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Anthony Hopkins Biography
Birth Name:
Philip Anthony Hopkins
Birth Place:
Port Talbot, Wales
Profession
Actor, director
Fast Facts
- At 15 was inspired to become successful after knocking on fellow Welshman Richard Burton's door and asking for an autograph
- At 17 earned a scholarship to the Welsh College of Music & Drama
- Entered the British Army in 1958, serving with the Royal Artillery unit for two years
- In the 1960s, studied under Laurence Olivier, then director of the National Theater at the Old Vic
- Film debut was 1968's The Lion in Winter with Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn
- Broadway debut was in 1974 in Equus; was later replaced by Richard Burton
- Achieved world-wide acclaim and an Oscar for playing serial killer Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
- Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1993
- Became a U
- S
- citizen in 2000
- Is a proficient pianist; composes symphonies; is an accomplished painter
Awards
- 2021Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: nominated
- 2020Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: winner
- 2020Critics' Choice Awards-Best Actor: nominated
- 2020BAFTA Film Awards-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 2019Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
- 2019Critics' Choice Awards-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 2017Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2016Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2007Critics' Choice Awards-Best Acting Ensemble: nominated
- 2006Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
- 1998Critics' Choice Awards-Best Supporting Actor: winner
- 1998Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: nominated
- 1997Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
- 1997Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
- 1996Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: nominated
- 1995Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
- 1995Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
- 1995Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
- 1994Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: nominated
- 1994BAFTA Film Awards-Best Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
- 1993Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
- 1993National Board of Review-Best Actor: winner
- 1993National Society of Film Critics-Best Actor - Runner-up: winner
- 1992Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: nominated
- 1992BAFTA Film Awards-Best Actor in a Leading Role: winner
- 1992Los Angeles Film Critics Association-Best Actor: winner
- 1991Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: winner
- 1991New York Film Critics Circle-Best Actor: winner
- 1991National Board of Review-Best Supporting Actor: winner
- 1990Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special: nominated
- 1989Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: nominated
- 1982Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Special: nominated
- 1981Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Special: winner
- 1979BAFTA Film Awards-Best Actor: nominated
- 1979Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: nominated
- 1976Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama or Comedy Special: winner
- 1969BAFTA Film Awards-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
Relationships
- Jennifer Lynton -- Ex-wife
- Petronella Barker -- Ex-wife
- Richard Arthur Hopkins -- Father
- Muriel Anne Yeates Hopkins -- Mother
- Stella Arroyave -- Wife