Hannibal Lecter
Hopkins' most famous role is the cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1992. He was opposite to Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling, who also won for Best Actress. In addition, the film won Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. It is the shortest lead performance to win an Oscar, as Hopkins only appears for approximately sixteen minutes. Hopkins went on to reprise his role as Lecter twice (Hannibal in 2001 and Red Dragon in 2002). His original portrayal of the character in The Silence of the Lambs has been labelled by the American Film Institute as the number-one film villain. At the time he was offered the role, Hopkins was making a return to the London stage, performing in M. Butterfly. He had come back to Britain after living for a number of years in Hollywood, having all but given up on a career there, saying, "Well that part of my life's over; it's a chapter closed. I suppose
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In 1965, After Several Years In Repertory, He Was Spotted By Sir Laurence Olivier, Who Invited Him To Join The Royal National Theatre. Hopkins Became Olivier's Understudy, And Filled In When Olivier Was Struck With Appendicitis During A Production Of
In 1965, after several years in repertory, he was spotted by Sir Laurence Olivier, who invited him to join the Royal National Theatre. Hopkins became Olivier's understudy, and filled read more...
Acting Style
Hopkins is renowned for his firm preparation for roles. He has confessed in interviews that once he has committed to a project, he will go over his lines as many times as is needed read more...
Hannibal Lecter
Hopkins' most famous role is the cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1992. He was opposite read more...
Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, CBE (born December 31, 1937) is a Welsh film, stage and television actor. Considered by many to be one of film's greatest living actors, he is arguably read more...
As of 2007, Hopkins resides in the United States. He had moved to the country once before during the 1970s to pursue his film career, but returned to Britain in the late 1980s. However, read more...
Besides his win for The Silence of the Lambs, Hopkins has been Oscar-nominated for The Remains of the Day (1993), Nixon (1995) and Amistad (1997).
Hopkins won the BAFTA Award read more...