Deceased

How Did Philip Seymour Hoffman Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 46

Also known asPhilip S. Hoffman, Philip Hoffman, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Phil HoffmanGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn23/07/1967Born inFairport, New York, USADied02/02/2014 (aged 46)Died inManhattanCausedrug overdoseWikidataQ180560 ↗TMDb#1233 ↗

Philip Seymour Hoffman was an American actor. He was known for his distinctive supporting character roles and his memorable leading roles in many films and theatrical productions from the early 1990s until his death in 2014. He was voted the greatest actor of the 21st century in a 2024 ranking by The Independent.

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Filmography78 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2015	The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2Movie	Plutarch Heavensbee	48
2015	Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour HoffmanMovie	Self (Archive Footage)	48
2015	The Making of A Most Wanted ManMovie	Self	48
2014	The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1Movie	Plutarch Heavensbee	47
2014	A Most Wanted ManMovie	Günther Bachmann	47
2013	The Hunger Games: Catching FireMovie	Plutarch Heavensbee	46
2013	The FrameSeries	Plutarch Heavensbee	46
2013	The Master: Unguided MessageMovie	—	46
2012	The MasterMovie	Lancaster Dodd	45
2012	A Late QuartetMovie	Robert Gelbart	45
2011	MoneyballMovie	Art Howe	44
2011	The Ides of MarchMovie	Paul Zara	44
2011	A Child's Garden of PoetryMovie	Self (voice)	44
2010	Jack Goes BoatingMovie	Jack	43
2009	The Invention of LyingMovie	Jim the Bartender	42
2009	The Boat That RockedMovie	The Count	42
2009	Mary and MaxMovie	Max (voice)	42
2009	I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John CazaleMovie	Self	42
2009	Doubt: Stage to ScreenMovie	Self	42
2008	Synecdoche, New YorkMovie	Caden Cotard	41
2008	DoubtMovie	Father Brendan Flynn	41
2008	Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was MadeMovie	Self	41
2007	The SavagesMovie	Jon Savage	40
2007	Before the Devil Knows You're DeadMovie	Andy Hanson	40
2007	Charlie Wilson's WarMovie	Gust Avrakotos	40
2006	Mission: Impossible IIIMovie	Owen Davian	39
2006	Strangers with CandyMovie	Henry	39
2006	Truman Capote: Answered PrayersMovie	Self	39
2005	CapoteMovie	Truman Capote	38
2005	Empire FallsSeries	Charlie Mayne	38
2004	Along Came PollyMovie	Sandy Lyle	37
2003	Cold MountainMovie	Reverend Veasey	36
2003	The Evolution of an American FilmmakerMovie	Self	36
2003	Owning MahownyMovie	Dan Mahowny	36
2003	A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'Movie	Self	36
2002	Red DragonMovie	Freddy Lounds	35
2002	Punch-Drunk LoveMovie	Dean Trumbell	35
2002	25th HourMovie	Jacob Elinsky	35
2002	IconsSeries	—	35
2002	Love LizaMovie	Wilson Joel	35
2002	HypaSpaceSeries	Self	35
2000	Almost FamousMovie	Lester Bangs	33
2000	State and MainMovie	Joseph Turner White	33
2000	That Moment: Magnolia DiaryMovie	Self	33
2000	Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley'Movie	Self	33
2000	Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'Movie	Self	33
1999	The Talented Mr. RipleyMovie	Freddie Miles	32
1999	MagnoliaMovie	Phil Parma	32
1999	FlawlessMovie	Rusty	32
1999	The Early ShowSeries	Self - Guest	32
1999	The DirectorsSeries	Self	32
1998	The Big LebowskiMovie	Brandt	31
1998	Patch AdamsMovie	Mitch Roman	31
1998	HappinessMovie	Allen	31
1998	MontanaMovie	Duncan	31
1997	Boogie NightsMovie	Scotty J.	30
1997	Hard EightMovie	Young Craps Player	30
1997	Liberty!Series	Joseph Plumb Martin	30
1997	StoryvilleSeries	—	30
1996	The Daily ShowSeries	Self	29
1996	TwisterMovie	Dusty	29
1996	ArthurSeries	William Fillmore Toffman (voice)	29
1995	The Fifteen Minute HamletMovie	Bernardo, Horatio & Laertes	28
1994	When a Man Loves a WomanMovie	Gary	27
1994	Nobody's FoolMovie	Officer Raymer	27
1994	The GetawayMovie	Frank Hansen	27
1994	Inside the Actors StudioSeries	Self	27
1994	SzulerMovie	Martin	27
1993	My Boyfriend's BackMovie	Chuck Bronski	26
1993	Money for NothingMovie	Cochran	26
1993	Joey BreakerMovie	Wiley McCall	26
1992	The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSeries	—	25
1992	Scent of a WomanMovie	George Willis, Jr.	25
1992	Leap of FaithMovie	Matt	25
1992	My New GunMovie	Chris	25
1990	Law & OrderSeries	Steven Hanauer	23
1988	LIVE with Kelly and MarkSeries	Self	21
1953	The OscarsSeries	Self	—