Acting
Philip Seymour Hoffman
EN cinema · 78 credits
Born
23 July 1967
Died
2 February 2014 (aged 46)
Birthplace
Fairport, New York, USA
Also known as Philip S. Hoffman · Philip Hoffman · Phillip Seymour Hoffman · Phil 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.
Known for
Filmography
La vita e il trionfo di Aimee Mann
2026
The Voice Still Carries: The Aimee Mann Story
as Phil Parma (Magnolia archive footage)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
as Plutarch Heavensbee
Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman
2015
Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman
as Self (Archive Footage)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
as Plutarch Heavensbee, Thanks, In Memory Of
A Most Wanted Man
as Günther Bachmann, In Memory Of
God's Pocket
as Mickey Scarpato, Producer
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
as Plutarch Heavensbee
Salinger
as Self - Actor
The Master
as Lancaster Dodd
A Late Quartet
as Robert Gelbart
The Ides of March
as Paul Zara
Moneyball
as Art Howe
A Child's Garden of Poetry
as Self (voice)
Jack Goes Boating
as Jack, Director, Executive Producer
Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre
as Narrator (voice)
The Invention of Lying
as Jim the Bartender
Mary and Max
as Max (voice)
The Boat That Rocked
as The Count
Synecdoche, New York
as Caden Cotard
Doubt
as Father Brendan Flynn
Charlie Wilson's War
as Gust Avrakotos
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
as Andy Hanson
The Savages
as Jon Savage
Mission: Impossible III
as Owen Davian
Strangers with Candy
as Henry
Capote
as Truman Capote, Executive Producer
Along Came Polly
as Sandy Lyle
Cold Mountain
as Reverend Veasey
Owning Mahowny
as Dan Mahowny
Mattress Man Commercial
as Dean Trumbull
25th Hour
as Jacob Elinsky
Punch-Drunk Love
as Dean Trumbell
Red Dragon
as Freddy Lounds
Love Liza
as Wilson Joel
Last Party 2000
as Self
Almost Famous
as Lester Bangs
State and Main
as Joseph Turner White
Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley'
2000
Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley'
as Self
Magnolia
as Phil Parma
The Talented Mr. Ripley
as Freddie Miles
Flawless
as Rusty
The Big Lebowski
as Brandt
Patch Adams
as Mitch
Happiness
as Allen
Montana
as Duncan
Boogie Nights
as Scotty J.
Hard Eight
as Young Craps Player
Culture
as Bill
Anita Liberty
as Man at Party #3
Twister
as Dusty
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet
as Bernardo, Horatio & Laertes
The Getaway
as Frank Hansen
Nobody's Fool
as Officer Raymer
The Yearling
as Buck
Cheat
as Martin
My Boyfriend's Back
as Chuck Bronski
Money for Nothing
as Cochran
Joey Breaker
as Wiley McCall
Scent of a Woman
as George Willis, Jr.
Leap of Faith
as Matt
My New Gun
as Chris
