Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has died at the age of 46, following a suspected drug overdose.
His first professional acting role came in 1991, when he played a defendant in an episode of Law & Order. A year later, he had his film breakthrough in Scent of a Woman.
He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as writer Truman Capote in the film Capote in 2005.
IBTimesUK looks back at his career highlights in pictures.
Philip Seymour Hoffman in an episode of Law & Order (1991)Studios USA Television, NBC Universal Television, Universal Network TelevisionPhilip Seymour Hoffman as George Willis Jr, with Chris O'Donnell, in Scent of a Woman (1992)Universal Pictures, City Light FilmsPhilip Seymour Hoffman as Scotty J, with Mark Wahlberg and John C Reilly, in Boogie Nights (1997)New Line Cinema, Lawrence Gordon Productions, Ghoulardi Film CompanyPhilip Seymour Hoffman as Brandt in The Big Lebowski (1998)Polygram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title FilmsPhilip Seymour Hoffman as Allen in Happiness (1998)Good Machine, Killer FilmsPhilip Seymour Hoffman as Phil Parma in Magnolia (1999)Ghoulardi Film Company, New Line Cinema, The Magnolia ProjectPhilip Seymour Hoffman as Lester Bangs in Almost Famous (2000)Columbia Pictures, DreamWorks SKG, Vinyl FilmsPhilip Seymour Hoffman as Truman Capote in Capote (2005)Sony Pictures Classics, A-Line Pictures, Cooper's Town ProductionsPhillip Seymour Hoffman poses with the best actor Oscar he received for his role in Capote, at the 78th annual Academy Awards on March 5, 2006ReutersPhilip Seymour Hoffman as Gust Avrakotos in Charlie Wilson's War (2007)Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Participant MediaPhilip Seymour Hoffman presents Helen Mirren with the best actress Oscar for her role in 'The Queen' at the 79th Annual Academy Awards on February 25, 2007ReutersPhilip Seymour Hoffman as Caden Cotard in Synecdoche, New York (2008)Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Likely Story, Projective Testing ServicePhilip Seymour Hoffman arrives for the world premiere of Moneyball in Oakland, California, on September 19, 2011ReutersPhilip Seymour Hoffman as Lancaster Dodd, with Joaquin Phoenix, in The Master (2012)Weinstein Company, The, Ghoulardi Film Company, Annapurna PicturesPhilip Seymour Hoffman and Andrew Garfield take a curtain call at the opening night of Death Of A Salesman at the Barrymore Theatre in New York, on March 15, 2012GettyPhilip Seymour Hoffman as Plutarch Heavensbee in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)Color Force, LionsgatePhilip Seymour Hoffman attends the premiere of A Most Wanted Man at the Sundance Film Festival, on January 19, 2014Reuters
