Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Birthday: 1967-07-23

Deathday: 2014-02-02

Place of birth: Fairport, New York, USA

Also known as: Филип Сеймур Хоффман, 필립 세이모어 호프만, Philip S. Hoffman, Philip Hoffman, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Phil Hoffman, Філіп Сеймур Гоффман, Филип Сејмур Хофман, فیلیپ سیمور هافمن

imdb_id: nm0000450

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.

Played in movies:

Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre

Score: 8.0

Mary and Max

Score: 7.9

The Big Lebowski

Score: 7.8

Scent of a Woman

Score: 7.8

Magnolia

Score: 7.7

Boogie Nights

Score: 7.6

That Moment: Magnolia Diary

Score: 7.6

Synecdoche, New York

Score: 7.6

Almost Famous

Score: 7.5

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Score: 7.4

Happiness

Score: 7.4

A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'

Score: 7.3

25th Hour

Score: 7.3

Patch Adams

Score: 7.3

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

Score: 7.3

Moneyball

Score: 7.3

The Boat That Rocked

Score: 7.2

The Fifteen Minute Hamlet

Score: 7.2

The Talented Mr. Ripley

Score: 7.2

Doubt

Score: 7.2

Punch-Drunk Love

Score: 7.1

The Master

Score: 7.1

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Score: 7.1

Red Dragon

Score: 7.0

And the Oscar Goes To...

Score: 7.0

Anita Liberty

Score: 7.0

Doubt: Stage to Screen

Score: 7.0

Capote

Score: 7.0

Cold Mountain

Score: 6.9

Mattress Man Commercial

Score: 6.9

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

Score: 6.9

The Savages

Score: 6.9

Hard Eight

Score: 6.9

Nobody's Fool

Score: 6.9

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

Score: 6.9

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

Score: 6.8

Mission: Impossible III

Score: 6.7

Owning Mahowny

Score: 6.7

Starring Austin Pendleton

Score: 6.7

A Late Quartet

Score: 6.7

The Ides of March

Score: 6.7

When a Man Loves a Woman

Score: 6.6

Twister

Score: 6.5

Charlie Wilson's War

Score: 6.5

Making Capote: Concept to Script

Score: 6.5

A Most Wanted Man

Score: 6.5

Love Liza

Score: 6.4

Salinger

Score: 6.3

The Invention of Lying

Score: 6.2

State and Main

Score: 6.2

Flawless

Score: 6.2

Last Party 2000

Score: 6.1

Culture

Score: 6.0

Along Came Polly

Score: 6.0

Jack Goes Boating

Score: 6.0

Next Stop Wonderland

Score: 5.9

God's Pocket

Score: 5.8

Leap of Faith

Score: 5.8

The Getaway

Score: 5.8

My Boyfriend's Back

Score: 5.7

Montana

Score: 5.6

Money for Nothing

Score: 5.6

Strangers with Candy

Score: 5.6

Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley'

Score: 5.5

Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'

Score: 5.4

Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made

Score: 5.3

The Yearling

Score: 5.2

My New Gun

Score: 4.3

A Child's Garden of Poetry

Score: 4.0

Truman Capote: Answered Prayers

Score: 4.0

Triple Bogey On A Par Five Hole

Score: 3.7

Joey Breaker

Score: 3.6

Szuler

Score: 2.5

Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet

Score: 2.0

The Making of A Most Wanted Man

Score: 0.0

Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman

Score: 0.0

It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

The Frame

Score: 10.0

Icons

Score: 8.0

Liberty!

Score: 7.8

Inside the Actors Studio

Score: 7.5

Law & Order

Score: 7.4

Golden Globe Awards

Score: 7.2

Too Young to Die

Score: 7.2

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Score: 7.2

Arthur

Score: 7.0

The Oscars

Score: 7.0

Empire Falls

Score: 6.6

The Daily Show

Score: 6.4

The Early Show

Score: 6.3

Tony Awards

Score: 5.9

The Directors

Score: 5.8

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Score: 5.5

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Score: 5.4

Chelsea Lately

Score: 4.2

HypaSpace

Score: 4.0