United Kingdom, Aug. 20 -- Philip Seymour Hoffman's son, Cooper Hoffman, wishes his late dad was still around to offer him advice about his acting.

The legendary actor - who was known for playing a wide variety of distinctive character roles and supporting roles in the likes of The Big Lebowski, Almost Famous and Boogie Nights - tragically passed away in 2014, at the age of 46, with his death ruled an accident caused by "acute mixed drug intoxication, including heroin, cocaine, benzodiazepines, and amphetamine".

His 22-year-old son followed in his father's footsteps and made his acting debut in Paul Thomas Anderson's coming-of-age film Licorice Pizza in 2021, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. He has since portrayed Di...