Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
7/23/1967
Place of Birth
Fairport, New York, USA
Also Known As
Филип Сеймур Хоффман필립 세이모어 호프만Philip S. Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman
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 Woma...
Known For
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
as Plutarch Heavensbee
Boogie Nights
as Scotty J.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
as Plutarch Heavensbee
The Big Lebowski
as Brandt
Scent of a Woman
as George Willis, Jr.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
as Plutarch Heavensbee
Mission: Impossible III
as Owen Davian
Twister
as Dusty
The Master
as Lancaster Dodd
Magnolia
as Phil Parma
Almost Famous
as Lester Bangs
Moneyball
as Art Howe
Cold Mountain
as Reverend Veasey
Mary and Max
as Max (voice)
Punch-Drunk Love
as Dean Trumbell
A Child's Garden of Poetry
as Self (voice)
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
as Andy Hanson
Capote
as Truman Capote
The Boat That Rocked
as The Count
The Ides of March
as Paul Zara