Philip Seymour Hoffman's Kevo

With several memorable film performances during the late 1990s, actor Philip Seymour Hoffman made the successful jump from stage to the big screen. His chameleon-like ability to transform into a wide range of roles was most apparent in 1999 when he starred as a transvestite in the film Flawless, an endearing nurse in Magnolia, and as a snobby playboy in The Talented Mr. Ripley, all roles for which he won critical acclaim.

Hoffman grew up in upstate New York, and began his acting career with a summer stint at the Circle Repertory Company in New York City. Deciding that he had a passion for acting, Hoffman enrolled at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, where he performed in various stage performances. The award-winning actor's film debut came in 1991 when he had a role in the film Triple Bogey on a Par 5 Hole, which lead to his first noticeable appearance in the film Scent of a Woman.

In 1996, Hoffman began his long working relationship with director Paul Thomas Anderson when he starred in the film Sydney, which was later re-titled Hard Eight. The next year, Anderson cast Hoffman in the director's breakout film Boogie Nights, and later used Hoffman in Magnolia.
Climb to Fame
Actor who has starred in such films as The Big Lebowski, Flawless, and Boogie Nights.
Work History
(1999) Has three strong performances in the films Flawless, Magnolia, and The Talented Mr. Ripley.

(1998) Directs the stage production In Arabia, We'd All Be Kings.

(1997) Stars as Scotty in the film Boogie Nights. The role becomes is breakthrough performance.

(1994) Stars in the stage production The Merchant of Venice. The show plays in Chicago before traveling to Europe.

(1994) Makes his television movie debut in The Yearling.

(1992) Has a part in the film Scent of a Woman.

(1991) Makes his film debut in Triple Bogey on a Par 5 Hole.
Affiliations
Screen Actors Guild
Awards
Philip Seymour Hoffman has also won numerous Awards