Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

actor, composer, producer

Anthony Hopkins was born on Dec 31, 1937 in UK. Anthony Hopkins's big-screen debut came with A Flea in Her Ear directed by Michael Hayes in 1967, strarring Etienne Plucheux. Anthony Hopkins is known for The Father directed by Florian Zeller, Olivia Colman stars as Anne and Anthony Hopkins as Anthony. Anthony Hopkins has got 70 awards and 125 nominations so far. The most recent award Anthony Hopkins achieved is CinEuphoria Awards. The upcoming new movie Anthony Hopkins plays is Rebel Moon which will be released on Dec 22, 2023.

Anthony Hopkins was born on December 31, 1937, in Margam, Wales, to Muriel Anne (Yeats) and Richard Arthur Hopkins, a baker. His parents were both of half Welsh and half English descent. Influenced by Richard Burton, he decided to study at College of Music and Drama and graduated in 1957. In 1965, he moved to London and joined the National Theatre, invited by Laurence Olivier, who could see the talent in Hopkins. In 1967, he made his first film for television, A Flea in Her Ear (1967).From this moment on, he enjoyed a successful career in cinema and television. In 1968, he worked on Le lion en hiver (1968) with Timothy Dalton. Many successes came later, and Hopkins' remarkable acting style reached the four corners of the world. In 1977, he appeared in two major films: Un pont trop loin (1977) with James Caan, Gene Hackman, Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Elliott Gould and Laurence Olivier, and Maximilian Schell. In 1980, he worked on Elephant Man (1980). Two good television literature adaptations followed: Othello (1981) and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982). In 1987 he was awarded with the Commander of the order of the British Empire. This year was also important in his cinematic life, with 84 Charing Cross Road (1987), acclaimed by specialists. In 1993, he was knighted.In the 1990s, Hopkins acted in movies like Desperate Hours - La maison des otages (1990) and Retour à Howards End (1992), Les vestiges du jour (1993) (nominee for the Oscar), Légendes d'automne (1994), Nixon (1995) (nominee for the Oscar), Surviving Picasso (1996), Amistad (1997) (nominee for the Oscar), Le masque de Zorro (1998), Rencontre avec Joe Black (1998) and Instinct (1999). His most remarkable film, however, was Le Silence des agneaux (1991), for which he won the Oscar for Best Actor. He also got a B.A.F.T.A. for this role.

  • Birthday

    Dec 31, 1937
  • Place of Birth

    Margam, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan, Wales, UK
  • Also known

    앤서니 홉킨스, Άντονι Χόπκινς, 安东尼·霍普金斯, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Ентоні Гопкінс, Philip Anthony Hopkins, Энтони Хопкинс, أنتوني هوبكنز, アンソニー・ホプキンス, แอนโทนี ฮ็อปกินส์, 安東尼·霍普金斯, Σερ Φίλιπ Άντονι Χόπκινς

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Awards

70 wins & 125 nominations

CinEuphoria Awards
2022
Best Actor - International Competition
Winner - CinEuphoria
2022
Best Ensemble - International Competition
Winner - CinEuphoria
2022
Best Duo - International Competition
Winner - CinEuphoria
SESC Film Festival, Brazil
2022
Best Foreign Actor (Melhor Ator Estrangeiro)
Winner - Critics Award
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