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Birthday: Jul 23, 1967
Place of Birth: Fairport, New York, USA

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.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
The Big Lebowski Brandt 1998
Magnolia Phil Parma 1999
Doubt: Stage to Screen Self 2009
Capote Truman Capote 2005
Mission: Impossible III Owen Davian 2006
The Talented Mr. Ripley Freddie Miles 1999
25th Hour Jacob Elinsky 2002
The Getaway Frank Hansen 1994
Twister Dusty 1996
Almost Famous Lester Bangs 2000
Cold Mountain Reverend Veasey 2003
Patch Adams Mitch Roman 1998
The Ides of March Paul Zara 2011
Happiness Allen 1998
When a Man Loves a Woman Gary 1994
Synecdoche, New York Caden Cotard 2008
Boogie Nights Scotty J. 1997
State and Main Joseph Turner White 2000
Along Came Polly Sandy Lyle 2004
Charlie Wilson's War Gust Avrakotos 2007
The Invention of Lying Jim the Bartender 2009
Nobody's Fool Officer Raymer 1994
Montana Duncan 1998
My Boyfriend's Back Chuck Bronski 1993
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Andy Hanson 2007
Flawless Rusty 1999
Mary and Max Max (voice) 2009
Punch-Drunk Love Dean Trumbell 2002
Hard Eight Young Craps Player 1997
The Savages Jon Savage 2007
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice Launcelot Gobbo 1994
Scent of a Woman George Willis, Jr. 1992
Leap of Faith Matt 1992
Red Dragon Freddy Lounds 2002
Strangers with Candy Henry 2006
Next Stop Wonderland Sean 1998
Doubt Father Brendan Flynn 2008
Moneyball Art Howe 2011
Love Liza Wilson Joel 2002
Owning Mahowny Dan Mahowny 2003
Jack Goes Boating Jack 2010
The Master Lancaster Dodd 2012
The Boat That Rocked The Count 2009
Money for Nothing Cochran 1993
My New Gun Chris 1992
Last Party 2000 Self 2001
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Plutarch Heavensbee 2013
A Late Quartet Robert Gelbart 2012
Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley' Self 2000
Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' Self 2000
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 Plutarch Heavensbee 2015
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 Plutarch Heavensbee 2014
A Most Wanted Man Günther Bachmann 2014
Mattress Man Commercial Dean Trumbull 2003
Making Capote: Concept to Script Self 2006
Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet Self 2013
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker Self 2003
Truman Capote: Answered Prayers Self 2006
Triple Bogey On A Par Five Hole Klutch 1992
God's Pocket Mickey Scarpato 2014
Culture Bill 1997
Anita Liberty Man at Party #3 1997
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon' Himself 2003
A Child's Garden of Poetry Self (voice) 2011
The Yearling Buck 1994
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet Bernardo, Horatio & Laertes 1995
Straight From The Heart: A Tribute To Philip Seymour Hoffman Self (Archive Footage) 2015
The Making of A Most Wanted Man Self 2015
Joey Breaker Wiley McCall 1993
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale Self 2009
Szuler Martin 1994
That Moment: Magnolia Diary Self 2000
Starring Austin Pendleton Self 2016
Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre Narrator (voice) 2010
Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made Self 2008
And the Oscar Goes To... Self (archive footage) 2014
Salinger Self - Actor 2013
Moneyball: Playing the Game Self (Archival Footage) 2012
Series Cast Year
Inside the Actors Studio Self 1994
Law & Order Steven Hanauer 1990
The Daily Show Self 1996
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self 1988
Icons 2002
HypaSpace Self 2002
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1992
The Early Show Self - Guest 1999
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 1993
Empire Falls Charlie Mayne 2005
The Directors Self 1999
The Oscars Self 1953
Tony Awards Self - Nominee 1956
Liberty! Joseph Plumb Martin 1997
Arthur William Fillmore Toffman (voice) 1996
Too Young to Die Self (archive footage) 2012
The Frame Plutarch Heavensbee 2013
Golden Globe Awards Self - Winner 1944
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