Anthony Hopkins
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.
Filmography
Wife & Dog
Wife & Dog
Maserati: The Brothers
as Luca Antonelli
Maserati: The Brothers
as Luca Antonelli
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
as Self - (archive footage)
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
as Self - (archive footage)
Locked
as William
Locked
as William
Mary
as King Herod
Mary
as King Herod
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver
as Jimmy (voice)
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver
as Jimmy (voice)
Creating a Universe - The Making of Rebel Moon
as Self
Creating a Universe - The Making of Rebel Moon
as Self
Freud's Last Session
as Sigmund Freud
Freud's Last Session
as Sigmund Freud
One Life
as Nicholas Winton
One Life
as Nicholas Winton
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
as Jimmy (voice)
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
as Jimmy (voice)
Sly
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sly
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
as Self
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
as Self
Armageddon Time
as Aaron Rabinowitz
Armageddon Time
as Aaron Rabinowitz
Where Are You
as Thomas
Where Are You
as Thomas
Parkinson at 50
as Self (archive footage)
Parkinson at 50
as Self (archive footage)
The Virtuoso
as The Mentor
The Virtuoso
as The Mentor
Elyse
as Dr. Philip Lewis
Elyse
as Dr. Philip Lewis
Spielberg
as John Quincy Adams (archive footage) (uncredited)
Spielberg
as John Quincy Adams (archive footage) (uncredited)
Transformers: The Last Knight
as Sir Edmund Burton
Transformers: The Last Knight
as Sir Edmund Burton
Collide
as Hagen Kahl
Collide
as Hagen Kahl
Solace
as John Clancy
Solace
as John Clancy
Kidnapping Mr. Heineken
as Freddy Heineken
Kidnapping Mr. Heineken
as Freddy Heineken
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
as Self
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
as Self
Noah
as Methuselah
Noah
as Methuselah
Thor: The Dark World
as Odin
Thor: The Dark World
as Odin
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
as Self / Ieuan Davies
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
as Self / Ieuan Davies
RED 2
as Bailey
RED 2
as Bailey
360
as John
360
as John
Thor
as Odin
Thor
as Odin
The Rite
as Father Lucas Trevant
The Rite
as Father Lucas Trevant
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
as Alfie
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
as Alfie
The Third Rule
as Fabian Hogarth
The Third Rule
as Fabian Hogarth
The Wolfman
as Sir John Talbot
The Wolfman
as Sir John Talbot
Bare Knuckles
as Xavier Jonas (uncredited)
Bare Knuckles
as Xavier Jonas (uncredited)
The City of Your Final Destination
as Adam Gund
The City of Your Final Destination
as Adam Gund
Beowulf
as Hrothgar (Voice)
Beowulf
as Hrothgar (Voice)
Shortcut to Happiness
as Daniel Webster
Shortcut to Happiness
as Daniel Webster
All the King's Men
as Judge Irwin
All the King's Men
as Judge Irwin
Bobby
as John Casey
Bobby
as John Casey
The World's Fastest Indian
as Burt Munro
The World's Fastest Indian
as Burt Munro
Proof
as Robert Llewellyn
Proof
as Robert Llewellyn
The True Story of Hannibal
as Self
The True Story of Hannibal
as Self
Alexander
as Old Ptolemy
Alexander
as Old Ptolemy
Bad Company
as Oakes
Bad Company
as Oakes
Hearts in Atlantis
as Ted Brautigan
Hearts in Atlantis
as Ted Brautigan
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
as Self
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
as Self
Hannibal
as Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Hannibal
as Dr. Hannibal Lecter
The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey
as Self
The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey
as Self
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
as Narrator (voice)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
as Narrator (voice)
Mission: Impossible II
as Mission Commander Swanbeck (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible II
as Mission Commander Swanbeck (uncredited)
Titus
as Titus Andronicus
Titus
as Titus Andronicus
Little Secret
as Narrator
Little Secret
as Narrator
Instinct
as Dr. Ethan Powell
Instinct
as Dr. Ethan Powell
Junket Whore
as Self
Junket Whore
as Self
The Mask of Zorro
as Don Diego de la Vega / Zorro
The Mask of Zorro
as Don Diego de la Vega / Zorro
The Edge
as Charles Morse
The Edge
as Charles Morse
Surviving Picasso
as Pablo Picasso
Surviving Picasso
as Pablo Picasso
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
as Self
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
as Self
Nixon
as Richard Nixon
Nixon
as Richard Nixon
Legends of the Fall
as Col. William Ludlow
Legends of the Fall
as Col. William Ludlow
The Road to Wellville
as Dr. John Harvey Kellogg
The Road to Wellville
as Dr. John Harvey Kellogg
Marlon Brando: The Wild One
as Self
Marlon Brando: The Wild One
as Self
Shadowlands
as C. S. 'Jack' Lewis
Shadowlands
as C. S. 'Jack' Lewis
The Remains of the Day
as James Stevens
The Remains of the Day
as James Stevens
The Innocent
as Glass
The Innocent
as Glass
The Trial
as The Priest
The Trial
as The Priest
Chaplin
as George Hayden
Chaplin
as George Hayden
Bram Stoker's Dracula
as Professor Abraham Van Helsing
Bram Stoker's Dracula
as Professor Abraham Van Helsing
Earth and the American Dream
as Reader (voice)
Earth and the American Dream
as Reader (voice)
Howards End
as Henry J. Wilcox
Howards End
as Henry J. Wilcox
Spotswood
as Errol Wallace
Spotswood
as Errol Wallace
Desperate Hours
as Tim Cornell
Desperate Hours
as Tim Cornell
A Chorus of Disapproval
as Dafydd Ap Llewellyn
A Chorus of Disapproval
as Dafydd Ap Llewellyn
Heartland
as Jack
Heartland
as Jack
The Tenth Man
as Jean Louis Cheval
The Tenth Man
as Jean Louis Cheval
The Dawning
as Cassius / Angus Barrie
The Dawning
as Cassius / Angus Barrie
84 Charing Cross Road
as Frank P. Doel
84 Charing Cross Road
as Frank P. Doel
The Good Father
as Bill Hooper
The Good Father
as Bill Hooper
Arch of Triumph
as Dr. Ravic
Arch of Triumph
as Dr. Ravic
The Bounty
as Lieutenant William Bligh
The Bounty
as Lieutenant William Bligh
Little Eyolf
as Alfred Allmers
Little Eyolf
as Alfred Allmers
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Quasimodo
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Quasimodo
Othello
as Othello
Othello
as Othello
The Bunker
as Adolf Hitler
The Bunker
as Adolf Hitler
The Elephant Man
as Frederick Treves
The Elephant Man
as Frederick Treves
Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure
as Captain Jones
Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure
as Captain Jones
Magic
as Corky Withers / Fats (voice)
Magic
as Corky Withers / Fats (voice)
International Velvet
as Captain Johnson
International Velvet
as Captain Johnson
A Bridge Too Far
as Lt. Col. John D. Frost
A Bridge Too Far
as Lt. Col. John D. Frost
Audrey Rose
as Elliot Hoover
Audrey Rose
as Elliot Hoover
Dark Victory
as Dr. Michael Grant
Dark Victory
as Dr. Michael Grant
All Creatures Great and Small
as Siegfried Farnon
All Creatures Great and Small
as Siegfried Farnon
Juggernaut
as Supt. John McCleod
Juggernaut
as Supt. John McCleod
The Arcata Promise
as Theo Gunge
The Arcata Promise
as Theo Gunge
The Childhood Friend
as Alexander Tashkov
The Childhood Friend
as Alexander Tashkov
The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow for All the Family
as Hi
The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow for All the Family
as Hi
Poet Game
as Hugh Saunders
Poet Game
as Hugh Saunders
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
as Charles Dickens
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
as Charles Dickens
The Three Sisters
as Andrey
The Three Sisters
as Andrey
The Looking Glass War
as John Avery
The Looking Glass War
as John Avery
Hamlet
as Claudius
Hamlet
as Claudius
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt
as Wat Tyler
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt
as Wat Tyler
Red, White, and Zero
as Brechtian
Red, White, and Zero
as Brechtian
The White Bus
as Brechtian
The White Bus
as Brechtian
Untitled Anthony Hopkins Documentary
as Self
Untitled Anthony Hopkins Documentary
as Self
Eyes in the Trees
as Dr. Addis
Eyes in the Trees
as Dr. Addis
The King of Covent Garden
as Georg Friedrich Händel
The King of Covent Garden
as Georg Friedrich Händel
Bruno Penguin and the Staten Island Princess
as Ben Windsor
Bruno Penguin and the Staten Island Princess
as Ben Windsor
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf
as Hrothgar
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf
as Hrothgar
A Visit to Grandpa’s
as Grandpa
A Visit to Grandpa’s
as Grandpa
The Species
as Charles Darwin
The Species
as Charles Darwin