PHILIP SEYMOUR
HOFFMAN

Philip Seymour Hoffman was an American actor and theatre director born in Fairport, New York, on 23 July 1967. He worked across film and the stage until his death on 2 February 2014.

Hoffman built a career in both supporting and leading roles, appearing in films such as Boogie Nights and Magnolia. His work in theatre included Broadway productions of True West, Long Day’s Journey Into Night and Death of a Salesman.

In Capote (2005), he portrayed writer Truman Capote during the research and writing of In Cold Blood. His performance won the Academy Award for leading actor at the 2006 ceremony.

He later earned supporting-actor Oscar nominations for Charlie Wilson’s War, Doubt and The Master. In The Hunger Games films he played Plutarch Heavensbee, a figure whose place in the story changes as the conflict develops.

Hoffman’s work often gave even brief roles a distinct inner life. His stage and screen performances continue to offer different ways to see characters caught between public identity and private uncertainty.