Sir Anthony Hopkins CBE |
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Hopkins at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival
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Born |
Philip Anthony Hopkins 31 December 1937 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.