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Anthony Hopkins

Sir Anthony Hopkins is a celebrated Welsh-American actor known for his distinguished career in film and stage. Anthony Hopkins's nationality is American and British. Anthony Hopkins was born on 31 December 1937.

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Who is Anthony Hopkins?

Anthony Hopkins is best known for Renowned for his powerful performances in film and theater, including iconic roles such as Hannibal Lecter in 'The Silence of the Lambs'. Anthony Hopkins is an American and British public figure. Anthony Hopkins was born on 31 December 1937, which places Anthony Hopkins among the people in the Dead or Alive catalog born in the 1930s. On Dead or Alive, Anthony Hopkins is listed in the Screen Icons and Oscar Best Actors categories, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Anthony Hopkins is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

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Known for: Renowned for his powerful performances in film and theater, including iconic roles such as Hannibal Lecter in 'The Silence of the Lambs'.
Nationality: American and British
Born: 31 December 1937
Listed under: Screen Icons and Oscar Best Actors

About Anthony Hopkins

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, 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. Hopkins's early film roles include The Lion in Winter (1968), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Magic (1978), and The Elephant Man (1980). He won two Academy Awards for Best Actor for playing Hannibal Lecter in the horror thriller The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and an octogenarian with dementia in the psychological drama The Father (2020). Other notable films include 84 Charing Cross Road (1987), Howards End (1992), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), Shadowlands (1993), Legends of the Fall (1994), The Mask of Zorro (1998), and the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Thor (2011), Thor: The Dark World (2013), and Thor: Ragnarok (2017).

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Frequently asked questions

What is Anthony Hopkins known for?

Anthony Hopkins is known for Renowned for his powerful performances in film and theater, including iconic roles such as Hannibal Lecter in 'The Silence of the Lambs'.

When was Anthony Hopkins born?

Anthony Hopkins was born on 31 December 1937.

What nationality is Anthony Hopkins?

Anthony Hopkins's nationality is American and British.

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Anthony Hopkins appears in Screen Icons, Oscar Best Actors.

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