Philip Seymour Hoffman

Acting · Born 1967-07-23 in Fairport, New York, USA

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…

Filmography

• The Big Lebowski as Brandt
• Magnolia as Phil Parma
• Doubt: Stage to Screen as Self
• Capote as Truman Capote
• Mission: Impossible III as Owen Davian
• The Talented Mr. Ripley as Freddie Miles
• 25th Hour as Jacob Elinsky
• The Getaway as Frank Hansen
• Twister as Dusty
• Almost Famous as Lester Bangs