Philip Seymour Hoffman

ActorProducerCrewDirector Jul 23 (died age 46) Fairport, New York, USA 1988–2016 (28 year career)

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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 t…

Known For

Film

The Big Lebowski

Brandt

Film

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Plutarch Heavensbee

Film

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

Plutarch Heavensbee

Film

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

Plutarch Heavensbee

Film

Scent of a Woman

George Willis, Jr.

Film

Magnolia

Phil Parma

Film

Moneyball

Art Howe

Film

Boogie Nights

Scotty J.

Filmography

Acting (96)

Movies (76)

Starring Austin Pendleton

2016

as Self

6.7

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

2015

as Plutarch Heavensbee

6.9

Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman

2015

as Self (Archive Footage)

The Making of A Most Wanted Man

2015

as Self

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

2014

as Plutarch Heavensbee

A Most Wanted Man

as Günther Bachmann

God's Pocket

as Mickey Scarpato

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

2013

as Plutarch Heavensbee

7.4

Salinger

2013

as Self - Actor

6.3

Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet

as Self

The Master

as Lancaster Dodd

A Late Quartet

as Robert Gelbart

Moneyball

as Art Howe

The Ides of March

as Paul Zara

A Child's Garden of Poetry

2011

as Self (voice)

4.0

Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre

as Narrator (voice)

Jack Goes Boating

as Jack

The Invention of Lying

as Jim the Bartender

Mary and Max

as Max (voice)

The Boat That Rocked

as The Count

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

2009

as Self

6.9

Doubt: Stage to Screen

2009

as Self

6.5

Doubt

2008

as Father Brendan Flynn

7.2

Synecdoche, New York

2008

as Caden Cotard

7.5

Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made

as Self

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

Truman Capote: Answered Prayers

2006

as Self

5.0

Making Capote: Concept to Script

as Self

Capote

as Truman Capote

Along Came Polly

as Sandy Lyle

Cold Mountain

as Reverend Veasey

Owning Mahowny

as Dan Mahowny

Mattress Man Commercial

2003

as Dean Trumbull

6.9

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

2003

as Self

7.3

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

as Self

Punch-Drunk Love

as Dean Trumbell

25th Hour

as Jacob Elinsky

Love Liza

as Wilson Joel

Red Dragon

as Freddy Lounds

Last Party 2000

as Self

Almost Famous

as Lester Bangs

State and Main

as Joseph Turner White

6.2

That Moment: Magnolia Diary

2000

as Self

7.6

Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley'

2000

as Self

5.5

Inside '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 Roman

Happiness

as Allen

Montana

as Duncan

Next Stop Wonderland

as Sean

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

1995

as Bernardo, Horatio & Laertes

7.2

The Getaway

1994

as Frank Hansen

5.8

When a Man Loves a Woman

as Gary

Nobody's Fool

as Officer Raymer

The Yearling

as Buck

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

1994

as Launcelot Gobbo

Szuler

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

Triple Bogey On A Par Five Hole

1992

as Klutch

3.3

Television (20)

The Frame

2013

as Plutarch Heavensbee

10.0

Too Young to Die

2012

as Self (archive footage)

7.2

Chelsea Lately

2007

as Self (archive footage)

Empire Falls

as Charlie Mayne

Icons

HypaSpace

as Self

The Early Show

as Self - Guest

The Directors

as Self

Liberty!

as Joseph Plumb Martin

The Daily Show

as Self

Arthur

as William Fillmore Toffman (voice)

7.0

Inside the Actors Studio

1994

as Self

7.5

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

as Self - Guest

7.2

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Law & Order

as Steven Hanauer

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

The Oscars

as Self

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Crew (9)

Movies (8)

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

2014

In Memory Of

6.8

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

Thanks

A Most Wanted Man

In Memory Of

God's Pocket

Producer

Feed Me

Thanks

Jack Goes Boating

Director

Jack Goes Boating

Executive Producer

Capote

Executive Producer

Television (1)

HAPPYish

2015

Executive Producer

6.7