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
• Capote as Truman Capote
• The Talented Mr. Ripley as Freddie Miles
• 25th Hour as Jacob Elinsky
• Almost Famous as Lester Bangs
• Cold Mountain as Reverend Veasey
• Patch Adams as Mitch Roman
• Happiness as Allen
• Synecdoche, New York as Caden Cotard

TV

• Inside the Actors Studio as Self
• Law & Order as Steven Hanauer
• The Daily Show as Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
• Icons
• HypaSpace as Self
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• The Early Show as Self - Guest
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
• Empire Falls as Charlie Mayne