyfriend's Back](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/50270-my-boyfriend-s-back.jpg)
My Boyfriend's Back (1993)
![Joey Breaker](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Joey Breaker (1993)
![Scent of a Woman](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/10820-scent-of-a-woman.jpg)
Scent of a Woman (1992)
![Law & Order](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/24896-law-order.jpg)
Law & Order (1990)
![Tony Awards](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/188950-tony-awards.jpg)
Tony Awards (1956)
![A Child's Garden of Poetry](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/374989-a-child-s-garden-of-poetry.jpg)
A Child's Garden of Poetry
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1967-07-23
Deathday2014-02-02 (46 years old)
Birth PlaceFairport, United States
Height
ChildrenCooper Hoffman
FatherGordon Hoffman
MotherMarilyn O'Connor
SiblingsGordy Hoffman
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsФилип Сеймур Хоффман, 필립 세이모어 호프만, Philip S. Hoffman, Philip Hoffman, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Phil Hoffman, Філіп Сеймур Гоффман, Филип Сејмур Хофман
AwardsTheatre World Award, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play, Volpi Cup for Best Actor, Golden Globe Award, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Academy Award for Best Actor
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