Anthony Hopkins
Biography
Anthony Hopkins is a Welsh actor whose work ranges across stage, film, and television. He grew up in Port Talbot and trained at drama school in Cardiff and later at RADA in London, and Laurence Olivier brought him into the Royal National Theatre in 1965. In 1985 he took a Laurence Olivier Award for his work in David Hare's play Pravda. His early films include The Lion in Winter (1968) and The Elephant Man (1980), and he won Best Actor Academy Awards for The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and The Father (2020). Oscar nominations also came for Nixon (1995), Amistad (1997), The Remains of the Day (1993), and The Two Popes (2019). Other films include The Mask of Zorro (1998), Howards End (1992), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), and Thor (2011). On television he earned a BAFTA for War and Peace and two Emmys, and he has composed music and directed films.
88years old
Turns 89 on December 31in 51 days
- Born Port Talbot
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Philip Anthony Hopkins (birth name)Also credited as Sir Anthony Philip Hopkins
Movie Career
- Films
- 89
- Career span
- 57 years1968 to 2025
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Behind the award
Hopkins earned a second Best Actor Academy Award for his role in The Father, which made him the oldest acting Oscar winner. He skipped the Oscars ceremony and accepted the award in a video from Wales the next day, at 83.
First role
In 1960 Hopkins gave his first professional stage performance at the Palace Theatre in Swansea, in Swansea Little Theatre's production of Have a Cigarette.
Big break
Hopkins got his break in 1968 playing Richard the Lionheart in The Lion in Winter, a performance that earned him a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
Behind the camera
In 1990 Hopkins directed Dylan Thomas: Return Journey, a film about the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. It was his directing debut for the screen.
Big break
Jonathan Demme, the director of The Silence of the Lambs, wanted a British actor for the role of Hannibal Lecter, and Hopkins played the part. The AFI labeled his original portrayal of the character the number-one film villain.
Anthony Hopkins movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
James Ivory directed four of these films, Richard Attenborough four and Florian Zeller two. Two actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by James Ivory
All films by Richard Attenborough
Florian ZellerDirector, 2 films, 2020 to 2022
All films by Florian Zeller
Also three films together13 more actors
- Idris ElbaThor: Ragnarok (2017), Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Thor (2011)
- Kevin DunnAll the King's Men (2006), Nixon (1995) and Chaplin (1992)
- Djimon HounsouRebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver (2024), Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire (2023) and Amistad (1997)
- Anne Bancroft84 Charing Cross Road (1987), The Elephant Man (1980) and Young Winston (1972)
- Emily WatsonKing Lear (2018), The Dresser (2015) and Red Dragon (2002)
- Jim CarterKing Lear (2018), Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) and The Tenth Man (1988)
- David MorseThe Virtuoso (2021), Hearts in Atlantis (2001) and Desperate Hours (1990)
- Chris HemsworthThor: Ragnarok (2017), Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Thor (2011)
- Tadanobu AsanoThor: Ragnarok (2017), Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Thor (2011)
- Ray StevensonThor: Ragnarok (2017), Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Thor (2011)
- Rene RussoThor: The Dark World (2013), Thor (2011) and Freejack (1992)
- Tom HiddlestonThor: Ragnarok (2017), Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Thor (2011)
- Tim Pigott-SmithRED 2 (2013), The Remains of the Day (1993) and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Anthony Hopkins's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$6.1 billion
62 of the 89 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 89 films: 62 worldwide figure; 8 us gross only; 9 never in cinemas; 2 streaming, short cinema run; 8 figure not found.
- 62Worldwide figure
- 8US gross only
- 9Never in cinemas
- 2Streaming, short cinema run
- 8Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 63% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$855M14.1% of the total
- 2$645M10.6% of the total
- 3$605M10.0% of the total
- 4$449M7.4% of the total
- 5$363M6.0% of the total
- 6$352M5.8% of the total
- 7$273M4.5% of the total
- 8$250M4.1% of the total
$2.3 billionfrom the other 54 films with a worldwide figure, 37% of the total
Awards
Twelve awards and honors from 1973 to 2021, nine of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 2021 | Best Actor | The Father | Won |
| 1992 | Academy Awards | Won | |
| 1992 | Best Actor | The Silence of the Lambs | Won |
| Golden Globes | |||
| 2006 | Cecil B. DeMille Award | Won | |
| Awards | Won | ||
| BAFTA | |||
| 2008 | Fellowship | Won | |
| 1991 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | The Silence of the Lambs | Won |
| 1973 | Best Actor | War and Peace | Won |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 1981 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | The Bunker | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2021 | European Film Award for Best Actor | The Father | Won |
| 2003 | Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | |
| 1998 | Donostia Award | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.