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