Philip Seymour Hoffman

Born:23. julij 1967

Place of Birth:Fairport, New York, USA

Died:2. februar 2014

Known For:Acting

Biography

Philip Seymour Hoffman, born on July 23, 1967, was a versatile American actor, director, and producer who left a lasting impact on the film industry. Known for his unparalleled talent in portraying a wide range of characters, Hoffman's career spanned from the early 1990s until his untimely passing in 2014.

Immersing himself in the world of theater from a young age, Hoffman honed his craft at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. His journey into the world of cinema began with a role in a 1991 episode of Law & Order, paving the way for a remarkable film career that showcased his ability to breathe life into complex and often flawed characters.

Throughout his career, Hoffman delivered unforgettable performances in a multitude of films, including acclaimed works such as "Boogie Nights," "Capote," and "The Master." It was his role as Truman Capote in the biographical film "Capote" that earned him widespread acclaim, culminating in an Academy Award for Best Actor, solidifying his status as one of the most talented actors of his generation.

While Hoffman excelled in independent cinema, he also made his mark in mainstream Hollywood productions like "Mission: Impossible III" and the "Hunger Games" series. His willingness to take on diverse roles showcased his versatility and commitment to his craft, earning him praise from audiences and critics alike.

Beyond his film work, Hoffman's contributions to the theater world were equally significant. As a member of the off-Broadway LAByrinth Theater Company, he not only showcased his acting prowess but also ventured into directing and producing stage productions, further highlighting his multifaceted talents.

Hoffman's dedication to his art was evident in his Tony Award-nominated performances in Broadway plays such as "True West," "Long Day's Journey into Night," and "Death of a Salesman." His ability to immerse himself completely in each role he undertook set him apart as a truly exceptional performer.

Tragically, Philip Seymour Hoffman's life was cut short in 2014, leaving behind a legacy that continues to inspire and resonate with audiences worldwide. His body of work stands as a testament to his unparalleled talent, leaving an indelible mark on the world of cinema and theater. Hoffman's unique ability to inhabit characters with depth and authenticity ensures that his influence will be felt for generations to come.

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Mission: Impossible III

Owen Davian

2006

Retired from active duty, and training recruits for the Impossible Mission Force, agent Ethan Hunt faces the toughest foe of his career: Owen Davian, an international broker of arms and information, who's as cunning as he is ruthless. Davian emerges to threaten Hunt and all that he holds dear – including the woman Hunt loves.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

Plutarch Heavensbee

2014

Katniss Everdeen reluctantly becomes the symbol of a mass rebellion against the autocratic Capitol.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

Plutarch Heavensbee

2015

With the nation of Panem in a full scale war, Katniss confronts President Snow in the final showdown. Teamed with a group of her closest friends – including Gale, Finnick, and Peeta – Katniss goes off on a mission with the unit from District 13 as they risk their lives to stage an assassination attempt on President Snow who has become increasingly obsessed with destroying her. The mortal traps, enemies, and moral choices that await Katniss will challenge her more than any arena she faced in The Hunger Games.

Moneyball

Art Howe

2011

The story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball team on a budget, by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.

Scent of a Woman

George Willis, Jr.

1992

Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.

Twister

Dusty

1996

An unprecedented series of violent tornadoes is sweeping across Oklahoma. Tornado chasers, headed by Dr. Jo Harding, attempt to release a groundbreaking device that will allow them to track them and create a more advanced warning system. They are joined by Jo's soon to be ex-husband Bill, a former tornado chaser himself, and his girlfriend Melissa.

The Big Lebowski

Brandt

1998

Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.

Magnolia

Phil Parma

1999

On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story.

Almost Famous

Lester Bangs

2000

In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview and tour with the up-and-coming band, Stillwater.

Boogie Nights

Scotty J.

1997

Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic porn producer Jack Horner aspires to elevate his craft to an art form. Horner discovers Eddie Adams, a hot young talent working as a busboy in a nightclub, and welcomes him into the extended family of movie-makers, misfits and hangers-on that are always around. Adams' rise from nobody to a celebrity adult entertainer is meteoric, and soon the whole world seems to know his porn alter ego, "Dirk Diggler". Now, when disco and drugs are in vogue, fashion is in flux and the party never seems to stop, Adams' dreams of turning sex into stardom are about to collide with cold, hard reality.

Along Came Polly

Sandy Lyle

2004

Reuben Feffer is a guy who's spent his entire life playing it safe. Polly Prince is irresistible as a free-spirit who lives for the thrill of the moment. When these two comically mismatched souls collide, Reuben's world is turned upside down, as he makes an uproarious attempt to change his life from middle-of-the-road to totally-out-there.

Mary and Max

Max (voice)

2009

A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York.

Punch-Drunk Love

Dean Trumbell

2002

A socially awkward and volatile small business owner meets the love of his life after being threatened by a gang of scammers.

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Andy Hanson

2007

When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store, the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that send them and their family hurtling towards a shattering climax.

The Talented Mr. Ripley

Freddie Miles

1999

Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his playboy son, Dickie. Ripley worms his way into the idyllic lives of Dickie and his girlfriend, plunging into a daring scheme of duplicity, lies and murder.

Charlie Wilson's War

Gust Avrakotos

2007

In the 1980s U.S. Rep. Charlie Wilson, Texas socialite Joanne Herring and CIA agent Gust Avrakotos form an unlikely alliance to boost funding for Afghan freedom fighters in their war against invading Soviets. The trio's successful efforts to finance these covert operations contributes to the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War.

Cold Mountain

Reverend Veasey

2003

In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their farm. As Inman makes his perilous journey home, Ada struggles to keep their home intact with the assistance of Ruby, a mysterious drifter sent to help her by a kindly neighbor.

Synecdoche, New York

Caden Cotard

2008

A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.

Capote

Truman Capote

2005

A biopic of writer Truman Capote and his assignment for The New Yorker to write the non-fiction book "In Cold Blood".

The Invention of Lying

Jim the Bartender

2009

Set in a world where the concept of lying doesn't exist, a loser changes his lot when he invents lying and uses it to get ahead.

25th Hour

Jacob Elinsky

2002

In New York City in the days following the events of 9/11, Monty Brogan is a convicted drug dealer about to start a seven-year prison sentence, and his final hours of freedom are devoted to hanging out with his closest buddies and trying to prepare his girlfriend for his extended absence.

The Boat That Rocked

The Count

2009

An ensemble comedy, where the romance is between the young people of the 60s, and pop music. It's about a band of DJs that captivate Britain, playing the music that defines a generation and standing up to a government that wanted control of popular culture via the British Broadcasting Corporation. Loosely based on the events in Britain in the 60's when the Labour government of Harold Wilson, wanted to bring the pirate radio stations under control, enough to see the passage of the Marine Broadcasting Offences Act on 15 August 1967. Also known as "Pirate Radio".

The Getaway

Frank Hansen

1994

Doc McCoy is put in prison because his partners chickened out and flew off without him after exchanging a prisoner with a lot of money. Doc knows Jack Benyon, a rich "business"-man, is up to something big, so he tells his wife (Carol McCoy) to tell him that he's for sale if Benyon can get him out of prison. Benyon pulls some strings and Doc McCoy is released again. Unfortunately he has to cooperate with the same person that got him to prison.

God's Pocket

Mickey Scarpato

2014

A boozy lowlife tries to bury the truth about his crazy stepson's suspicious death, but a nosy newspaper columnist and the young man's mother complicate matters.

Patch Adams

Mitch Roman

1998

The true story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, who in the 1970s found that humor is the best medicine, and was willing to do just anything to make his patients laugh—even if it meant risking his own career.

The Ides of March

Paul Zara

2011

Dirty tricks stand to soil an ambitious young press spokesman's idealism in a cutthroat presidential campaign where 'victory' is relative.

Doubt

Father Brendan Flynn

2008

In 1964 Bronx, two Catholic school nuns question the new priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled African-American student.

Hard Eight

Young Craps Player

1996

A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.

Happiness

Allen

1998

The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.

State and Main

Joseph Turner White

2000

A movie crew invades a small town whose residents are all too ready to give up their values for showbiz glitz.

Red Dragon

Freddy Lounds

2002

Former FBI Agent Will Graham, who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter, now has no choice but to face him again, as it seems Lecter is the only one who can help Graham track down a new serial killer.

Nobody's Fool

Officer Raymer

1994

A rascally nearing-retirement man juggles a workers' compensation suit while secretly working for his nemesis and flirting with his nemesis' young wife. As his estranged son returns, he faces new family responsibilities, while a banker plots to evict him from his home.

A Most Wanted Man

Günther Bachmann

2014

A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg and becomes a person of interest for a covert government team tracking the movements of potential terrorists.

Produkcija

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

In Memory Of

2014

Katniss Everdeen reluctantly becomes the symbol of a mass rebellion against the autocratic Capitol.

God's Pocket

Producer

2014

A boozy lowlife tries to bury the truth about his crazy stepson's suspicious death, but a nosy newspaper columnist and the young man's mother complicate matters.

A Most Wanted Man

In Memory Of

2014

A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg and becomes a person of interest for a covert government team tracking the movements of potential terrorists.