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Aliases: Филип Сеймур Хоффман , 필립 세이모어 호프만 , Philip S. Hoffman , Philip Hoffman , Phillip Seymour Hoffman , Phil Hoffman , Філіп Сеймур Гоффман , Филип Сејмур Хофман

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Fairport, New York, USA

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Movie Involvements: 56

TV Involvements: 10


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Law & Order
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7

Law & Order

(1990) Steven Hanauer
Tony Awards
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5

Tony Awards

(1956) Self - Nominee
Twister
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7

Twister

(1996) Dusty
The Frame
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10

The Frame

(2013) Plutarch Heavensbee
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
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7

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

(2014) Plutarch Heavensbee
The Oscars
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7

The Oscars

(1953) Self
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
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7

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

(2013) Plutarch Heavensbee
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
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7

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

(2015) Plutarch Heavensbee

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2016 Self
2015 Plutarch Heavensbee
Self (Archive Footage)
Self
2014 Plutarch Heavensbee
Günther Bachmann
Mickey Scarpato
Self (archive footage)
2013 Plutarch Heavensbee
Self - Actor
Plutarch Heavensbee
Self
2012 Robert Gelbart
Lancaster Dodd
Self (archive footage)
Self (Archival Footage)
2011 Paul Zara
Art Howe
Self (voice)
2010 Jack
Narrator (voice)
2009 Jim the Bartender
Self
The Count
Max (voice)
Self
2008 Caden Cotard
Self
Father Brendan Flynn
2007 Gust Avrakotos
Jon Savage
Andy Hanson
2006 Henry
Owen Davian
Self
Self
2005 Truman Capote
Charlie Mayne
2004 Sandy Lyle
2003 Reverend Veasey
Dean Trumbull
Dean Trumbell
Self
Dan Mahowny
Himself
2002 Wilson Joel
Jacob Elinsky
Dean Trumbell
Freddy Lounds
Self
N/A
2001 N/A
2000 Lester Bangs
Joseph Turner White
Self
Self
Self
1999 Freddie Miles
Phil Parma
Rusty
Self - Guest
Self
1998 Mitch Roman
Allen
Allen
Sean
Brandt
Duncan
1997 Joseph Plumb Martin
Scotty J.
Bill
Young Craps Player
Man at Party #3
1996 William Fillmore Toffman (voice)
Self
Dusty
1995 Bernardo, Horatio & Laertes
1994 Launcelot Gobbo
Officer Raymer
Self
Gary
Buck
Martin
Frank Hansen
1993 Self - Guest
Cochran
Chuck Bronski
Wiley McCall
1992 George Willis, Jr.
Matt
Chris
N/A
Klutch
1990 Steven Hanauer
1988 N/A
1956 Self - Nominee
1953 Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

Crew

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2014 Producer
2010 Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2010 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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