Acting
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
Starring Austin Pendleton
Film · 2016
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Film · 2015
Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman
Film · 2015
The Making of A Most Wanted Man
Film · 2015
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Film · 2014
A Most Wanted Man
Film · 2014
God's Pocket
Film · 2014
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Film · 2013
Salinger
Film · 2013
The Master: Unguided Message
Film · 2013
The Frame
Series · 2013
The Master
Film · 2012
A Late Quartet
Film · 2012
Too Young to Die
Series · 2012
The Ides of March
Film · 2011
Moneyball
Film · 2011
A Child's Garden of Poetry
Film · 2011
Jack Goes Boating
Film · 2010
Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre
Film · 2010
Doubt: Stage to Screen
Film · 2009
The Invention of Lying
Film · 2009
Mary and Max
Film · 2009
The Boat That Rocked
Film · 2009
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
Film · 2009
Synecdoche, New York
Film · 2008
Doubt
Film · 2008
Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made
Film · 2008
Charlie Wilson's War
Film · 2007
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Film · 2007
The Savages
Film · 2007
Chelsea Lately
Series · 2007
Mission: Impossible III
Film · 2006
Strangers with Candy
Film · 2006
Making Capote: Concept to Script
Film · 2006
Truman Capote: Answered Prayers
Film · 2006
Capote
Film · 2005
Empire Falls
Series · 2005
Along Came Polly
Film · 2004
Cold Mountain
Film · 2003
Owning Mahowny
Film · 2003
Mattress Man Commercial
Film · 2003
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
Film · 2003
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
Film · 2003
25th Hour
Film · 2002
Punch-Drunk Love
Film · 2002
Red Dragon
Film · 2002
Love Liza
Film · 2002
Icons
Series · 2002
HypaSpace
Series · 2002
Last Party 2000
Film · 2001
Almost Famous
Film · 2000
State and Main
Film · 2000
Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley'
Film · 2000
Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'
Film · 2000
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
Film · 2000
Magnolia
Film · 1999
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Film · 1999
Flawless
Film · 1999
The Early Show
Series · 1999
The Directors
Series · 1999
The Big Lebowski
Film · 1998
Patch Adams
Film · 1998
Happiness
Film · 1998
Montana
Film · 1998
Next Stop Wonderland
Film · 1998
Boogie Nights
Film · 1997
Hard Eight
Film · 1997
Culture
Film · 1997
Anita Liberty
Film · 1997
Liberty!
Series · 1997
Storyville
Series · 1997
Twister
Film · 1996
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
Arthur
Series · 1996
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet
Film · 1995
The Getaway
Film · 1994
When a Man Loves a Woman
Film · 1994
Nobody's Fool
Film · 1994
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice
Film · 1994
The Yearling
Film · 1994
Cheat
Film · 1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Series · 1994
My Boyfriend's Back
Film · 1993
Money for Nothing
Film · 1993
Joey Breaker
Film · 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
Scent of a Woman
Film · 1992
Leap of Faith
Film · 1992
My New Gun
Film · 1992
Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole
Film · 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Series · 1992
Law & Order
Series · 1990
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944