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.
2016Starring Austin Pendleton as Self
2015The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 as Plutarch Heavensbee
2015Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman as Self (Archive Footage)
2015The Making of A Most Wanted Man as Self
2014The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 as Plutarch Heavensbee
2014A Most Wanted Man as Günther Bachmann
2014God's Pocket as Mickey Scarpato
2014And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
2013The Hunger Games: Catching Fire as Plutarch Heavensbee
2013Salinger as Self - Actor
2013The Frame (1 Episode) as Plutarch Heavensbee
2013Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet as Self
2012A Late Quartet as Robert Gelbart
2012The Master as Lancaster Dodd
2012Too Young to Die (1 Episode) as Self (archive footage)
2012Moneyball: Playing the Game as Self (Archival Footage)
2011The Ides of March as Paul Zara
2011Moneyball as Art Howe
2011A Child's Garden of Poetry as Self (voice)
2010Jack Goes Boating as Jack
2010Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre as Narrator (voice)
2009The Invention of Lying as Jim the Bartender
2009Mary and Max as Max (voice)
2009Doubt: Stage to Screen as Self
2009The Boat That Rocked as The Count
2009I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale as Self
2008Doubt as Father Brendan Flynn
2008Synecdoche, New York as Caden Cotard
2008Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made as Self
2007Charlie Wilson's War as Gust Avrakotos
2007The Savages as Jon Savage
2007Before the Devil Knows You're Dead as Andy Hanson
2007Chelsea Lately (1 Episode) as Self (archive footage)
2006Strangers with Candy as Henry
2006Mission: Impossible III as Owen Davian
2006Making Capote: Concept to Script as Self
2006Truman Capote: Answered Prayers as Self
2005Capote as Truman Capote
2005Empire Falls (2 Episodes) as Charlie Mayne
2004Along Came Polly as Sandy Lyle
2003Cold Mountain as Reverend Veasey
2003Mattress Man Commercial as Dean Trumbull
2003The Evolution of an American Filmmaker as Self
2003Owning Mahowny as Dan Mahowny
2003A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon' as Self
2002Love Liza as Wilson Joel
200225th Hour as Jacob Elinsky
2002Punch-Drunk Love as Dean Trumbell
2002Red Dragon as Freddy Lounds
2002HypaSpace (1 Episode) as Self
2002Icons (1 Episode) as Unknown
2001Last Party 2000 as Self
2000Almost Famous as Lester Bangs
2000State and Main as Joseph Turner White
2000Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' as Self
2000Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley' as Self
2000That Moment: Magnolia Diary as Self
1999The Talented Mr. Ripley as Freddie Miles
1999Magnolia as Phil Parma
1999Flawless as Rusty
1999The Early Show (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
1999The Directors (1 Episode) as Self
1998Patch Adams as Mitch Roman
1998Happiness as Allen
1998Next Stop Wonderland as Sean
1998The Big Lebowski as Brandt
1998Montana as Duncan
1997Liberty! (6 Episodes) as Joseph Plumb Martin
1997Boogie Nights as Scotty J.
1997Culture as Bill
1997Anita Liberty as Man at Party #3
1996Arthur (1 Episode) as William Fillmore Toffman (voice)
1996The Daily Show (5 Episodes) as Self
1996Hard Eight as Young Craps Player
1996Twister as Dusty
1995The Fifteen Minute Hamlet as Bernardo, Horatio & Laertes
1994It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice as Launcelot Gobbo
1994Nobody's Fool as Officer Raymer
1994Inside the Actors Studio (1 Episode) as Self
1994When a Man Loves a Woman as Gary
1994The Yearling as Buck
1994Szuler as Martin
1994The Getaway as Frank Hansen
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien (3 Episodes) as Self - Guest
1993Money for Nothing as Cochran
1993My Boyfriend's Back as Chuck Bronski
1993Joey Breaker as Wiley McCall
1992Scent of a Woman as George Willis, Jr.
1992Leap of Faith as Matt
1992My New Gun as Chris
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1 Episode) as Unknown
1992Triple Bogey On A Par Five Hole as Klutch
1990Law & Order (1 Episode) as Steven Hanauer
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1 Episode) as Self
1956Tony Awards (3 Episodes) as Self - Nominee
1953The Oscars (1 Episode) as Self
1944Golden Globe Awards (1 Episode) as Self - Nominee
2014The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 ... Thanks, In Memory Of
2014A Most Wanted Man ... In Memory Of
2013Feed Me ... Thanks
2010Jack Goes Boating ... Director