Anthony Hopkins

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

225

Gender

Male

Birthday

1937-12-31 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Margam, Port Talbot, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Anthony Hopkins

Biography

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.

Known For

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Westworld

    Westworld

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The View

    The View

  • 60 Minutes

    60 Minutes

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Mythic Quest

    Mythic Quest

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Natural World

    Natural World

  • Thor

    Thor

  • Marvel Studios Legends

    Marvel Studios Legends

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • Transformers: The Last Knight

    Transformers: The Last Knight

  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas

    How the Grinch Stole Christmas

  • Meet Joe Black

    Meet Joe Black

  • Thor: Ragnarok

    Thor: Ragnarok

  • Mission: Impossible II

    Mission: Impossible II

  • Locked

    Locked

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Noah

    Noah

  • Those About to Die

    Those About to Die

  • Screen Two

    Screen Two

  • RED 2

    RED 2

  • Bram Stoker's Dracula

    Bram Stoker's Dracula

  • Today

    Today

  • Thor: The Dark World

    Thor: The Dark World

  • Fracture

    Fracture

  • The Father

    The Father

  • Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire

    Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire

  • Beowulf

    Beowulf

  • Legends of the Fall

    Legends of the Fall

  • Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver

    Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver

  • Alexander

    Alexander

  • The Elephant Man

    The Elephant Man

  • The Remains of the Day

    The Remains of the Day

  • The Two Popes

    The Two Popes

  • Shadowlands

    Shadowlands

  • The Wolfman

    The Wolfman

  • The Mask of Zorro

    The Mask of Zorro

  • Bobby

    Bobby

  • Hitchcock

    Hitchcock

  • Baseball

    Baseball

  • The Silence of the Lambs

    The Silence of the Lambs

  • Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

    Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

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

    Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

  • A Bridge Too Far

    A Bridge Too Far

  • Hearts in Atlantis

    Hearts in Atlantis

  • Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt

    Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt

  • Shortcut to Happiness

    Shortcut to Happiness

  • Department S

    Department S

  • The Bounty

    The Bounty

  • The World's Fastest Indian

    The World's Fastest Indian

  • Charlie Rose

    Charlie Rose

  • International Velvet

    International Velvet

  • The Human Stain

    The Human Stain

  • 84 Charing Cross Road

    84 Charing Cross Road

  • One Life

    One Life

  • Creating a Universe - The Making of Rebel Moon

    Creating a Universe - The Making of Rebel Moon

  • The Virtuoso

    The Virtuoso

  • A Tribute To Ismail Merchant

    A Tribute To Ismail Merchant

  • Nixon

    Nixon

  • Surviving Picasso

    Surviving Picasso

  • Slipstream

    Slipstream

  • Chaplin

    Chaplin

  • Howards End

    Howards End

  • Sly

    Sly

  • The Girl from Petrovka

    The Girl from Petrovka

  • The Three Sisters

    The Three Sisters

  • Eyes in the Trees

    Eyes in the Trees

  • Dark Victory

    Dark Victory

  • People's Choice Awards

    People's Choice Awards

  • People's Choice Awards

    People's Choice Awards

  • The Tenth Man

    The Tenth Man

  • Spielberg

    Spielberg

  • 360

    360

  • Proof

    Proof

  • Unmasking Zorro

    Unmasking Zorro

  • The Dawning

    The Dawning

  • Black and Blue

    Black and Blue

  • The Rite

    The Rite

  • The Road to Wellville

    The Road to Wellville

  • Harty

    Harty

  • Kidnapping Mr. Heineken

    Kidnapping Mr. Heineken

  • Freud's Last Session

    Freud's Last Session

  • Armageddon Time

    Armageddon Time

  • All the King's Men

    All the King's Men

  • A Woman of Substance

    A Woman of Substance

  • The Dresser

    The Dresser

  • The Man in Room 17

    The Man in Room 17

  • A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf

    A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf

  • The Edge

    The Edge

  • Mary

    Mary

  • Victory at Entebbe

    Victory at Entebbe

  • Bad Company

    Bad Company

  • Solace

    Solace

  • Poet Game

    Poet Game

  • The White Bus

    The White Bus

  • Marlon Brando: The Wild One

    Marlon Brando: The Wild One

  • War & Peace

    War & Peace

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

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

  • Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

    Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

  • Red Dragon

    Red Dragon

  • The Edwardians

    The Edwardians

  • Nothing Like a Dame

    Nothing Like a Dame

  • A Visit to Grandpa’s

    A Visit to Grandpa’s

  • Audrey Rose

    Audrey Rose

  • Earth and the American Dream

    Earth and the American Dream

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The King of Covent Garden

    The King of Covent Garden

  • Titus

    Titus

  • August

    August

  • Across the Lake

    Across the Lake

  • Parkinson at 50

    Parkinson at 50

  • Little Eyolf

    Little Eyolf

  • The Third Rule

    The Third Rule

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

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

  • The Son

    The Son

  • Freejack

    Freejack

  • Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

    Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

  • Instinct

    Instinct

  • Juggernaut

    Juggernaut

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • The Lion in Winter

    The Lion in Winter

  • A Chorus of Disapproval

    A Chorus of Disapproval

  • The City of Your Final Destination

    The City of Your Final Destination

  • Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

    Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

  • You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

    You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

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

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

  • King Lear

    King Lear

  • A Change of Seasons

    A Change of Seasons

  • The Ten Commandments

    The Ten Commandments

  • Hannibal

    Hannibal

  • Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

    Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

  • Red, White, and Zero

    Red, White, and Zero

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

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

  • The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

    The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

  • Peter and Paul

    Peter and Paul

  • Othello

    Othello

  • The Trial

    The Trial

  • The Good Father

    The Good Father

  • Elyse

    Elyse

  • Hollywood Wives

    Hollywood Wives

  • The Looking Glass War

    The Looking Glass War

  • Six Centuries of Verse

    Six Centuries of Verse

  • Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure

    Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure

  • Guilty Conscience

    Guilty Conscience

  • Misconduct

    Misconduct

  • Heartland

    Heartland

  • Where Are You

    Where Are You

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    The Hunchback of Notre Dame

  • Blackway

    Blackway

  • Little Secret

    Little Secret

  • Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

    Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

  • The Innocent

    The Innocent

  • Collide

    Collide

  • Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards

    Screen Actors Guild Awards

  • One Man’s War

    One Man’s War

  • QB VII

    QB VII

  • Desperate Hours

    Desperate Hours

  • Zero Contact

    Zero Contact

  • Love, Antosha

    Love, Antosha

  • Amistad

    Amistad

  • Young Winston

    Young Winston

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

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

  • The Bunker

    The Bunker

  • Hearts and Flowers

    Hearts and Flowers

  • Bare Knuckles

    Bare Knuckles

  • Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs

    Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs

  • The Man Outside

    The Man Outside

  • Magic

    Magic

  • A Doll's House

    A Doll's House

  • Blunt

    Blunt

  • To Be the Best

    To Be the Best

  • The Many Faces of Zorro

    The Many Faces of Zorro

  • Wife & Dog

    Wife & Dog

  • A Married Man

    A Married Man

  • Mussolini and I

    Mussolini and I

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

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

    The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey

  • Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul

    Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul

  • Maserati: The Brothers

    Maserati: The Brothers

  • Junket Whore

    Junket Whore

  • Thor: From Asgard to Earth

    Thor: From Asgard to Earth

  • The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow for All the Family

    The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow for All the Family

  • Hannibal Lecter, l'icône du mal par excellence

    Hannibal Lecter, l'icône du mal par excellence

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

    Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw

  • Uncle Vanya

    Uncle Vanya

  • Predators Killing for a Living

    Predators Killing for a Living

  • All Creatures Great and Small

    All Creatures Great and Small

  • The Housekeeper

    The Housekeeper

  • Bruno Penguin and the Staten Island Princess

    Bruno Penguin and the Staten Island Princess

  • Untitled Anthony Hopkins Documentary

    Untitled Anthony Hopkins Documentary

  • Arch of Triumph

    Arch of Triumph

  • When Eight Bells Toll

    When Eight Bells Toll

  • The Childhood Friend

    The Childhood Friend

  • Spotswood

    Spotswood

  • The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'

    The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'

  • Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends

    Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends

  • The True Story of Hannibal

    The True Story of Hannibal

  • Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe

    Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe

  • The Arcata Promise

    The Arcata Promise

  • Celebrities Uncensored

    Celebrities Uncensored

  • The Lost Children of Berlin

    The Lost Children of Berlin

  • Faroe Islands

    Faroe Islands

  • The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens

    The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens

  • Cus & Mike

    Cus & Mike

  • Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box

    Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box