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Philip Seymour Hoffman‌

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1967-07-23

Popularity

star24.2

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Fairport, New York, USA

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Fairport, New York, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1967-07-23

Popularity

star24.2

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.

Movie Credits

The Big Lebowski

The Big Lebowski‌
star7.8
calendar 1998

Magnolia

Magnolia‌
star7.7
calendar 1999

Doubt: Stage to Screen

Doubt: Stage to Screen‌
star7.0
calendar 2009

Capote

Capote‌
star7.0
calendar 2005

Mission: Impossible III

Mission: Impossible III‌
star6.7
calendar 2006

The Talented Mr. Ripley

The Talented Mr. Ripley‌
star7.2
calendar 1999

25th Hour

25th Hour‌
star7.3
calendar 2002

The Getaway

The Getaway‌
star5.7
calendar 1994

Twister

Twister‌
star6.5
calendar 1996

Almost Famous

Almost Famous‌
star7.5
calendar 2000

Cold Mountain

Cold Mountain‌
star6.9
calendar 2003

Patch Adams

Patch Adams‌
star7.3
calendar 1998

The Ides of March

The Ides of March‌
star6.7
calendar 2011

Happiness

Happiness‌
star7.5
calendar 1998

When a Man Loves a Woman

When a Man Loves a Woman‌
star6.5
calendar 1994

Synecdoche, New York

Synecdoche, New York‌
star7.6
calendar 2008

Boogie Nights

Boogie Nights‌
star7.6
calendar 1997

State and Main

State and Main‌
star6.3
calendar 2000

Along Came Polly

Along Came Polly‌
star6.0
calendar 2004

Charlie Wilson's War

Charlie Wilson's War‌
star6.5
calendar 2007

The Invention of Lying

The Invention of Lying‌
star6.2
calendar 2009

Nobody's Fool

Nobody's Fool‌
star6.8
calendar 1994

Montana

Montana‌
star5.7
calendar 1998

My Boyfriend's Back

My Boyfriend's Back‌
star5.7
calendar 1993

Flawless

Flawless‌
star6.1
calendar 1999

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead‌
star7.1
calendar 2007

Mary and Max

Mary and Max‌
star7.8
calendar 2009

Punch-Drunk Love

Punch-Drunk Love‌
star7.1
calendar 2002

Hard Eight

Hard Eight‌
star6.9
calendar 1997

The Savages

The Savages‌
star6.8
calendar 2007

It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice

It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice‌
star0.0
calendar 1994

Scent of a Woman

Scent of a Woman‌
star7.8
calendar 1992

Leap of Faith

Leap of Faith‌
star5.7
calendar 1992

Red Dragon

Red Dragon‌
star7.0
calendar 2002

Strangers with Candy

Strangers with Candy‌
star5.6
calendar 2006

Next Stop Wonderland

Next Stop Wonderland‌
star6.0
calendar 1998

Doubt

Doubt‌
star7.2
calendar 2008

Moneyball

Moneyball‌
star7.3
calendar 2011

Owning Mahowny

Owning Mahowny‌
star6.8
calendar 2003

Love Liza

Love Liza‌
star6.3
calendar 2002

Jack Goes Boating

Jack Goes Boating‌
star5.9
calendar 2010

The Master

The Master‌
star7.1
calendar 2012

The Boat That Rocked

The Boat That Rocked‌
star7.2
calendar 2009

Money for Nothing

Money for Nothing‌
star5.5
calendar 1993

My New Gun

My New Gun‌
star4.1
calendar 1992

Last Party 2000

Last Party 2000‌
star6.1
calendar 2001

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire‌
star7.4
calendar 2013

A Late Quartet

A Late Quartet‌
star6.7
calendar 2012

Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley'

Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley'‌
star5.5
calendar 2000

Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'

Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'‌
star5.4
calendar 2000

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1‌
star6.8
calendar 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2‌
star6.9
calendar 2015

A Most Wanted Man

A Most Wanted Man‌
star6.5
calendar 2014

Mattress Man Commercial

Mattress Man Commercial‌
star6.9
calendar 2003

Making Capote: Concept to Script

Making Capote: Concept to Script‌
star6.5
calendar 2006

Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet

Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet‌
star2.0
calendar 2013

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker‌
star8.0
calendar 2003

Truman Capote: Answered Prayers

Truman Capote: Answered Prayers‌
star4.0
calendar 2006

Triple Bogey On A Par Five Hole

Triple Bogey On A Par Five Hole‌
star3.7
calendar 1992

God's Pocket

God's Pocket‌
star5.9
calendar 2014

Culture

Culture‌
star6.0
calendar 1997

Anita Liberty

Anita Liberty‌
star7.0
calendar 1997

A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'

A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'‌
star8.0
calendar 2003

A Child's Garden of Poetry

A Child's Garden of Poetry‌
star4.0
calendar 2011

The Yearling

The Yearling‌
star6.0
calendar 1994

The Fifteen Minute Hamlet

The Fifteen Minute Hamlet‌
star7.2
calendar 1995

Straight From The Heart: A Tribute To Philip Seymour Hoffman

Straight From The Heart: A Tribute To Philip Seymour Hoffman‌
star0.0
calendar 2015

The Making of A Most Wanted Man

The Making of A Most Wanted Man‌
star0.0
calendar 2015

Joey Breaker

Joey Breaker‌
star4.2
calendar 1993

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale‌
star6.8
calendar 2009

Szuler

Szuler‌
star4.0
calendar 1994

That Moment: Magnolia Diary

That Moment: Magnolia Diary‌
star7.4
calendar 2000

Starring Austin Pendleton

Starring Austin Pendleton‌
star6.7
calendar 2016

Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre

Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre‌
star8.0
calendar 2010

Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made

Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made‌
star5.3
calendar 2008

And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...‌
star7.0
calendar 2014

Salinger

Salinger‌
star6.3
calendar 2013

Moneyball: Playing the Game

Moneyball: Playing the Game‌
star6.4
calendar 2012

Tv Credits

Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio‌
star7.3
calendar 1994

Law & Order

Law & Order‌
star7.4
calendar 1990

The Daily Show

The Daily Show‌
star6.3
calendar 1996

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark‌
star5.4
calendar 1988

Icons

Icons‌
star8.0
calendar 2002

HypaSpace

HypaSpace‌
star4.0
calendar 2002

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno‌
star5.4
calendar 1992

The Early Show

The Early Show‌
star5.7
calendar 1999

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien‌
star7.1
calendar 1993

Empire Falls

Empire Falls‌
star6.5
calendar 2005

The Directors

The Directors‌
star5.1
calendar 1999

The Oscars

The Oscars‌
star7.0
calendar 1953

Tony Awards

Tony Awards‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

Liberty!

Liberty!‌
star7.8
calendar 1997

Arthur

Arthur‌
star7.0
calendar 1996

Too Young to Die

Too Young to Die‌
star7.2
calendar 2012

The Frame

The Frame‌
star10.0
calendar 2013

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards‌
star6.8
calendar 1944