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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.
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.
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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)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Ox
- Origin
- Port Talbot, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 174 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / screenwriter / film producer / composer / stage actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- 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. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.