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
The Big Lebowski
as Brandt
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
as Plutarch Heavensbee
Scent of a Woman
as George Willis, Jr.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
as Plutarch Heavensbee
Moneyball
as Art Howe
Mission: Impossible III
as Owen Davian
Cold Mountain
as Reverend Veasey
Joey Breaker
as Wiley McCall
Patch Adams
as Mitch Roman
Twister
as Dusty
The Boat That Rocked
as The Count
The Master
as Lancaster Dodd
Owning Mahowny
as Dan Mahowny
Boogie Nights
as Scotty J.
Capote
as Truman Capote
The Savages
as Jon Savage
Hard Eight
as Young Craps Player
Almost Famous
as Lester Bangs
The Ides of March
as Paul Zara