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Anthony Hopkins

Also known as Sir Anthony Hopkins, Philip Anthony Hopkins, Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, Sir Anthony Philip Hopkins

Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins is a Welsh actor. Considered one of Britain's most recognisable and prolific actors, he is known for his performances on the screen and stage. Hopkins has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Laurence Olivier Award. He has also received the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2005 and the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement in 2008. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to drama in 1993.

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Anthony Hopkins is a male actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer, and composer. Born Philip Anthony Hopkins in Port Talbot, he holds citizenship in the United Kingdom and the United States. He is educated at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. His career began in 1960, and he resides in Malibu. He is a vegetarian and teetotaler.

Hopkins has received the Donostia Award, BAFTA Fellowship, Academy Award for Best Actor, and Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award. He has been nominated for Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor, as well as a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor and a European Film Award for Best Actor. He is recognized in the Academy Award Best Actor collection and the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection. He is married to Petronella Barker and speaks English.

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Born: 1937 Oct. 15
Died: 1997
Works: 26

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Margam, Port Talbot, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

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…

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Wife & Dog2027
Maserati: The Brothers — Luca Antonelli2026
Locked — William2025
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies — Self - (archive footage)2025
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver — Jimmy (voice)2024
Mary — King Herod2024
Creating a Universe - The Making of Rebel Moon — Self2024
Those About to Die — Emperor Vespasian2024
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire — Jimmy (voice)2023
Freud's Last Session — Sigmund Freud2023

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Instance of: human
Given name: Anthony
Family name: Hopkins
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Port Talbot
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Student of: Richard Burton
Field of work: actor
Military rank: bombardier
Image: Anthony Hopkins Red Sea Festival 2025 Portrait.jpg
Height: 174
Number of children: 1
Work location: United States
Residence: Malibu

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date of birth: 1937-12-31
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nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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start of work period: 1960-00-00
birth name: Philip Anthony Hopkins
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Encyclopedic overview

Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins (born 31 December 1937) is a Welsh actor. Considered one of Britain's most recognisable and prolific actors, he is known for his performances on the screen and stage. Hopkins has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Laurence Olivier Award. He has also received the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2005 and the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement in 2008. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to drama in 1993.

After graduating from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 1957, Hopkins trained at RADA (the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art) in London. He 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), Coriolanus, Macbeth, and Antony and Cleopatra. In 1985, he received acclaim and a Laurence Olivier Award for his performance in the David Hare play Pravda. His last stage play was a West End production of M. Butterfly in 1989.

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