Philip Seymour Hoffman

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1967-07-23
Fairport, New York, U.S.
1967-07-23
Fairport, New York, U.S.
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Philip Seymour Hoffman (born July 23, 1967) is an American actor and director. Hoffman began acting in television in 1991, and the following year started to appear in films. He gradually gained recognition for his supporting work in a series of notable films, including Scent of a Woman (1992), Twister (1996), Boogie Nights (1997), Happiness (19
98), The Big Lebowski (1998), Magnolia (1999), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Almost Famous (2000), 25th Hour (2002), Punch-Drunk Love (2002), Cold Mountain (2003), and Along Came Polly (2004).
In 2005, Hoffman played the title role in the biographical film Capote (2005), for which he won multiple acting awards including an Academy Award for Best Actor. He received another two Academy Award nominations for his supporting work in Charlie Wilson's War (2007) and Doubt (2008). Other critically acclaimed films in recent years have included Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) and The Savages (2007). In 2010, Hoffman made his feature film directorial debut with Jack Goes Boating.
Hoffman is also an accomplished theater actor and director. He joined the LAByrinth Theater Company in 1995, and has directed and performed in numerous Off-Broadway productions. His performances in two Broadway plays led to two Tony Award nominations: one for Best Leading Actor in True West (2000), and another for Best Featured Actor in Long Day's Journey into Night (2003).
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Movies
| (2011) The Ides of March |
| (2011) Moneyball |
| (2010) Jack Goes Boating |
| (2009) The Invention of Lying |
| (2009) The Boat That Rocked |
| (2009) Mary and Max |
| (2008) Synecdoche, New York |
| (2008) Doubt |
| (2007) The Savages |
| (2007) Charlie Wilson's War |
| (2007) Before The Devil Know You Dead |
| (2006) Strangers with Candy |
| (2006) Mission: Impossible III |
| (2005) Capote |
| (2004) Along Came Polly |
| (2003) Cold Mountain |
| (2003) Owning Mahowny |
| (2002) Love Liza |
| (2002) Red Dragon |
| (2002) Punch-Drunk Love |
| (2002) 25th Hour |
| (2001) Last Party 2000 |
| (2001) State and Main |
| (2000) Almost Famous |
| (1999) Magnolia |
| (1999) Flawless |
| (1999) The Talented Mr. Ripley |
| (1998) Next Stop Wonderland |
| (1998) Patch Adams |
| (1998) Happiness |
| (1998) Montana |
| (1998) The Big Lebowski |
| (1997) Boogie Nights |
| (1996) Hard Eight |
| (1996) Twister |
| (1994) When a Man Loves a Woman |
| (1993) My Boyfriend's Back |
| (1992) Scent of a Woman |
| (1992) Leap of Faith |
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