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