---
name: "Philip Seymour Hoffman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/philip-seymour-hoffman"
fi1m_id: "philip-seymour-hoffman"
imdb_id: "nm0000450"
tmdb_id: 1233
wikidata_id: "Q180560"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "23 July 1967"
died: "2 February 2014"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 23
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 23
updated: "2026-10-05T13:29:53.921055+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Philip Seymour Hoffman

## Identity

Philip Seymour Hoffman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/philip-seymour-hoffman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** philip-seymour-hoffman
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000450
- **TMDB ID:** 1233
- **Wikidata ID:** Q180560
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Seymour_Hoffman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180560, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000450/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1233

Actor. Born 23 July 1967 in Fairport, New York, USA. Died 2 February 2014.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 July 1967, Fairport, New York, USA
- **Died:** 2 February 2014
- **Active:** 1992–2015
- **Also known as:** Philip S. Hoffman, Philip Hoffman, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Phil Hoffman
- **Frequently works with:** [Paul Thomas Anderson](https://film.one/person/paul-thomas-anderson.md), [Amy Adams](https://film.one/person/amy-adams.md), [Elizabeth Banks](https://film.one/person/elizabeth-banks.md), [Emily Watson](https://film.one/person/emily-watson.md), [Francis Lawrence](https://film.one/person/francis-lawrence.md), [Jennifer Lawrence](https://film.one/person/jennifer-lawrence.md), [Jon Kilik](https://film.one/person/jon-kilik.md), [Josh Hutcherson](https://film.one/person/josh-hutcherson.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 3 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 23 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 75 (8), 2000s 76 (9), 2010s 73 (6)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 68 across 23 titles
- **Score spread:** 12 at 80+, 10 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 7 of 22 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 16, Adventure 6, Comedy 6, Action 4, Crime 4, Thriller 4
- **Screen time:** 49 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $4,549m across 23 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Seymour_Hoffman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180560, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000450/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1233

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Master*](https://film.one/film/the-master.md) (84), [*Punch-Drunk Love*](https://film.one/film/punch-drunk-love.md) (84), [*The Ides of March*](https://film.one/film/the-ides-of-march.md) (71)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Synecdoche, New York*](https://film.one/film/synecdoche-new-york.md) (84), [*Capote*](https://film.one/film/capote.md) (84)
- **HBO Max:** [*Magnolia*](https://film.one/film/magnolia.md) (84)
- **Disney+:** [*Moneyball*](https://film.one/film/moneyball.md) (83)
- **Netflix:** [*The Hunger Games: Catching Fire*](https://film.one/film/the-hunger-games-catching-fire.md) (80)
- **AMC+:** [*Mary and Max*](https://film.one/film/mary-and-max.md) (80)
- **Hulu:** [*The Talented Mr. Ripley*](https://film.one/film/the-talented-mr-ripley.md) (80)
- **Paramount+:** [*Mission: Impossible III*](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-iii.md) (70)
- **Peacock:** [*Red Dragon*](https://film.one/film/red-dragon.md) (64)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Philip Seymour Hoffman

> Philip Seymour Hoffman made awkward, flawed people worth staying with, often from the edge of someone else’s story. We particularly value his supporting performances, where a character with little claim on our attention becomes someone we care about.

As Brandt in *The Big Lebowski* (1998), Philip Seymour Hoffman makes social discomfort look carefully managed. John Goodman’s Walter Sobchak supplies the pressure in the bowling-alley exchanges; Brandt brings a more contained unease. We find the effort involved funny, and worth watching even in a small supporting part. This is where we particularly value Hoffman: among a busy cast, giving us a reason to notice someone who could easily have remained a useful figure in the background.

His breakthrough came with Paul Thomas Anderson’s *Boogie Nights* (1997), playing Scotty J. Alongside John C. Reilly’s Reed Rothchild, he helps make the supporting cast worth following beyond Eddie’s immediate concerns. We warmed to Scotty because Hoffman made an awkward figure in the company seem worth knowing, rather than merely useful to the central character. Editor Dylan Tichenor helps those performances register, keeping the crowded company legible and the early movement between people easy.

He went on to balance supporting roles in independent films and studio pictures, without confining himself to agreeable people. Allen in *Happiness* (1998) is one of the difficult, unsympathetic parts; the lead as Truman Capote in *Capote* (2005) called for the precise transformation for which he became known. Anderson was a recurring collaborator across five films, including *The Master* (2012), in which Hoffman plays the charismatic cult leader Lancaster Dodd. Those larger parts broaden the work, but we would not treat the earlier supporting performances merely as preparation for them.

There is a limit to what good company can do for a film. *Boogie Nights* accumulates subplots that give good actors opportunities without enough benefit to the central drama, and we would lose some of them. *The Big Lebowski* also lets a few diversions run too long, though its company earns the evening. Begin with *Boogie Nights*, provided a generous ensemble matters more to the evening than a story kept strictly to its business.

## Biography

Philip Seymour Hoffman was an American actor. He studied acting at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and began his screen career with a role in a 1991 episode of Law & Order, followed by film appearances from 1992.

He gained recognition for supporting roles including George Willis, Jr. in *Scent of a Woman* (1992) and Scotty J. in *Boogie Nights* (1997). Hoffman also appeared in *The Big Lebowski* (1998), *Magnolia* (1999) and *The Talented Mr. Ripley* (1999). He received the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Truman Capote in *Capote* (2005) and further Oscar nominations for *Charlie Wilson's War* (2007), *Doubt* (2008) and *The Master* (2012).

Hoffman died on 2 February 2014.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (23)

- *The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2* (2015), Fi1m 61, as Plutarch Heavensbee — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-2.md)
- *The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1* (2014), Fi1m 60, as Plutarch Heavensbee — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1.md)
- *The Hunger Games: Catching Fire* (2013), Fi1m 80, as Plutarch Heavensbee — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hunger-games-catching-fire.md)
- *The Master* (2012), Fi1m 84, as Lancaster Dodd — [page](https://film.one/film/the-master.md)
- *Moneyball* (2011), Fi1m 83, as Art Howe — [page](https://film.one/film/moneyball.md)
- *The Ides of March* (2011), Fi1m 71, as Paul Zara — [page](https://film.one/film/the-ides-of-march.md)
- *Mary and Max* (2009), Fi1m 80, as Max (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/mary-and-max.md)
- *Doubt* (2008), Fi1m 71, as Father Brendan Flynn — [page](https://film.one/film/doubt.md)
- *Synecdoche, New York* (2008), Fi1m 84, as Caden Cotard — [page](https://film.one/film/synecdoche-new-york.md)
- *Mission: Impossible III* (2006), Fi1m 70, as Owen Davian — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-iii.md)
- *Capote* (2005), Fi1m 84, as Truman Capote — [page](https://film.one/film/capote.md)
- *Cold Mountain* (2003), Fi1m 62, as Reverend Veasey — [page](https://film.one/film/cold-mountain.md)
- *Punch-Drunk Love* (2002), Fi1m 84, as Dean Trumbell — [page](https://film.one/film/punch-drunk-love.md)
- *Red Dragon* (2002), Fi1m 64, as Freddy Lounds — [page](https://film.one/film/red-dragon.md)
- *Almost Famous* (2000), Fi1m 82, as Lester Bangs — [page](https://film.one/film/almost-famous.md)
- *Magnolia* (1999), Fi1m 84, as Phil Parma — [page](https://film.one/film/magnolia.md)
- *The Talented Mr. Ripley* (1999), Fi1m 80, as Freddie Miles — [page](https://film.one/film/the-talented-mr-ripley.md)
- *Happiness* (1998), Fi1m 78, as Allen — [page](https://film.one/film/happiness.md)
- *Patch Adams* (1998), Fi1m 47, as Mitch — [page](https://film.one/film/patch-adams.md)
- *The Big Lebowski* (1998), Fi1m 85, as Brandt — [page](https://film.one/film/the-big-lebowski.md)
- *Boogie Nights* (1997), Fi1m 86, as Scotty J. — [page](https://film.one/film/boogie-nights.md)
- *Twister* (1996), Fi1m 64, as Dusty — [page](https://film.one/film/twister.md)
- *Scent of a Woman* (1992), Fi1m 75, as George Willis, Jr. — [page](https://film.one/film/scent-of-a-woman.md)

## Complete filmography (67)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2* (2015), as Plutarch Heavensbee — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-2.md)
- *HAPPYish* (2015), series, Executive Producer
- *The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1* (2014), as Plutarch Heavensbee · Thanks, In Memory Of — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1.md)
- *A Most Wanted Man* (2014), as Günther Bachmann · In Memory Of
- *God's Pocket* (2014), as Mickey Scarpato · Producer
- *Feed Me* (2013), Thanks
- *The Hunger Games: Catching Fire* (2013), as Plutarch Heavensbee — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hunger-games-catching-fire.md)
- *The Master: Unguided Message* (2013), Actor
- *A Late Quartet* (2012), as Robert Gelbart
- *The Master* (2012), as Lancaster Dodd — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-master.md)
- *The Ides of March* (2011), as Paul Zara — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-ides-of-march.md)
- *Moneyball* (2011), as Art Howe — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/moneyball.md)
- *Jack Goes Boating* (2010), as Jack · Director, Executive Producer
- *Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre* (2010), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Invention of Lying* (2009), as Jim the Bartender
- *Mary and Max* (2009), as Max (voice) — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/mary-and-max.md)
- *The Boat That Rocked* (2009), as The Count
- *Doubt* (2008), as Father Brendan Flynn — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/doubt.md)
- *Synecdoche, New York* (2008), as Caden Cotard — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/synecdoche-new-york.md)
- *Charlie Wilson's War* (2007), as Gust Avrakotos
- *The Savages* (2007), as Jon Savage
- *Before the Devil Knows You're Dead* (2007), as Andy Hanson
- *Strangers with Candy* (2006), as Henry
- *Mission: Impossible III* (2006), as Owen Davian — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-iii.md)
- *Capote* (2005), as Truman Capote · Executive Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/capote.md)
- *Empire Falls* (2005), series, as Charlie Mayne
- *Along Came Polly* (2004), as Sandy Lyle
- *Cold Mountain* (2003), as Reverend Veasey — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/cold-mountain.md)
- *Mattress Man Commercial* (2003), as Dean Trumbull
- *Owning Mahowny* (2003), as Dan Mahowny
- *Love Liza* (2002), as Wilson Joel
- *25th Hour* (2002), as Jacob Elinsky
- *Punch-Drunk Love* (2002), as Dean Trumbell — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/punch-drunk-love.md)
- *Red Dragon* (2002), as Freddy Lounds — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/red-dragon.md)
- *Icons* (2002), series, Actor
- *Almost Famous* (2000), as Lester Bangs — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/almost-famous.md)
- *State and Main* (2000), as Joseph Turner White
- *The Talented Mr. Ripley* (1999), as Freddie Miles — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-talented-mr-ripley.md)
- *Magnolia* (1999), as Phil Parma — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/magnolia.md)
- *Flawless* (1999), as Rusty
- *Patch Adams* (1998), as Mitch — Fi1m 47, [page](https://film.one/film/patch-adams.md)
- *Happiness* (1998), as Allen — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/happiness.md)
- *Next Stop Wonderland* (1998), as Sean
- *The Big Lebowski* (1998), as Brandt — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-big-lebowski.md)
- *Montana* (1998), as Duncan
- *Liberty!* (1997), series, as Joseph Plumb Martin
- *Boogie Nights* (1997), as Scotty J. — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/boogie-nights.md)
- *Culture* (1997), as Bill
- *Hard Eight* (1997), as Young Craps Player
- *Anita Liberty* (1997), as Man at Party #3
- *Arthur* (1996), series, as William Fillmore Toffman (voice)
- *Twister* (1996), as Dusty — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/twister.md)
- *The Fifteen Minute Hamlet* (1995), as Bernardo, Horatio & Laertes
- *It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice* (1994), as Launcelot Gobbo
- *Nobody's Fool* (1994), as Officer Raymer
- *When a Man Loves a Woman* (1994), as Gary
- *The Yearling* (1994), as Buck
- *Cheat* (1994), as Martin
- *The Getaway* (1994), as Frank Hansen
- *Money for Nothing* (1993), as Cochran
- *My Boyfriend's Back* (1993), as Chuck Bronski
- *Joey Breaker* (1993), as Wiley McCall
- *Scent of a Woman* (1992), as George Willis, Jr. — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/scent-of-a-woman.md)
- *Leap of Faith* (1992), as Matt
- *My New Gun* (1992), as Chris
- *Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole* (1992), as Klutch
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Steven Hanauer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)

## Gallery

- ![Philip Seymour Hoffman as Truman Capote in Capote (2005)](https://film.one/media/title/5372/still-021a30aa1ded.jpg) Philip Seymour Hoffman as Truman Capote in *Capote* (2005) — Image via TMDB
- ![Philip Seymour Hoffman as Caden Cotard in Synecdoche, New York (2008)](https://film.one/media/title/1878/still-70e3278d9575.jpg) Philip Seymour Hoffman as Caden Cotard in *Synecdoche, New York* (2008) — Image via TMDB
- ![Philip Seymour Hoffman as Phil Parma in Magnolia (1999)](https://film.one/media/title/661/still-7bb1831a9ecf.jpg) Philip Seymour Hoffman as Phil Parma in *Magnolia* (1999) — Image via TMDB
- ![Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://film.one/media/person/81660/gallery-f521d378aff8.jpg) Philip Seymour Hoffman — Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/Philip_Seymour_Hoffman_2011.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Philip Seymour Hoffman at the 81st Academy Awards](https://film.one/media/person/81660/gallery-775a41aed8d3.jpg) Philip Seymour Hoffman at the 81st Academy Awards — Chrisa Hickey at https://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisahickey/, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/PhilipSeymourHoffmanAAFeb09.jpg/1280px-PhilipSeymourHoffmanAAFeb09.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Philip Seymour Hoffman at a Hudson Union Society event in September 2010.](https://film.one/media/person/81660/gallery-e39e285dcbd9.jpg) Philip Seymour Hoffman at a Hudson Union Society event in September 2010. — Justin Hoch photographing for Hudson Union Society, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/PhilipSeymourHoffmanSept2010.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://film.one/media/person/81660/gallery-9916b5aed027.jpg) Philip Seymour Hoffman — Image via TMDB
- ![Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://film.one/media/person/81660/gallery-95a1ab09ddab.jpg) Philip Seymour Hoffman — Image via TMDB
- ![Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://film.one/media/person/81660/gallery-6dfe53a5f720.jpg) Philip Seymour Hoffman — Image via TMDB
- ![Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://film.one/media/person/81660/gallery-d75af25a17bd.jpg) Philip Seymour Hoffman — Image via TMDB
- ![Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://film.one/media/person/81660/gallery-49bae3e54132.jpg) Philip Seymour Hoffman — Image via TMDB
- ![Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://film.one/media/person/81660/gallery-231e68c6d44e.jpg) Philip Seymour Hoffman — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 3 nominated

- 2013: Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *The Master*
- 2009: Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *Doubt*
- 2008: Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *Charlie Wilson's War*
- 2006: Best Actor (won), for *Capote*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 1 won

- 2006: Best Actor in a Leading Role (won), for *Capote*

### Golden Globes — 1 won

- 2006: Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (won), for *Capote*

### Other awards — 4 won, 3 nominated

- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play 2012: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (nominated)
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor 2012: Volpi Cup for Best Actor (won), for *The Master*
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play 2003: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play (won)
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play 2003: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (nominated)
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play 2001: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play (won)
- Theatre World Award 2000: Theatre World Award (won)
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play 2000: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (nominated)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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