Philip Seymour Hoffman Biography

Philip Seymour Hoffman was an American film actor, director, and theatre personality. He was known for playing several supporting and lead roles in his career spanning over two decades. He appeared in over 50 movies during his career. Some of his films are ‘Scent of a Woman,’ ‘Boogie Nights,’ ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley,’ ‘The Master,’ and ‘Jack Goes Boating.’ After working as a supporting actor for many years, Hoffman received an opportunity to play the lead role in ‘Capote’ for which he received international acclaim and the coveted ‘Academy Award.’ He was also an accomplished theatre personality. He directed and acted in various theatre productions like ‘True West,’ ‘Death of a Salesman,’ etc. He received the prestigious ‘Tony Award’ nominations three times. He suffered from drug addiction in his youth. The addiction came back to haunt him again in 2012, and he went back to abusing prescribed drugs and heroin, which ultimately led to his death in 2014. He was filming ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2,’ the final movie of ‘The Hunger Games’ franchise, at the time of his death.