Philip Seymour Hoffman has appeared in a recent string of important films including Spike Lee’s The 25th Hour, Red Dragon, Paul Thomas Anderson’s Punch-Drunk Love, Love Liza (which was written by Hoffman’s brother Gordy and won him the Waldo Salt screenwriting award), and Owning Mahoney, co-starring Minnie Driver.

Hoffman appeared opposite Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law in Anthony Minghella’s The Talented Mr. Ripley, and also in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia, winning the National Board of Review’s Best Supporting Actor award for his work in both films. His other film credits include Anderson’s Boogie Nights and Hard Eight, Happiness (Independent Spirit Best Supporting Actor nomination), Patch Adams, The Big Lebowski, Twister, Scent of A Woman and Nobody’s Fool.

On Broadway, Hoffman starred in Sam Shepard’s "True West", earning a Tony Award nomination for his work in dual roles. Other stage work includes Mike Nichols’ production of Anton Chekhov’s "The Seagull" with Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline and Natalie Portman at the Public Theater’s "Shakespeare in the Park", "Defying Gravity", at the American Place Theater, "The Merchant of Venice", directed by Peter Sellars, and the Off-Broadway production of Mark Revenhill’s "Shopping and Fucking".

For his New York-based theater company LAByrinth, Hoffman directed Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train and In Arabia We’d All Be Kings, both written by Stephen Adly-Guirgis. He moved the production of Jesus to London’s Donmar Warehouse and subsequently to that city’s West End. In 2001, Hoffman directed the New York premiere of Rebecca Gilman’s play The Gory of Living for the Manhattan Class Company. He will next direct Our Lady of 121st Street for LAByrinth.