Philip Anthony Hopkins was born in Margam, Port Talbot, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, on December 31, 1937, is a Welsh actor. Young Anthony Hopkins began his professional acting career in Swansea Little Theatre's production of "Have a Cigarette" (1960), at the Palace Theatre, Swansea. He made his big screen debut in short drama film The White Bus (1967) in role as Brechtian. He got his television debut in British series The Man in Room 17 (1965) in episode "A Minor Operation", in role as Dr. Harding. Anthony's breakthrough performance came as Richard the Lionheart in historical movie The Lion in Winter (1968). He made his directorial screen debut with biography film Dylan Thomas: Return Journey (1990).
How tall is Anthony Hopkins and what is his weight? Anthony Hopkins's height is 5' 9" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 175 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 163 іn pоunds or 74 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. He is 87 years old. His shoe size is 11 US | 44 EU.
Anthony Hopkins
December 31, 1937
87 years old
United Kingdom
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5 ft 9 in | 175 cm
$160 Million
74 kg | 163 lbs
11 US | 44 EU
He played Hannibal Lecter in horror thriller films:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Hannibal (2001)
Red Dragon (2002)
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama also he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role as Mr. James Stevens in drama romance film The Remains of the Day (1993)
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his role as Richard Nixon in biographical political drama movie Nixon (1995).
He won the Academy Award for Best Actor and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role as Anthony in drama movie The Father (2020).
He played Odin in superhero movies:
Thor (2011)
Thor: The Dark World (2013)
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance as Richard in historical drama film The Lion in Winter (1968).
He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance as Corky / Voice of Fats in psychological horror movie Magic (1978).
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for his role as Jean Louis Chavel in drama war movie The Tenth Man (1988).
He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role as C. S. "Jack" Lewis in biographical drama movie Shadowlands (1993).
He won the Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his performances in films:
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976) crime drama history as Bruno Hauptmann
The Bunker (1981) historical war as Adolf Hitler
He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his role as Quasimodo in romantic drama film The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982).
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for his role as John Quincy Adams in historical drama movie Amistad (1997).
He was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie for his role as King Lear in drama film King Lear (2018).
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role as Pope Benedict XVI in biographical comedy drama film The Two Popes (2019).
He was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Professor Abraham Van Helsing in gothic horror film Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992).
The Mask of Zorro (1998) swashbuckler drama as Don Diego de la Vega / Zorro
Desperate Hours (1990) drama crime as Tim Cornell
The Elephant Man (1980) historical drama as Frederick Treves
The Bounty (1984) historical drama as Lt. William Bligh
Surviving Picasso (1996) drama romance as Pablo Picasso
Howards End (1992) romantic drama as Henry J. Wilcox
The Wolfman (2010) horror drama as Sir John Talbot
Hitchcock (2012) biographical drama as Alfred Hitchcock
Noah (2014) epic biblical drama as Methuselah
Chaplin (1992) biographical comedy drama as George Hayden
Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) science fiction as Sir Edmund Burton
Now Is Everything (2019) drama as Thomas
Elyse (2020) drama as Dr. Philip Lewis
The Virtuoso (2021) action thriller as The Mentor
Armageddon Time (2022) coming-of-age drama as Aaron Rabinowitz
The Son (2022) drama as Anthony
He won the BAFTA Award for Best Television Actor in a Leading Role for his role as Pierre Bezukhov in television series War and Peace (1972–1973).
He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for his role as Magwitch in British television miniseries Great Expectations (1991).
He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Robert Ford in HBO science fiction western series Westworld (2016-2018).
Attended Jones' West Monmouth Boys' School in Pontypool.
Attended Cowbridge Grammar School in the Vale of Glamorgan.
Graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff in 1957.
Studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
Has Welsh and English ancestry.
He joined Royal National Theatre in London (1965).
He became Laurence Olivier's understudy, and appeared in a play "The Dance of Death" (1967).
He received Cecil B. DeMille award in 2006.
He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the arts (1993).
He is also an accomplished composer.
He released a single "Distant Star" in 1986.
He released an album of classical music "Composer" in 2012.
He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2003.
He received the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 2008.
His favorite horror film is Rosemary's Baby (1968).
Featured in music video for Mudcrutch "I Forgive It All" (2016).
Fan of the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses.
Member of the RADA Council.
He is an agnostic.
Lives in Santa Monica, California.
He was married to:
Petronella Barker (1966-1972), they have a daughter, Abigail Hopkins
Jennifer Lynton (1973-2002)
He married Stella Arroyave in 2003.
He dated Francine Kay (1998-2001), Joyce Ingalls (1995-1996) and Martha Stewart (1990-1991).