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Born on December 31, 1937, Anthony Hopkins is from Port Talbot, United Kingdom. Anthony Hopkins is credited as a film director, screenwriter and film producer. The age as of 2026 is 88. Education on record includes Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. Recorded honors include Donostia Award (1998), BAFTA Fellowship (2008), Academy Award for Best Actor (1992) and 5 more.
My Take
Anthony Hopkins fascinates me because his menace is built from stillness. Where lesser actors raise their voices, he lowers his, and the room goes cold. The Port Talbot upbringing and rigorous Welsh conservatory training gave him a craftsman's humility that has outlasted every trend in screen acting. His 1992 Academy Award is the obvious landmark, but I am equally drawn to his late-career work, where age has stripped his technique down to something almost transparent. That he also composes music suggests a restless mind that acting alone cannot exhaust. He is proof that mastery is not a peak but a practice, sustained across six decades.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Anthony Hopkins
- Name (Japanese)
- アンソニー・ホプキンス
- Reading
- あんそにー・ほぷきんす
- Born
- December 31, 1937 (age 88)
- Origin
- Port Talbot, United Kingdom
- Height
- 174 cm
- Occupation
- film director / screenwriter / film producer / composer / stage actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Ox
2. Background
- University
- Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
Awards & achievements
- 1998 Donostia Award
- 2008 BAFTA Fellowship
- 1992 Academy Award for Best Actor
- 2006 Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award
- 1994 David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor
- 1993 London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year
- 1993 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
- 1973 British Academy Television Award for Best Actor
3. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/anthonyhopkins/
- Xhttps://x.com/AnthonyHopkins
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony%20Hopkins
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BD%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9B%E3%83%97%E3%82%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65932
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Anthony Hopkins born?
Born December 31, 1937 (age 88).
Where is Anthony Hopkins from?
Anthony Hopkins is from Port Talbot, United Kingdom.
What does Anthony Hopkins do?
Anthony Hopkins works as film director, screenwriter, film producer, composer, stage actor.
How tall is Anthony Hopkins?
Anthony Hopkins is 174 cm.
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