Anthony Hopkins British Actor Known for Thor

Anthony Hopkins is a British actor born on 31 December 1937 in Port Talbot. He is recognised as Odin in Thor (2011).

Early life

He attended Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (acting), finishing in 1963; Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama; and Cowbridge Grammar School.

Career

The earliest of his listed screen credits is The White Bus, from 1967. His 1980s credits include The Elephant Man (1980) and The Bounty (1984, as William Bligh, Lieutenant William Bligh). During the 1990s, he worked on The Silence of the Lambs (1991, as Hannibal Lecter) and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992, as Abraham Van Helsing). Work from the 2000s includes Mission: Impossible 2 (2000) and Alexander (2004, as Ptolemy I Soter, Ptolemy). Noah (2014, as Methuselah) and Thor: Ragnarok (2017, as Odin) are among his 2010s credits.

In total, 103 films and 4 TV series are listed from 1967 to 2025. Drama is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (22), followed by action (10) and adventure (9). The list ends, for now, with Locked (2025). Of his nine titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Thor: Ragnarok (2017) has the highest, at $854 million. Beyond acting, the credits show him as director on 3 titles, including Slipstream, and writer on Slipstream.

Chris Hemsworth appears in three of his listed titles. Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Idris Elba (three titles) and Stan Lee (three titles). Oliver Stone directed two of his titles on record, among them Nixon (1995). Richard Attenborough is credited as director on two of them, including A Bridge Too Far (1977) and Chaplin (1992).

Recognition

Anthony Hopkins has collected two Academy Awards (1992 and 2021). Anthony Hopkins also has received an award at the Academy Awards (1992) and the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor (1973) for War and Peace. His nominations include the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1994 for The Remains of the Day. Altogether, 30 wins and 8 nominations are listed.

Personal life

He has been married to Stella Arroyave since 2003. Earlier marriages on record are to Petronella Barker (1966 to 1972, divorced) and Jennifer Lynton (1973 to 2002, divorced). He has one child on record.