Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman

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...

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A Most Wanted Man

as Günther Bachmann

God's Pocket

as Mickey Scarpato

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

as Plutarch Heavensbee

A Late Quartet

as Robert Gelbart

The Master

as Lancaster Dodd

The Ides of March

as Paul Zara

Moneyball

as Art Howe

The Invention of Lying

as Jim the Bartender

Mary and Max

as Max (voice)

Doubt

as Father Brendan Flynn

Synecdoche, New York

as Caden Cotard

Charlie Wilson's War

as Gust Avrakotos

The Savages

as Jon Savage

Capote

as Truman Capote

Along Came Polly

as Sandy Lyle

Cold Mountain

as Reverend Veasey

Mattress Man Commercial

as Dean Trumbull

Owning Mahowny

as Dan Mahowny

Love Liza

as Wilson Joel

25th Hour

as Jacob Elinsky

Punch-Drunk Love

as Dean Trumbell

Red Dragon

as Freddy Lounds

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