Philip Seymour Hoffman

59 years old Fairport, New York, USA

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.

Recent movies

# Name Character Rating
1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) Plutarch Heavensbee 6.8
2 A Most Wanted Man (2014) GĂĽnther Bachmann 6.2
3 God's Pocket (2014) Mickey Scarpato 6.3
4 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) Plutarch Heavensbee 6.9
5 Salinger (2013) Self - Actor -
6 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) Plutarch Heavensbee 7.8
7 The Master (2012)
Oscars 2013 		Lancaster Dodd 6.9
8 A Late Quartet (2012) Robert Gelbart 6.7
9 The Ides of March (2011)
Oscars 2012 		Paul Zara 6.7
10 Moneyball (2011)
Oscars 2012 		Art Howe 7.7
11 Jack Goes Boating (2010) Director / Writer 6
12 The Boat That Rocked (2009) The Count 7.5
13 I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale (2009) Self 7.7
14 Mary and Max (2009)
Top 30 in 2000s 		Max (voice) 8.1
15 The Invention of Lying (2009) Jim the Bartender 6.4
16 Synecdoche, New York (2008) Caden Cotard 8
17 Doubt (2008)
Oscars 2009 		Father Brendan Flynn 7.1
18 Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
Oscars 2008 		Gust Avrakotos 7.1
19 Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) Andy Hanson 7.1
20 The Savages (2007)
Oscars 2008 		Jon Savage 6.9
21 Strangers with Candy (2006) Henry 5.5
22 Mission: Impossible III (2006) Owen Davian 6.9
23 Capote (2005)
Oscars 2006 		Truman Capote 6.5
24 Along Came Polly (2004) Sandy Lyle 6
25 Owning Mahowny (2003) Dan Mahowny 6
26 Cold Mountain (2003)
Oscars 2004 		Reverend Veasey 7.1
27 Mattress Man Commercial (2003) Dean Trumbull 8
28 Punch-Drunk Love (2002) Dean Trumbell 6.7
29 25th Hour (2002) Jacob Elinsky 7.7
30 Red Dragon (2002) Freddy Lounds 7.2
31 Love Liza (2002) Wilson Joel -
32 Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' (2000) Self -
33 Almost Famous (2000)
Oscars 2001 		Lester Bangs 7.8
34 That Moment: Magnolia Diary (2000) Self -
35 State and Main (2000) Joseph Turner White 6.3
36 The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Oscars 2000 		Freddie Miles 7.1
37 Flawless (1999) Rusty 6.7
38 Magnolia (1999)
Oscars 2000 		Phil Parma 7.6
39 Patch Adams (1998)
Oscars 1999 		Mitch Roman 6.7
40 Montana (1998) Duncan -
41 The Big Lebowski (1998) Brandt 8
42 Happiness (1998) Allen 8.1
43 Next Stop Wonderland (1998) Sean -
44 Boogie Nights (1997)
Oscars 1998 		Scotty J. 7.5
45 Hard Eight (1997) Young Craps Player 6.6
46 Twister (1996) Dusty 6.5
47 Nobody's Fool (1994) Officer Raymer 7.5
48 The Getaway (1994) Frank Hansen 5.3
49 When a Man Loves a Woman (1994) Gary 6.9
50 My Boyfriend's Back (1993) Chuck Bronski 7.3
51 Money for Nothing (1993) Cochran -
52 Scent of a Woman (1992) George Willis, Jr. 7.5
53 My New Gun (1992) Chris -
54 Leap of Faith (1992) Matt 6.5