Cast & creator
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Best known for Law & Order, The Daily Show, LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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.
Also known as: Philip S. Hoffman, Philip Hoffman, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Phil Hoffman
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film credits
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television credits
96
1944–2016 · acting roles
6.6
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (105)
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Law & Order
Steven Hanauer
1990
The Daily Show
Self
1996
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
1988
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
1956
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Plutarch Heavensbee
2014The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Thanks
2014The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
In Memory Of
2014
Chelsea Lately
Self (archive footage)
2007
Arthur
William Fillmore Toffman (voice)
1996
The Oscars
Self
1953
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Plutarch Heavensbee
2013
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Plutarch Heavensbee
2015
Mission: Impossible III
Owen Davian
2006
The Big Lebowski
Brandt
1998
Storyville
1997
Scent of a Woman
George Willis, Jr.
1992
Boogie Nights
Scotty J.
1997
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Freddie Miles
1999
Moneyball
Art Howe
2011
Almost Famous
Lester Bangs
2000
The Early Show
Self - Guest
1999
Icons
2002
Twister
Dusty
1996
Magnolia
Phil Parma
1999
Cold Mountain
Reverend Veasey
2003
Mary and Max
Max (voice)
2009
Punch-Drunk Love
Dean Trumbell
2002
Along Came Polly
Sandy Lyle
2004
The Directors
Self
1999
Charlie Wilson's War
Gust Avrakotos
2007
The Master
Lancaster Dodd
2012
The Ides of March
Paul Zara
2011
Patch Adams
Mitch
1998
A Most Wanted Man
Günther Bachmann
2014A Most Wanted Man
In Memory Of
2014
The Invention of Lying
Jim the Bartender
2009
The Frame
Plutarch Heavensbee
2013
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Andy Hanson
2007
Empire Falls
Charlie Mayne
2005
Synecdoche, New York
Caden Cotard
2008
The Getaway
Frank Hansen
1994
The Boat That Rocked
The Count
2009
Liberty!
Joseph Plumb Martin
1997
25th Hour
Jacob Elinsky
2002
HAPPYish
Executive Producer
2015
When a Man Loves a Woman
Gary
1994
Doubt
Father Brendan Flynn
2008
Too Young to Die
Self (archive footage)
2012
The Savages
Jon Savage
2007
Capote
Truman Capote
2005Capote
Executive Producer
2005
Nobody's Fool
Officer Raymer
1994
Hard Eight
Young Craps Player
1997
Happiness
Allen
1998HypaSpace
Self
2002
Leap of Faith
Matt
1992
God's Pocket
Mickey Scarpato
2014God's Pocket
Producer
2014
Owning Mahowny
Dan Mahowny
2003
Money for Nothing
Cochran
1993
A Late Quartet
Robert Gelbart
2012
Flawless
Rusty
1999
State and Main
Joseph Turner White
2000
Red Dragon
Freddy Lounds
2002
My Boyfriend's Back
Chuck Bronski
1993
Strangers with Candy
Henry
2006
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
Self
2009
Cheat
Martin
1994
Jack Goes Boating
Jack
2010Jack Goes Boating
Director
2010Jack Goes Boating
Executive Producer
2010
Salinger
Self - Actor
2013
A Child's Garden of Poetry
Self (voice)
2011
Love Liza
Wilson Joel
2002
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice
Launcelot Gobbo
1994
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
Self
2000
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
Self
2003
Montana
Duncan
1998
My New Gun
Chris
1992Feed Me
Thanks
2013
Making Capote: Concept to Script
Self
2006Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman
Self (Archive Footage)
2015
Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made
Self
2008
Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'
Self
2000
The Yearling
Buck
1994
Last Party 2000
Self
2001
Truman Capote: Answered Prayers
Self
2006
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet
Bernardo, Horatio & Laertes
1995
Starring Austin Pendleton
Self
2016
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
Self
2003
Joey Breaker
Wiley McCall
1993
Next Stop Wonderland
Sean
1998
Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole
Klutch
1992
Doubt: Stage to Screen
Self
2009
Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre
Narrator (voice)
2010
Mattress Man Commercial
Dean Trumbull
2003
The Making of A Most Wanted Man
Self
2015
The Master: Unguided Message
2013Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley'
Self
2000
Culture
Bill
1997
Anita Liberty
Man at Party #3
1997