Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

Date of Birth:

Dec 31, 1937

Place of Birth:

Margam, Port Talbot, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins CBE (born December 31, 1937) is a Welsh actor, film director, and film producer. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, four British Academy Film Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards and a British Academy Television Award. He has also received an honorary Golden Globe Award and the BAFTA Fellowship from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. In 1993, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to the arts, and in 2003, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his achievements in the motion picture industry.

After graduating from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 1957, Hopkins trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and was then spotted by Laurence Olivier who invited him to join the Royal National Theatre in 1965. Productions at the National included King Lear, his favourite Shakespeare play. His last stage play was a West End production of M. Butterfly in 1989.

In 1968, Hopkins achieved recognition in film, playing Richard the Lionheart in The Lion in Winter. In the mid-1970s, Richard Attenborough, who directed five Hopkins films, called him "the greatest actor of his generation." In 1991, he portrayed Hannibal Lecter in the psychological horror film The Silence of the Lambs, winning the Academy Award for Best Actor. He reprised the role in its sequel Hannibal and the prequel Red Dragon. Other notable films include The Elephant Man (1980), 84 Charing Cross Road (1987), Howards End (1992), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), Shadowlands (1993), Legends of the Fall (1994), Meet Joe Black (1998), The Mask of Zorro (1998), Thor (2011), Thor: The Dark World (2013), Transformers: The Last Knight (2017), and Thor: Ragnarok (2017). He received four more Academy Award nominations for The Remains of the Day (1993), Nixon (1995), Amistad (1997) and The Two Popes (2019) before winning a fourth BAFTA Award and a second Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of an elderly man diagnosed with dementia in The Father (2020), becoming the oldest Best Actor Oscar winner to date.

Since making his television debut with the BBC in 1967, Hopkins has continued to appear on television. In 1973 he received a British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for his performance in War and Peace. In 2015, he starred in the BBC film The Dresser alongside Ian McKellen. In 2018, he starred in King Lear opposite Emma Thompson. In 2016 and 2018, he starred in the HBO television series Westworld, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.

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filmography:

Sly Sly

2023

Spielberg Spielberg

2017

Dark Victory Dark Victory

1976

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

2005

Blackway Blackway

2015

Eyes in the Trees Eyes in the Trees

1970

Untitled Anthony Hopkins Documentary Untitled Anthony Hopkins Documentary

1970

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

2014

Solace Solace

2015

Mary Mary

2024

The Dresser The Dresser

2015

Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man. The Myth. The Movies. Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man. The Myth. The Movies.

1992

Bruno Penguin and the Staten Island Princess Bruno Penguin and the Staten Island Princess

1970

Red, White, and Zero Red, White, and Zero

1979

The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow

1973

The King of Covent Garden The King of Covent Garden

1970

Creating a Universe - The Making of Rebel Moon Creating a Universe - The Making of Rebel Moon

2024

Misconduct Misconduct

2016

Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure

1979

Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul

2001

Collide Collide

2016

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

2022

Parkinson at 50 Parkinson at 50

2021

One Man’s War One Man’s War

1991

The Dawning The Dawning

1988

August August

1996

A Chorus of Disapproval A Chorus of Disapproval

1989

RED 2 RED 2

2013

Othello Othello

1981

Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver

2024

Kidnapping Mr. Heineken Kidnapping Mr. Heineken

2015

A Tribute To Ismail Merchant A Tribute To Ismail Merchant

2005

Faroe Islands Faroe Islands

1989

Freud's Last Session Freud's Last Session

2023

Nothing Like a Dame Nothing Like a Dame

2018

A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon' A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'

2003

Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire

2023

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

1976

Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends

2007

Thor: Ragnarok Thor: Ragnarok

2017

Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs' Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'

2001

The Childhood Friend The Childhood Friend

1974

The Lost Children of Berlin The Lost Children of Berlin

1997

The True Story of Hannibal The True Story of Hannibal

2005

How the Grinch Stole Christmas How the Grinch Stole Christmas

2000

Cus & Mike Cus & Mike

1970

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

1996

The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs' The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'

1991

Heartland Heartland

1989

Love, Antosha Love, Antosha

2019

One Life One Life

2023

Elyse Elyse

2020

Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs

2010

Maserati: The Brothers Maserati: The Brothers

2025

The Housekeeper The Housekeeper

1970

Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

2001

The Virtuoso The Virtuoso

2021

The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'

2007

Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw

2001

The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey

2001

Bram Stoker's Dracula Bram Stoker's Dracula

1992

Where Are You Where Are You

2022

Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day' Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'

2001

Thor: From Asgard to Earth Thor: From Asgard to Earth

2011

All Creatures Great and Small All Creatures Great and Small

1975

Poet Game Poet Game

1972

Little Secret Little Secret

1999

Junket Whore Junket Whore

1998

Hannibal Lecter, l'icône du mal par excellence Hannibal Lecter, l'icône du mal par excellence

2010

Transformers: The Last Knight Transformers: The Last Knight

2017

Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box

1999

Blunt Blunt

1987

The Father The Father

2020

Marlon Brando: The Wild One Marlon Brando: The Wild One

1994

Earth and the American Dream Earth and the American Dream

1992

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

2013

Thor: Assembling the Troupe Thor: Assembling the Troupe

2011

King Lear King Lear

2018

The Two Popes The Two Popes

2019

Hearts and Flowers Hearts and Flowers

1970

Hitchcock Hitchcock

2012

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

2021

The Wolfman The Wolfman

2010

Amistad Amistad

1997

Desperate Hours Desperate Hours

1990

Howards End Howards End

1992

Armageddon Time Armageddon Time

2022

Fracture Fracture

2007

Victory at Entebbe Victory at Entebbe

1976

Hearts in Atlantis Hearts in Atlantis

2001

The Son The Son

2022

Instinct Instinct

1999

The Edge The Edge

1997

Titus Titus

1999

Magic Magic

1978

Shortcut to Happiness Shortcut to Happiness

2003

The Mask of Zorro The Mask of Zorro

1998

Proof Proof

2005

Red Dragon Red Dragon

2002

Freejack Freejack

1992

Hannibal Hannibal

2001

A Bridge Too Far A Bridge Too Far

1977

Locked Locked

2025

All the King's Men All the King's Men

2006

Beowulf Beowulf

2007

Bad Company Bad Company

2002

Thor Thor

2011

Zero Contact Zero Contact

2022

Meet Joe Black Meet Joe Black

1998

Mission: Impossible II Mission: Impossible II

2000

The Remains of the Day The Remains of the Day

1993

The Elephant Man The Elephant Man

1980

Alexander Alexander

2004

The Human Stain The Human Stain

2003

Legends of the Fall Legends of the Fall

1994

Nixon Nixon

1995

The Road to Wellville The Road to Wellville

1994

Shadowlands Shadowlands

1993

The Bounty The Bounty

1984

Bobby Bobby

2006

Chaplin Chaplin

1992

The World's Fastest Indian The World's Fastest Indian

2005

The Bunker The Bunker

1981

Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt

1969

The Third Rule The Third Rule

2010

The Innocent The Innocent

1993

The Hunchback of Notre Dame The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1982

The Trial The Trial

1993

Audrey Rose Audrey Rose

1977

Slipstream Slipstream

2007

The Lion in Winter The Lion in Winter

1968

Thor: The Dark World Thor: The Dark World

2013

Noah Noah

2014

Little Eyolf Little Eyolf

1982

Arch of Triumph Arch of Triumph

1984

Mussolini and I Mussolini and I

1985

The Tenth Man The Tenth Man

1988

The Three Sisters The Three Sisters

1970

The White Bus The White Bus

1967

360 360

2012

Uncle Vanya Uncle Vanya

1970

The Rite The Rite

2011

Young Winston Young Winston

1972

A Doll's House A Doll's House

1973

Hamlet Hamlet

1969

The City of Your Final Destination The City of Your Final Destination

2009

Surviving Picasso Surviving Picasso

1996

Juggernaut Juggernaut

1974

Bare Knuckles Bare Knuckles

2010

Across the Lake Across the Lake

1988

International Velvet International Velvet

1978

A Change of Seasons A Change of Seasons

1980

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

2010

The Good Father The Good Father

1985

Spotswood Spotswood

1992

Guilty Conscience Guilty Conscience

1985

The Looking Glass War The Looking Glass War

1970

When Eight Bells Toll When Eight Bells Toll

1971

84 Charing Cross Road 84 Charing Cross Road

1987

The Girl from Petrovka The Girl from Petrovka

1974

The Arcata Promise The Arcata Promise

1974

The Silence of the Lambs The Silence of the Lambs

1991

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