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Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre
2010
as Narrator (voice)
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Also known as: Philip Hoffman, Phil Hoffman
Acting
Born:July 23, 1967
Died:February 2, 2014(aged 46)
Birthplace:Fairport, New York, USA
Nationality:United States
Education:New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Circle in the Square Theatre School, Fairport High School
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CommunityBiography
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 (75 movies)
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7.9
Mary and Max
2009
as Max (voice)
7.8
7.8
The Big Lebowski
1998
as Brandt
7.8
7.8
Scent of a Woman
1992
as George Willis, Jr.
7.7
7.7
Magnolia
1999
as Phil Parma
7.6
7.6
Boogie Nights
1997
as Scotty J.
7.6
7.6
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
2000
as Self
7.5
7.5
Synecdoche, New York
2008
as Caden Cotard
7.5
7.5
Almost Famous
2000
as Lester Bangs
7.4
7.4
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2013
as Plutarch Heavensbee
7.4
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Happiness
1998
as Allen
7.3
7.3
25th Hour
2002
as Jacob Elinsky
7.3
7.3
Patch Adams
1998
as Mitch Roman
7.3
7.3
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
2003
as Self
7.3
7.3
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
2003
as Self
7.3
7.3
Moneyball
2011
as Art Howe
7.2
7.2
The Boat That Rocked
2009
as The Count
7.2
7.2
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet
1995
as Bernardo, Horatio & Laertes
7.2
7.2
Doubt
2008
as Father Brendan Flynn
7.2
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The Talented Mr. Ripley
1999
as Freddie Miles
7.1
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The Master
2012
as Lancaster Dodd
7.1
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Punch-Drunk Love
2002
as Dean Trumbell
7.1
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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
2007
as Andy Hanson
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7.0
Red Dragon
2002
as Freddy Lounds
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Doubt: Stage to Screen
2009
as Self
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Anita Liberty
1997
as Man at Party #3
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Capote
2005
as Truman Capote
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Cold Mountain
2003
as Reverend Veasey
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
2015
as Plutarch Heavensbee
6.9
6.9
Hard Eight
1997
as Young Craps Player
6.9
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I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
2009
as Self
6.9
6.9
Mattress Man Commercial
2003
as Dean Trumbull
6.9
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The Savages
2007
as Jon Savage
6.8
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Nobody's Fool
1994
as Officer Raymer
6.8
6.8
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
2014
as Plutarch Heavensbee
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Mission: Impossible III
2006
as Owen Davian
6.7
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Owning Mahowny
2003
as Dan Mahowny
6.7
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A Late Quartet
2012
as Robert Gelbart
6.7
6.7
The Ides of March
2011
as Paul Zara
6.6
6.6
When a Man Loves a Woman
1994
as Gary
6.5
6.5
Twister
1996
as Dusty
6.5
6.5
Charlie Wilson's War
2007
as Gust Avrakotos
6.5
6.5
Making Capote: Concept to Script
2006
as Self
6.5
6.5
A Most Wanted Man
2014
as Günther Bachmann
6.4
6.4
Love Liza
2002
as Wilson Joel
6.3
6.3
Salinger
2013
as Self - Actor
6.3
6.3
State and Main
2000
as Joseph Turner White
6.2
6.2
The Invention of Lying
2009
as Jim the Bartender
6.2
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Flawless
1999
as Rusty
6.1
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Last Party 2000
2001
as Self
6.0
6.0
Along Came Polly
2004
as Sandy Lyle
6.0
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Jack Goes Boating
2010
Executive Producer
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Culture
1997
as Bill
5.9
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Next Stop Wonderland
1998
as Sean
5.8
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Leap of Faith
1992
as Matt
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5.8
God's Pocket
2014
Producer
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5.8
The Getaway
1994
as Frank Hansen
5.7
5.7
My Boyfriend's Back
1993
as Chuck Bronski
5.6
5.6
Strangers with Candy
2006
as Henry
5.5
5.5
Money for Nothing
1993
as Cochran
5.5
5.5
Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley'
2000
as Self
5.5
5.5
Montana
1998
as Duncan
5.5
5.5
The Yearling
1994
as Buck
5.4
5.4
Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'
2000
as Self
5.3
5.3
Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made
2008
as Self
5.0
5.0
Truman Capote: Answered Prayers
2006
as Self
4.0
4.0
A Child's Garden of Poetry
2011
as Self (voice)
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My New Gun
1992
as Chris
3.6
3.6
Joey Breaker
1993
as Wiley McCall
3.3
3.3
Triple Bogey On A Par Five Hole
1992
as Klutch
2.5
2.5
Szuler
1994
as Martin
2.0
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Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet
2013
as Self
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice
1994
as Launcelot Gobbo
The Making of A Most Wanted Man
2015
as Self
Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman
2015
as Self (Archive Footage)
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