Film, stage actor, and theater director Philip Seymour Hoffman was born in the Rochester, New York, suburb of Fairport on July 23, 1967. He was known for his roles in The Big Lebowski, Mission Impossible 3 and most recently in Hunger Games as Plutarch Heavensbee. He was known for being an actor that could play any character.
Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead on February 2, 2014 in Greenwich Village, New York, USA. He was in his apartment with a heroin needle still stuck in his arm. He was discovered by a friend who came to visit.
Phillip had admitted to drug problems early on in his career but had been clean for over 20 years. He relapsed and died of heroin overdose at the age of 46. Multiple bags of heroin were found in his apartment by police following the discovery of his death.