Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins s-a nascut si a copilarit in Wales. Tanarul Anthony isi petrecea majoritatea timpului singur, desenand sau cantand la pian. Nu era atras de scoala, notele lui nu erau dintre cele mai grozave, iar cu colegii nu se intelegea prea bine. La varsta de 17 ani a inceput cursurile colegiului de musica si drama Cardiff. Dupa aceasta a urmat 2 ani in armata.  In 1960, Hopkins s-a inscris la scoala "Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts" (RADA) pe care a absolvit-o trei ani mai tarziu. In perioada ce-a urmat Hopkins a jucat in mai multe piese de teatru. A intalnit-o pe femeia cu care se va si casatori, Petronella Barker. Impreuna au o fiica, pe nume Abigail. Dupa despartirea de aceasta, se casatoreste cu Jennifer Lynton. Hopkins a devenit foarte recunoscut pe scenele teatrelor din Marea Britanie, in roluri precum Claudius in "Hamlet", sau in "Lion In Winter". Desi la inceput juca numai in piese de teatru, cu timpul isi schimba perspectiva, se desparte de a doua sotie si se muta in America. Debutul sau pe Broadway il semneaza in 1974 in "Equus". A jucat alaturi de Mel Gibson in "Mutiny".

Are parte de roluri care nu ii ridica nivelul carierei foarte tare, precum: "The Elephant Man", "The Good Father". Urmeaza totusi sa primeasca un Oscar bine meritat pentru rolul lui Hannibal din "The Silence Of The Lamps".

Schimba genul filmelor in care joaca o data cu aparitia in "Remains Of The Day", "Howard’s Day", sau "Nixon". Urmeaza filme precum: "Shadowlands", "The Mask of Zorro" (unde joaca alaturi de Antonio Banderas si Catherine Zeta-Jones), "Hannibal", "Red Dragon". Cu acesta din urma obtine un succes mai mare decat cu "Hannibal" atat din partea criticilor, cat si financiar.

Lui Anthony Hopkins nu i-au placut filmele, iar pentru productiile hollywoodiene are foarte putin respect. Singurul motiv care il mai tine in aceasta meserie il reprezinta, dupa spusele lui, banii. Cu toate acestea, este un actor renumit ce face ca aceasta meserie sa para a fi usoara.

1. Thor (2011) (in productie) .... Odin

2. Hemingway & Fuentes (2010) (in productie) .... Ernest Hemingway

3. Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho (2008) (in productie) .... Alfred Hitchcock

4. You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010) ....

5. The Wolfman (2010) .... Sir John Talbot

6. The City of Your Final Destination (2009) .... Adam

7. Where I Stand: The Hank Greenspun Story (2008) .... Hank Greenspun

8. Dreaming Slipstream Dream (2008) .... Propriul rol

9. Bare Knuckles (2008) .... Xavier Jonas

10. Immutable Dream of Snow Lion (2008) ....

11. The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2008) .... Propriul rol

12. Beowulf (2007) .... Hrothgar

13. The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' (2007) .... Propriul rol

14. Slipstream (2007) .... Felix Bonhoeffer

15. Fracture - Ruptura (2007) .... Ted Crawford

16. Bobby (2006) .... John

17. All the King's Men - Toti oamenii Regelui (2006) .... Judge Irwin

18. Premio Donostia a Max Von Sydow (2006) .... Propriul rol

19. The World's Fastest Indian - Cel mai rapid motor din lume (2005) .... Burt Munro

20. Proof - Dovada (2005) .... Robert

21. Ceremonia de clausura (2005) .... Burt Munro

22. Perfect Is the Enemy of Good (2005) .... Propriul rol

23. Alexander - Alexandru (2004) .... Old Ptolemy

24. Premiere Women in Hollywood Awards (2004) .... Propriul rol - Presenter

25. The Devil and Daniel Webster (2004) .... Daniel Webster

26. The Human Stain - Culoarea minciunii (2003) .... Coleman Silk

27. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003) .... Dr. Hannibal Lecter

28. A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon' (2003) .... Propriul rol

29. Freedom: A History of Us (Serial TV) (2003) .... Walsh, Robert

30. Noin (2003) .... Propriul rol

31. Nobel Peace Prize Concert (2002) .... Host

32. Red Dragon - Dragonul Rosu (2002) .... Dr. Hannibal Lecter

33. Bad Company - Dublura (2002) .... Officer Oakes

34. Inside 'Red Dragon' (2002) .... Propriul rol

35. Anthony Hopkins: A Taste for Hannibal (2002) .... Propriul rol - Host/Narrator

36. Hearts in Atlantis - Suflete pierdute in Atlantida (2001) .... Ted Brautigan

37. Breaking the Silence: The Making of 'Hannibal' (2001) .... Propriul rol

38. Hannibal (2001) .... Hannibal Lecter

39. The Remains of the Day: The Filmaker's Journey (2001) .... Propriul rol

40. Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw (2001) .... Propriul rol

41. Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul (2001) .... Propriul rol

42. Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs' (2001) .... Propriul rol

43. Behind the Scenes: Hannibal (2001) .... Propriul rol

44. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) .... Narrator

45. Mission: Impossible II (2000) .... Mission Commander Swanbeck

46. Conversations with Jon Turteltaub (2000) .... Propriul rol

47. The Making of 'Titus' (2000) .... Propriul rol

48. Titus - Titus Andronicus (1999) .... Titus Andronicus

49. Instinct (1999) .... Ethan Powell

50. Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box (1999) .... Narrator

51. The BBC and the BAFTA Lifetime Achievement Tribute to Richard Attenborough (1999) .... Propriul rol

52. The Directors (Serial TV) (1999) .... Propriul rol

53. Meet Joe Black - Intalnire cu Joe Black (1998) .... William Parrish

54. The Mask of Zorro - Masca lui Zorro (1998) .... Don Diego de la Vega / Zorro

55. Premio Donostia a Anthony Hopkins (1998) .... Propriul rol - Honoree

56. The Uttmost (1998) .... Propriul rol

57. Wie man die Leute von ihrem Geld trennt (1998) .... Propriul rol

58. Amistad (1997) .... John Quincy Adams

59. The Edge - Infruntarea (1997) .... Charles Morse

60. The Lost Children of Berlin (1997) .... Narrator

61. Surviving Picasso - Picasso, artist si demon (1996) .... Pablo Picasso

62. Marlon Brando: The Wild One (1996) .... Propriul rol

63. August (1996) .... Ieuan Davies

64. Nixon (1995) .... Richard M. Nixon

65. Legends of the Fall - Legendele toamnei (1994) .... Col. William Ludlow

66. The Road to Wellville - Drumul spre Wellville (1994) .... Dr. John Harvey Kellogg

67. The 48th Annual Tony Awards (1994) .... Propriul rol - Co-Host

68. The 20th Annual People's Choice Awards (1994) .... Propriul rol

69. The Innocent - Inocentul (1993) .... Glass

70. The Trial - Procesul (1993) .... The Priest

71. Shadowlands - Taramul umbrelor (1993) .... Jack Lewis

72. The Remains of the Day - Ramasitele zilei (1993) .... James Stevens

73. Selected Exits (1993) .... Gwyn Thomas

74. Love and Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day' (1993) .... Propriul rol

75. In the Wild (Serial TV) (1993) .... Propriul rol

76. Chaplin (1992) .... George Hayden

77. Dracula (1992) .... Professor Abraham Van Helsing

78. Spotswood (1992) .... Errol Wallace

79. Earth and the American Dream (1992) .... Reader (voce)

80. To Be the Best - Sa fii cel mai bun (Serial TV) (1992) .... Jack Figg

81. Howards End - Inapoi la Howards (1992) .... Henry J. Wilcox

82. Freejack (1992) .... McCandless

83. One Man's War - Razboiul lui Joel (1991) .... Joel

84. The Silence of the Lambs - Tacerea mieilor (1991) .... Dr. Hannibal Lecter

85. Desperate Hours - Ore de disperare (1990) .... Tim Cornell

86. Great Expectations (1989) .... Abel Magwitch

87. Heartland (1989) .... Jack

88. A Chorus of Disapproval (1988) .... Dafydd Ap Llewellyn

89. The Tenth Man - Al zecelea om (1988) .... Jean Louis Chavel

90. Across the Lake (1988) .... Donald Campbell

91. The Dawning (1988) .... Cassius aka Angus Barrie

92. 84 Charing Cross Road (1987) .... Frank P. Doel

93. The Good Father (1985) .... Bill Hooper

94. Mussolini and I - Eu si Mussolini (1985) .... Count Galeazzo Ciano

95. Arch of Triumph - Arcul de Triumf (1985) .... Dr. Ravic

96. Hollywood Wives (1985) .... Neil Gray

97. Guilty Conscience - Constiinta incarcata (1985) .... Arthur Jamison

98. Blunt (1985) .... Guy Burgess

99. The Bounty - Revolta de pe Bounty (1984) .... Lieutenant William Bligh

100. The Making of 'The Bounty' (1984) .... Propriul rol

101. Aspel & Company (Serial TV) (1984) .... Propriul rol

102. Strangers and Brothers (1984) .... Roger Quaife

103. Six Centuries of Verse (1984) ....

104. A Married Man (1983) .... John Strickland

105. The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Cocosatul de la Notre Dame (1982) .... Quasimodo

106. Peter and Paul - Petru si Pavel (1981) .... Paul of Tarsus

107. The Bunker (1981) .... Adolf Hitler

108. The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice - Othello (1981) ....

109. Othello (1981) .... Othello

110. A Change of Seasons (1980) .... Adam Evans

111. The Elephant Man - Omul elefant (1980) .... Frederick Treves

112. Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure (1979) .... Capt. Jones

113. Kean (1978) .... Edmund Kean

114. Magic - Magia (1978) .... Corky Withers

115. International Velvet - Vis de glorie (1978) .... Captain Johnson

116. A Bridge Too Far - Un pod prea indepartat (1977) .... Lt. Col. John D. Frost

117. Audrey Rose (1977) .... Elliot Hoover

118. Victory at Entebbe (1976) .... Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin

119. The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976) .... Bruno Richard Hauptmann

120. Dark Victory (1976) .... Dr. Michael Grant

121. All Creatures Great and Small - Toate vietuitoarele mari si mici (1975) .... Siegfried

122. Juggernaut - Teroare pe britanic (1974) .... Supt. John McCleod

123. QB VII (1974) .... Dr. Adam Kelno

124. Possessions (1974) .... Dando

125. The Arcata Promise (1974) .... Theo Gunge

126. The Girl from Petrovka - Iubire interzisa (1974) .... Kostya

127. Childhood (Serial TV) (1974) .... Dando

128. A Doll's House - Casa papusilor (1973) .... Torvald Helmer

129. Lloyd George (1973) .... David Lloyd George

130. Black and Blue (Serial TV) (1973) .... Hi

131. The Edwardians (1972) .... David Lloyd George

132. War & Peace (1972) .... Pierre Bezukhov

133. Great Performances (Serial TV) (1972) .... David Lloyd George

134. Young Winston (1972) .... David Lloyd George

135. The Man Outside (Serial TV) (1972) .... Albert Watts

136. Poet Game (1972) .... Hugh Sanders

137. When Eight Bells Toll (1971) .... Philip Calvert

138. The Ten Commandments (Serial TV) (1971) .... Steve

139. Play for Today (Serial TV) (1970) .... Alexander Tashkov

140. Biography (Serial TV) (1970) .... Danton

141. Danton (1970) .... Danton

142. The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (1970) .... Charles Dickens

143. The Looking Glass War (1969) .... John Avery

144. Hamlet (1969) .... Claudius

145. Department S (Serial TV) (1969) .... Greg Halliday

146. ITV Saturday Night Theatre (Serial TV) (1969) .... Arnold

147. The Lion in Winter - Leul in iarna (1968) .... Richard

148. The Company of Five (Serial TV) (1968) .... Richard Mason

149. The White Bus (1967) .... Brechtian

150. A Flea in Her Ear (1967) .... Etienne Plucheux

151. The Three Sisters (1970) .... Andrei

152. Play of the Month (Serial TV) (1965) .... Alfred Allmers

153. The Man in Room 17 (Serial TV) (1965) .... Dr. Harding

154. ITV Sunday Night Drama (Serial TV) (1959) .... Gunge

155. Hallmark Hall of Fame (Serial TV) (1951) .... Jean Louis Chavel

156. Mussolini and I (1985) .... Count Galeazzo Ciano

157. Little Eyolf (1982) .... Alfred Allmers

Decision to Burn (1971