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Anthony Hopkins

Sir Anthony Hopkins
CBE
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Born Philip Anthony Hopkins
(1937-12-31) 31 December 1937 (age 79)
Margam, Glamorgan, Wales
Residence Malibu, California, US
Nationality Welsh
Citizenship United Kingdom / United States
Alma mater Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation Actor, composer, painter
Years active 1960–present
Spouse(s) Petronella Barker
(m. 1966; div. 1972)

Jennifer Lynton
(m. 1973; div. 2002)

Stella Arroyave
(m. 2003)
Children Abigail Hopkins

Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, CBE (born 31 December 1937), is a Welsh actor of film, stage, and television. After graduating from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 1957, he 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 1968, he got his break in film in The Lion in Winter, playing Richard the Lionheart.

Considered to be one of the greatest living actors, Hopkins is well known for his portrayal of Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, its sequel Hannibal, and the prequel Red Dragon. Other notable films include The Mask of Zorro, The Bounty, Meet Joe Black, The Elephant Man, Magic, 84 Charing Cross Road, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Legends of the Fall, Thor, The Remains of the Day, Amistad, Nixon, The World's Fastest Indian, Instinct and Fracture. Since 2016, he has starred in the critically acclaimed HBO television series Westworld.


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