Philip Seymour Hoffman
Acting
Born: Jul 23, 1967 — Died: Feb 02, 2014
From: Fairport, New York, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ides of March | Paul Zara | 2011 | 6.679 |
| Doubt: Stage to Screen | Self | 2009 | 6.5 |
| The Invention of Lying | Jim the Bartender | 2009 | 6.21 |
| Mary and Max | Max (voice) | 2009 | 7.872 |
| Synecdoche, New York | Caden Cotard | 2008 | 7.546 |
| Charlie Wilson's War | Gust Avrakotos | 2007 | 6.538 |
| Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | Andy Hanson | 2007 | 7.121 |
| The Savages | Jon Savage | 2007 | 6.907 |
| Mission: Impossible III | Owen Davian | 2006 | 6.762 |
| Capote | Truman Capote | 2005 | 6.979 |
| Along Came Polly | Sandy Lyle | 2004 | 6.029 |
| Cold Mountain | Reverend Veasey | 2003 | 6.942 |
| 25th Hour | Jacob Elinsky | 2002 | 7.323 |
| Punch-Drunk Love | Dean Trumbell | 2002 | 7.103 |
| Almost Famous | Lester Bangs | 2000 | 7.5 |
| State and Main | Joseph Turner White | 2000 | 6.263 |
| Magnolia | Phil Parma | 1999 | 7.731 |
| The Talented Mr. Ripley | Freddie Miles | 1999 | 7.199 |
| Flawless | Rusty | 1999 | 6.174 |
| The Big Lebowski | Brandt | 1998 | 7.84 |
| Patch Adams | Mitch Roman | 1998 | 7.309 |
| Happiness | Allen | 1998 | 7.432 |
| Montana | Duncan | 1998 | 5.688 |
| Boogie Nights | Scotty J. | 1997 | 7.629 |
| Hard Eight | Young Craps Player | 1997 | 6.84 |
| Twister | Dusty | 1996 | 6.555 |
| The Getaway | Frank Hansen | 1994 | 5.814 |
| When a Man Loves a Woman | Gary | 1994 | 6.603 |
| Nobody's Fool | Officer Raymer | 1994 | 6.891 |
| My Boyfriend's Back | Chuck Bronski | 1993 | 5.725 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1967 |
| From | Fairport, New York, … |