Philip Seymour Hoffman
Born: 1967-07-23 Fairport - New York - USA
Died: 2014-02-02
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), ...
Acting (in our collection)
A Most Wanted Man
(2014)
God's Pocket
(2014)
The Master
(2012)
A Late Quartet
(2012)
The Ides of March
(2011)
Moneyball
(2011)
Jack Goes Boating
(2010)
Mary and Max
(2009)
The Invention of Lying
(2009)
Doubt
(2008)
Synecdoche, New York
(2008)
The Savages
(2007)
Charlie Wilson's War
(2007)
Strangers with Candy
(2006)
Capote
(2005)
Empire Falls
(2005)
Along Came Polly
(2004)
Owning Mahowny
(2003)
Cold Mountain
(2003)
25th Hour
(2002)
Love Liza
(2002)
Punch-Drunk Love
(2002)
Almost Famous
(2000)
State and Main
(2000)
Flawless
(1999)
Magnolia
(1999)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
(1999)
Happiness
(1998)
Montana
(1998)
Next Stop Wonderland
(1998)
The Big Lebowski
(1998)
Boogie Nights
(1997)
Hard Eight
(1996)
Twister
(1996)
Nobody's Fool
(1994)
When a Man Loves a Woman
(1994)
My Boyfriend's Back
(1993)
Leap of Faith
(1992)
My New Gun
(1992)
Scent of a Woman
(1992)
Broadcast News
(1987)
Directing (in our collection)
Jack Goes Boating
(2010)