Philip Seymour Hoffman
Born July 23, 1967 (Age: 58)
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Fairport, New York, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
2015
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as Plutarch Heavensbee
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Age: 48
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
2014
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as Plutarch Heavensbee
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Age: 47
A Most Wanted Man
2014
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as Günther Bachmann
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Age: 47
God's Pocket
2014
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as Mickey Scarpato
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Age: 46
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2013
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as Plutarch Heavensbee
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Age: 46
A Late Quartet
2012
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as Robert Gelbart
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Age: 45
The Master
2012
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as Lancaster Dodd
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Age: 45
The Ides of March
2011
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as Paul Zara
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Age: 44
Moneyball
2011
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as Art Howe
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Age: 44
Jack Goes Boating
2010
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as Jack
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Age: 43
The Invention of Lying
2009
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as Jim the Bartender
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Age: 42
Mary and Max
2009
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as Max (voice)
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Age: 41
The Boat That Rocked
2009
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as The Count
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Age: 41
Doubt
2008
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as Father Brendan Flynn
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Age: 41
Synecdoche, New York
2008
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as Caden Cotard
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Age: 41
Charlie Wilson's War
2007
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as Gust Avrakotos
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Age: 40
The Savages
2007
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as Jon Savage
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Age: 40
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
2007
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as Andy Hanson
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Age: 40
Strangers with Candy
2006
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as Henry
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Age: 38
Mission: Impossible III
2006
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as Owen Davian
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Age: 38
Making Capote: Concept to Script
2006
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as Self
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Age: 38
Truman Capote: Answered Prayers
2006
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as Self
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Age: 38
Capote
2005
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as Truman Capote
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Age: 38
Along Came Polly
2004
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as Sandy Lyle
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Age: 36
Cold Mountain
2003
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as Reverend Veasey
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Age: 36
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
2003
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as Self
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Age: 35
Owning Mahowny
2003
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as Dan Mahowny
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Age: 35
Love Liza
2002
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as Wilson Joel
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Age: 35
25th Hour
2002
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as Jacob Elinsky
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Age: 35
Punch-Drunk Love
2002
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as Dean Trumbell
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Age: 35
Red Dragon
2002
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as Freddy Lounds
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Age: 35
Almost Famous
2000
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as Lester Bangs
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Age: 33
State and Main
2000
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as Joseph Turner White
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Age: 33
Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'
2000
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as Self
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Age: 32
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
2000
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as Self
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Age: 32
The Talented Mr. Ripley
1999
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as Freddie Miles
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Age: 32
Magnolia
1999
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as Phil Parma
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Age: 32
Flawless
1999
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as Rusty
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Age: 32
Patch Adams
1998
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as Mitch Roman
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Age: 31
Happiness
1998
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as Allen
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Age: 31
Next Stop Wonderland
1998
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as Sean
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Age: 31
The Big Lebowski
1998
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as Brandt
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Age: 30
Boogie Nights
1997
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as Scotty J.
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Age: 30
Hard Eight
1997
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as Young Craps Player
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Age: 29
Twister
1996
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as Dusty
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Age: 28
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice
1994
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as Launcelot Gobbo
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Age: 27
Nobody's Fool
1994
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as Officer Raymer
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Age: 27
When a Man Loves a Woman
1994
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as Gary
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Age: 26
The Getaway
1994
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as Frank Hansen
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Age: 26
Money for Nothing
1993
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as Cochran
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Age: 26
My Boyfriend's Back
1993
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as Chuck Bronski
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Age: 26
Scent of a Woman
1992
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as George Willis, Jr.
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Age: 25
Leap of Faith
1992
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as Matt
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Age: 25