Philip Seymour Hoffman — Nominee for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play

Show:

Death of a Salesman

Role:

Willy Loman, a suicidal traveling salesman at the end of his rope.

Bio Brief:

Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman is best known for the films Capote, Almost Famous, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Charlie Wilson’s War and Doubt. A three-time Tony nominee, he also served as Artistic Director for LAByrinth Theater Company.

Other Honors for This Role:
—Broadway.com Audience Choice Award nomination for Favorite Actor in a Play
—Broadway.com Audience Choice Award nomination for Favorite Onstage Pair (with Andrew Garfield)
—Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Play
—Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Play
—Drama League nomination for Distinguished Performance Award

Tony History
2000: Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Play, True West
2003: Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play, Long Day’s Journey Into Night

Fun Fact:
Hoffman won 23 awards for his performance in the 2005 film biography Capote, including the Oscar.

Quotable Quote:
“It’s hard getting inside this guy for a lot of different reasons. It’s like Whac-a-Mole. Certain moments make sense, then they don’t, then others do, then they don’t anymore. All of a sudden you’ve lost what you found—you thought you knew what that moment in a scene was about, and then you don’t anymore. And then you do.” —Hoffman in an interview with The New York Times, 3/12