Editing Anthony Hopkins (section)

==Career==
=== 1960–1979: Theatre roles and film debut ===
Hopkins made his first professional stage appearance in the [[Palace Theatre, Swansea]], in 1960 with Swansea Little Theatre's production of ''Have a Cigarette''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sir Anthony Hopkins Biography |url=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/anthony-hopkins.html |publisher=[[Bio. (UK)|Bio.]] |access-date=14 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906065406/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/anthony-hopkins.html |archive-date= 6 September 2011}}</ref> In 1965, after several years in repertory, he was spotted by [[Laurence Olivier]], who invited him to join the [[Royal National Theatre]] in London.<ref name="telegraph">[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/nationaltreasures/2193352/Sir-Anthony-Hopkins-portrait.html Sir Anthony Hopkins portrait] ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''. Retrieved 6 January 2011.</ref> Hopkins became Olivier's [[understudy]], and filled in when Olivier was struck with [[appendicitis]] during a 1967 production of [[August Strindberg]]'s ''[[The Dance of Death (Strindberg play)|The Dance of Death]]''. Olivier later noted in his memoir, ''Confessions of an Actor'', that, "A new young actor in the company of exceptional promise named Anthony Hopkins was understudying me and walked away with the part of Edgar like a cat with a mouse between its teeth."<ref name="falk">{{cite book |first=Quentin |last=Falk |year=2004 |title=Anthony Hopkins: The Biography |edition=4th |publisher=Virgin Books |isbn=0-7535-0999-7}}</ref> Up until that night, Hopkins was always nervous prior to going on stage. This has since changed, and Hopkins quoted his mentor as saying: "He [Olivier] said: 'Remember: "nerves" is vanity – you're wondering what people think of you; to hell with them, just jump off the edge'. It was great advice."<ref name="Telegraph 2015">{{cite news |title=Anthony Hopkins: 'I don't have a single friend who is an actor' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/actors/anthony-hopkins-interview-dresser/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/actors/anthony-hopkins-interview-dresser/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=27 October 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

[[File:Richard Attenborough.jpg|thumb|[[Richard Attenborough]] directed Hopkins in five films, and in the 1970s described him as "unquestionably the greatest actor of his generation".<ref name="Telegraph 2015" />]]
He made his small-screen debut in a 1967 [[BBC]] broadcast of ''[[A Flea in Her Ear]]''. His first starring role in a film came in 1964 in ''Changes'', a short directed by [[Drewe Henley]], written and produced by [[James Scott (artist)|James Scott]] and co-starring [[Jacqueline Pearce]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=Anthony Hopkins: The Authorized Biography |last=Falk |first=Quentin |publisher=Interlink Pub Group Inc |year=1994 |isbn=1566561450 |pages=24–25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Changes (1965) |url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6feadd49 |website=BFI|access-date = 1 December 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151208090925/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6feadd49|archive-date = 8 December 2015|url-status = dead}}</ref> In 1968, Hopkins got his break in ''[[The Lion in Winter (1968 film)|The Lion in Winter]]'' playing [[Richard I of England|Richard the Lionheart]], a performance which saw him nominated for the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role]].<ref name="BAFTA Fellow">{{cite news |title=Sir Anthony Hopkins – Academy Fellow in 2008 |url=https://www.bafta.org/film/awards/sir-anthony-hopkins-academy-fellow-in-2008 |access-date=25 March 2023 |agency=BAFTA.org}}</ref> Hopkins portrayed [[Charles Dickens]] in the BBC television film ''[[The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens]]'' in 1970, and [[Pierre Bezukhov]] in the BBC's mini series ''[[War and Peace (1972 TV series)|War and Peace]]'' (1972), receiving the [[British Academy Television Award for Best Actor]] for his performance in the latter.<ref>[http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/1204295/ BFI Screenonline: Sherrin, Ned (1931–2007) Biography]. BFI. Retrieved 19 January 2015</ref> Making a name for himself as a screen actor, he appeared in [[Frank Pierson]]'s [[neo-noir]] [[action thriller]] ''[[The Looking Glass War (film)|The Looking Glass War]]'' (1970), and [[Étienne Périer (director)|Étienne Périer]]'s ''[[When Eight Bells Toll (film)|When Eight Bells Toll]]'' (1971). The first of five collaborations with director [[Richard Attenborough]], in 1972 Hopkins starred as British politician [[David Lloyd George]] in ''[[Young Winston]]''.<ref name="Telegraph 2015" />

In 1973, he again portrayed David Lloyd George in the BBC miniseries ''[[The Edwardians (miniseries)|The Edwardians]]'' which aired in the US in 1974 on ''[[Masterpiece Theatre]]''.<ref>{{cite book |title=Trevor Griffiths: Politics, Drama, History |page=105 |author=Stanton B. Garner |year=1999 |publisher=[[University of Michigan Press]]}}</ref> Hopkins starred in a film adaptation of the [[Henrik Ibsen]] [[A Doll's House|play]] ''[[A Doll's House (1973 Garland film)|A Doll's House]]'' (1973) alongside [[Claire Bloom]], [[Ralph Richardson]], [[Denholm Elliott]], and [[Edith Evans]]. He then appeared in the comedy ''[[The Girl from Petrovka]]'' (1974) with [[Goldie Hawn]] and [[Hal Holbrook]] and also starred in the [[Richard Lester]] suspense film ''[[Juggernaut (1974 film)|Juggernaut]]'' opposite [[Richard Harris]] and [[Omar Sharif]]. In October 1974, Hopkins played the psychologist Dysart in the original Broadway production of Sir [[Peter Shaffer]]'s play ''[[Equus (play)|Equus]]'', starring opposite [[Peter Firth]]. For this performance, he received the [[Drama Desk Award]] for [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play|Outstanding Actor in a Play]] for the 1974–75 season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Drama Desk Award |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/equus-3484#Awards|access-date=23 June 2023 |agency=Internet Broadway Database}}</ref> In 1977, he played British Army officer [[John Frost (British Army officer)|John Frost]] in Attenborough's World War II-set film ''[[A Bridge Too Far (film)|A Bridge Too Far]]''. In 1978, he starred in the sequel to ''[[National Velvet (film)|National Velvet]]'' (1944), entitled ''[[International Velvet (film)|International Velvet]]'' with [[Tatum O'Neal]], [[Christopher Plummer]], which was directed by [[Bryan Forbes]]. That same year, he also starred in Attenborough's psychological horror film ''[[Magic (1978 film)|Magic]]'' about a demonic ventriloquist's puppet with [[Gene Siskel]] adding it as one of the best films of the year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Magic (1978) |url=https://www.tcm.com/ |access-date=25 April 2022 |agency=Turner Classic Movies |quote=Magic was also well received by critics, with Gene Siskel placing the film at number 9 on his list of Top 10 Films of 1978}}</ref> In 1979, Hopkins appeared as Prospero in a production of ''[[The Tempest]]'' held at the [[Mark Taper Forum]] in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/05/28/archives/stage-new-approach-to-the-tempest-on-coast-those-are-pearls.html | title=Stage: New Approach to the Tempest' on Coast | work=The New York Times | date=28 May 1979 | last1=Eder | first1=Richard }}</ref>

=== 1980–1989: National Theatre and acclaim ===
[[File:Sir Frederick Treves, Bt by Sir (Samuel) Luke Fildes.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Hopkins portrayed [[Sir Frederick Treves, 1st Baronet|Sir Frederick Treves]] in ''[[The Elephant Man (1980 film)|The Elephant Man]]'' (1980).]]
In 1980, he starred in [[David Lynch]]'s ''[[The Elephant Man (1980 film)|The Elephant Man]]'' as the English doctor [[Sir Frederick Treves, 1st Baronet|Sir Frederick Treves]], who attends to [[Joseph Merrick]] (portrayed by [[John Hurt]]), a severely deformed man in 19th century London. The film received critical praise and attention from critics and received eight [[Academy Award]] nominations including for [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]. That year he also starred opposite [[Shirley MacLaine]] in ''[[A Change of Seasons (film)|A Change of Seasons]]''. They famously did not get along; Hopkins later called her "the most obnoxious actress I have ever worked with".<ref name="Films and filming">{{cite book |title=Films and filming |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0kEbAQAAIAAJ |year=1989 |publisher=Hansom Books}}</ref> The film was a box office and critical failure. In 1981, he starred in the [[CBS]] television film ''[[The Bunker (1981 film)|The Bunker]]'' portraying [[Adolf Hitler]] during the final weeks of his life in and around his underground bunker in Berlin. John O'Connor praised Hopkins in his ''[[New York Times]]'' review: "The portrait becomes all the more riveting through an extraordinarily powerful performance from Anthony Hopkins. His Hitler is mad, often contemptible, but always understandable. Part of the problem, perhaps, is that the monster becomes a little too understandable. He is not made sympathetic, exactly, but he is given decidedly pathetic dimensions, making him just that much more ''acceptable'' as a dramatic and historical character."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/01/27/arts/tv-bunker-on-hitler-s-last-days.html |title=TV: 'BUNKER,' ON HITLER'S LAST DAYS |website=[[The New York Times]] |date=27 January 1981 |accessdate=16 June 2021 |last1=O'Connor |first1=John J.}}</ref> For his performance, he received a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie]]. That same year he starred as [[Paul the Apostle]] opposite [[Robert Foxworth]] as [[Saint Peter]] in the biblical drama and miniseries ''[[Peter and Paul (film)|Peter and Paul]]'' (1981).

In 1983, Hopkins also became a company member of [[The Mirror Theater Ltd]]'s Repertory Company. In 1984, he portrayed Deeley in [[Harold Pinter]]'s play ''[[Old Times]]'' at the [[Roundabout Theatre]] in New York.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/09/theater/the-clockwork-of-old-times.html | title=The Clockwork of 'Old Times' | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=9 February 1984 | last1=Bennetts | first1=Leslie }}</ref> In 1984, he starred opposite [[Mel Gibson]] in ''[[The Bounty (1984 film)|The Bounty]]'' as [[William Bligh]], captain of the Royal Navy ship {{HMS|Bounty}}, in a more accurate retelling of the [[Mutiny on the Bounty|mutiny on the ''Bounty'']].<ref>{{cite news |title=Buoyed by Fresh Insight, "The Bounty" Sails Again |author=Stephen Farber |work=The New York Times |date=29 April 1984}}</ref> The following year, he starred as [[Quasimodo]] in the CBS television film ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' (1982). The film also starred [[Derek Jacobi]], [[David Suchet]], [[Tim Pigott-Smith]], [[Nigel Hawthorne]], and [[John Gielgud]]. He also starred in ''[[Strangers and Brothers (TV series)|Strangers and Brothers]]'' (1984), ''[[Arch of Triumph (1984 film)|Arch of Triumph]]'' (1984), ''[[Guilty Conscience (film)|Guilty Conscience]]'' (1985), ''[[Mussolini and I]]'' (1985), and ''[[The Tenth Man (novel)|The Tenth Man]]'' (1988). In 1985, Hopkins starred opposite [[Colin Firth]] in the [[Arthur Schnitzler]] play ''The Lonely Road'' at [[The Old Vic]] in London. That same year, he featured as Lambert Le Roux in the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] production of ''[[Pravda (play)|Pravda]]'' in Sir [[David Hare (playwright)|David Hare]] and [[Howard Brenton]]'s satirical play on the British newspaper industry in the [[Margaret Thatcher|Thatcher]] era.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pravda's prescience |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/pravda-s-prescience-7388642.html |access-date=23 June 2023 |work=Evening Standard}}</ref><ref>Gussow, Mel. "[https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/11/arts/theater-mirror-rep-in-a-revival-of-rain.html "THEATER: MIRROR REP, IN A REVIVAL OF 'RAIN']." ''[[The New York Times]]'', 10 March 1984. Web. 10 January 2017.</ref> Receiving acclaim for his performance, Hopkins won the [[1985 Laurence Olivier Awards|Laurence Olivier Award]] for Outstanding Achievement.<ref>{{cite web |title=Olivier Winners 1985 |website=officiallondontheatre.com |publisher=[[Society of London Theatre]] |url=https://officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/winners/olivier-winners-1985/ |access-date=23 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119125731/https://officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/winners/olivier-winners-1985/ |archive-date=19 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Frank Rich]] in his ''New York Times'' review wrote, "Mr. Hopkins creates a memorable image of a perversely brilliant modern-day barbarian."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/20/theater/stage-2-london-plays-touch-on-stalinization.html |title=STAGE: 2 LONDON PLAYS TOUCH ON STALINIZATION |website=[[The New York Times]] |date=20 June 1985 |accessdate=16 June 2021 |last1=Rich |first1=Frank}}</ref>

In 1986, he starred in David Hare's production of ''[[King Lear]]'', Hopkins's favourite [[Shakespeare play]], at the National Theatre.<ref name="RadioTimes 2018"/> The next year, he starred as [[Mark Antony]] in the National Theatre production of ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]'' opposite [[Judi Dench]], and in 1989, Hopkins made his last appearance on stage in a [[West End theatre|West End]] production of ''[[M. Butterfly]]''. "It was a torment", he claimed in a later interview. Of a matinee where nobody laughed, there was, he said "not a titter". When the lights came up, the cast realised the entire audience was Japanese. "Oh God", he recalled, "You'd go to your dressing room and someone would pop their head round the door and say, 'Coffee? Tea?' And I'd think, 'An open razor, please.'"<ref name="Guardian 2018"/> In 1989, he starred as [[Abel Magwitch]] in the miniseries ''[[Great Expectations (1989 TV series)|Great Expectations]]'' which was broadcast on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] in the UK and [[The Disney Channel]] in the US. The adaptation of the [[Great Expectations|Dickens' novel]] also starred [[Jean Simmons]] and [[John Rhys-Davies]]. He received his fourth [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nomination, this time for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie]].

=== 1990–1999: ''Pravda'' and film stardom ===
[[File:I Rossellini A Hopkins.jpg|thumb|[[Isabella Rossellini]] and Hopkins in Berlin to shoot scenes for ''[[The Innocent (1993 film)|The Innocent]]'' (1993)]]
Hopkins won acclaim among critics and audiences as the [[Human cannibalism|cannibalistic]] [[serial killer]] [[Hannibal Lecter]] in ''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]]'', for which he won the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] in 1991, with [[Jodie Foster]] as [[Clarice Starling]], who also won for [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]. The film won [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]], [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]] and [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]], and Hopkins also picked up his first [[BAFTA for Best Actor]]. Hopkins reprised his role as Lecter twice; in [[Ridley Scott]]'s ''[[Hannibal (2001 film)|Hannibal]]'' (2001), and ''[[Red Dragon (2002 film)|Red Dragon]]'' (2002). His original portrayal of the character in ''The Silence of the Lambs'' has been labelled by the [[American Film Institute|AFI]] as the [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains|number-one film villain]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afi.com/tvevents/100years/handv.aspx |publisher=AFI.com |title=AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains |access-date=21 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070507035737/http://www.afi.com/tvevents/100years/handv.aspx |archive-date=7 May 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> Director [[Jonathan Demme]] wanted a British actor for the role, with Foster stating, "Lecter is a manipulator and has a way of using language to keep people at bay. You wanted to see that Shakespearean monster."<ref>[https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/film/news/a18346/jodie-foster-has-revealed-that/ "Robert DeNiro And Al Pacino Were In The Running To Play Hannibal Lecter"]. Esquire. Retrieved 1 March 2018</ref> 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 I'll just have to settle for being a respectable actor poncing around the West End and doing respectable BBC work for the rest of my life."<ref name="falk" />

Hopkins reprised the role, returning to the iconic villain in adaptations of the first three of the Lecter novels by [[Thomas Harris]]. The author was reportedly pleased with Hopkins' portrayal of his antagonist. However, Hopkins stated that ''[[Red Dragon (2002 film)|Red Dragon]]'' (2002) would feature his final performance as the character and that he would not reprise even a narrative role in the latest addition to the series, ''[[Hannibal Rising (film)|Hannibal Rising]]'' (2007).<ref>{{cite news |title=Anthony Hopkins regrets playing Hannibal Lecter thrice. This is why |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/anthony-hopkins-regrets-playing-hannibal-lecter-thrice-this-is-why-303492-2016-01-12 |work=India Today |date=2 March 2018}}</ref> The following year, Hopkins was featured in [[Mark Joffe]]'s film ''[[Spotswood (film)|Spotswood]]'' and the science fiction film ''[[Freejack]]'' and also played supporting roles as [[Charlie Chaplin]]'s biographer in [[Richard Attenborough]]'s biographical drama ''[[Chaplin (film)|Chaplin]]'' (1992) and [[Abraham Van Helsing|Professor Van Helsing]] in [[Francis Ford Coppola]]'s horror adaptation ''[[Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992 film)|Bram Stoker's Dracula]]'' (1992).

In 1992, Hopkins starred in [[Merchant-Ivory]]'s period film based on the [[E. M. Forster]] novel ''[[Howards End (film)|Howards End]]''. Hopkins acted alongside [[Emma Thompson]] and [[Helena Bonham Carter]] where he played the cold businessman Henry Wilcox. The film received enormous critical acclaim, with critic [[Leonard Maltin]] calling it "extraordinarily good on every level".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-howards-end-1992 |newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |date=5 June 2005 |first=Roger |last=Ebert |title=Howards End (1992) | access-date=1 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Martin |first=Leonard | author-link = Leonard Maltin |title=Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide |publisher=Signet Books |year=2015 |pages=653 |isbn=978-0-451-46849-9}}</ref> The following year, Hopkins reunited with Merchant-Ivory and Emma Thompson in ''[[The Remains of the Day (film)|The Remains of the Day]]'' (1993), a film set in 1950s post-war Britain based on the novel by [[Kazuo Ishiguro]]. David Hunter of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' praised Hopkins' performance describing it as "colossal" and a "tour de force".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/remains-day-review-movie-1993-1249155/|title= 'The Remains of the Day': THR's 1993 Review|website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date= 5 November 2019|accessdate= August 28, 2023}}</ref> The film was ranked by the [[British Film Institute]] as the [[BFI Top 100 British films|64th greatest British film of the 20th century]].<ref>[http://www.cinemarealm.com/best-of-cinema/top-100-british-films/ ''British Film Institute – Top 100 British Films''] (1999). Retrieved 27 August 2016</ref> Starring as the butler Stevens, Hopkins named it among his favourite films.<ref>{{cite news |title=Anthony Hopkins on 'The Dresser,' 'Westworld,' & retirement |url=http://www.ora.tv/larrykingnow/2016/5/25/anthony-hopkins-on-the-dresser-westworld-retirement |publisher=[[Ora TV]] |date=2 December 2017 |access-date=2 December 2017 |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326030903/http://www.ora.tv/larrykingnow/2016/5/25/anthony-hopkins-on-the-dresser-westworld-retirement |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] for his performance and received the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|BAFTA Award for Best Actor]].<ref name="bafta">{{cite news |title=Actor in a Leading Role in 1994 |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1994/film/actor-in-a-leading-role |publisher=BAFTA |date=27 October 2017}}</ref>

Hopkins portrayed Oxford academic [[C. S. Lewis]] in the 1993 British biographical film ''[[Shadowlands (1993 film)|Shadowlands]]'', for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor.<ref name="bafta"/> Also that year he acted opposite [[Isabella Rossellini]] in the drama ''[[The Innocent (1993 film)|The Innocent]]'' (1993) which was adapted from the [[Ian McEwan]] [[The Innocent (McEwan novel)|novel of the same name]]. During this period, Hopkins had the chance to work with [[Bart the Bear]] in two films: ''[[Legends of the Fall]]'' (1994) and ''[[The Edge (1997 film)|The Edge]]'' (1997). According to trainer Lynn Seus, "Tony Hopkins was absolutely brilliant with Bart...He acknowledged and respected him like a fellow actor. He would spend hours just looking at Bart and admiring him. He did so many of his own scenes with Bart."<ref>{{cite web |last=Foy |first=Paul |title=Bart the Bear, a veteran of several films, dies at 23 |date=19 May 2000 |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20000519/4021798/bart-the-bear-a-veteran-of-several-films-dies-at-23|access-date=4 January 2015}}</ref> Hopkins was Britain's highest-paid performer in 1998, starring in ''[[The Mask of Zorro]]'' and ''[[Meet Joe Black]]'', and also agreed to reprise his role as Hannibal Lecter for a fee of [[£]]15&nbsp;million.<ref name="IndependentHopkins">{{cite web|first=Michael|last=McCarthy|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/anthony-hopkins-gives-pounds-1m-to-snowdon-1171083.html|title=Anthony Hopkins gives pounds 1m to Snowdon|website=[[The Independent]]|date=11 August 2011|accessdate=19 October 2011}}</ref>

=== 2000–2015: Established actor ===
[[File:Oliver Mark - Anthony Hopkins, Berlin 2001.jpg|thumb|Hopkins photographed by [[Oliver Mark]], Berlin 2001]]
In 2000, Hopkins narrated [[Ron Howard]]'s live action remake of ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 film)|How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]''. He then reprised the role of [[Hannibal Lecter]] in ''The Silence of the Lambs'' sequel simply entitled ''[[Hannibal (2001 film)|Hannibal]]'' (2001). Director [[Ridley Scott]] and actress [[Julianne Moore]] replaced Jonathan Demme and Jodie Foster who declined to participate in the sequel. Hopkins, who previously starred with Moore in ''[[Surviving Picasso]]'' (1996), agreed to do the role approving of the script. In the book, Lecter uses bandages to disguise himself as a [[plastic surgery]] patient. This was left out of the film because Scott and Hopkins agreed to leave the face alone.<ref name="plshan">{{cite news |title=Movie Interview: Anthony Hopkins |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2001/02/12/anthony_hopkins_hannibal_120201_interview.shtml |work=BBC | access-date =9 March 2007}}</ref> Hopkins said: "It's as if he's making a statement—'catch me if you can'. With his big hat, he's so obvious that nobody thinks he's Hannibal Lecter. I've always thought he's a very elegant man, a [[Renaissance man]].":<ref name="plshan" />
{{Blockquote|He's still the sort of [[Robin Hood]] of killers. He kills the—what do they call them? The terminally rude.|Hopkins on Hannibal Lecter prior to Ridley Scott's ''[[Hannibal (2001 film)|Hannibal]]''.<ref>{{cite news |first=Charlie |last=Rose |title=60 Minutes: Actors' Take on Ridley Scott |date=30 January 2001 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/actors-take-on-ridley-scott/ |work=CBS News | access-date = 8 June 2007}}</ref>}}

[[File:London Film Museum - Hannibal (5755433470).jpg|thumb|left|upright|Lecter T-shirt worn by Hopkins in ''Hannibal'' on display at the [[London Film Museum]]]]
In the film, Lecter is first seen in Florence "as the classical Lecter, lecturing and being smooth", according to Hopkins.<ref name="actor">{{cite news |first=Charlie |last=Rose |title=60 Minutes: Actors' Take On Ridley Scott |date=30 January 2001 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/actors-take-on-ridley-scott/ |work=CBS News | access-date=8 June 2007 | archive-date=28 April 2005 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050428163357/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2001/01/28/60II/main267669.shtml | url-status=live}}</ref> When the film moves to the U.S., Hopkins changed his appearance by building up muscle and cropping his hair short "to make him like a mercenary, that he would be so fit and so strong that he could just snap somebody in two if they got ... in his way".<ref name="actor" /> The film broke international box office records receiving $351&nbsp;million,<ref name="indeptaste">{{cite news |title=Taste of success |url=http://comment.independent.co.uk/leading_articles/article253462.ece |work=The Independent |location=London |date=20 February 2001 |access-date=9 March 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930171355/http://comment.independent.co.uk/leading_articles/article253462.ece |archive-date=30 September 2007}}</ref> but received mixed reviews from critics.<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite Metacritic |title=Hannibal |id=hannibal |type=m |access-date=6 March 2018}}</ref> Hopkins starred in the third film in the series ''[[Red Dragon (2002 film)|Red Dragon]]'' (2002) alongside [[Ralph Fiennes]], [[Edward Norton]], [[Harvey Keitel]], [[Emily Watson]], and [[Philip Seymour Hoffman]]. The film received generally favourable reviews and was a box office hit.<ref>{{cite web |date=4 October 2002 |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |title=Red Dragon |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |via=RogerEbert.com |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/red-dragon-2002 |access-date=16 February 2025 |archive-date=February 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227075706/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/red-dragon-2002 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=McCarthy |first=Todd |author-link=Todd McCarthy |date=26 September 2002 |title=Red Dragon |url=https://variety.com/2002/film/reviews/red-dragon-1200545892/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720051934/https://variety.com/2002/film/reviews/red-dragon-1200545892/ |archive-date=July 20, 2023 |access-date=16 February 2025|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>

[[File:Proof 001 (7288884714).jpg|thumb|Hopkins at the [[2005 Toronto International Film Festival]]]]
In 2003, Hopkins received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref name="daily">[http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/happy-birthday-sir-anthony-hopkins/story-fn6ccwsa-1225978951467 Happy birthday Sir Anthony Hopkins] ''[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)| ]]''. Retrieved 5 February 2011</ref> Hopkins stated that his role as [[Burt Munro]], whom he portrayed in his 2005 film ''[[The World's Fastest Indian]]'', was his favourite. He also asserted that Munro was the easiest role that he had played because both men have a similar outlook on life.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.solarnavigator.net/films_movies_actors/the_worlds_fastest_indian.htm |publisher=Solarnavigator.net |title=The World's Fastest Indian| access-date=21 May 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070609023847/http://www.solarnavigator.net/films_movies_actors/the_worlds_fastest_indian.htm| archive-date= 9 June 2007 | url-status=live}}</ref> In 2006, Hopkins was the recipient of the [[Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award]] for lifetime achievement.<ref name="DeMille">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4444884.stm Lifetime honour for Sir Anthony] ''[[BBC News]]'' (17 November 2005)</ref> In 2008, he received the [[BAFTA Fellowship|BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award]], the highest award the [[British Film Academy]] can bestow.<ref name="baft">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7191143.stm Bafta Film Awards 2008: The winners] ''[[BBC News]]'' (10 February 2008)</ref> In a 2003 poll conducted by [[Channel 4]], Hopkins was ranked seventh on their list of the [[100 Greatest (TV series)|100 Greatest Movie Stars]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITVProgs/2003/05/04/Y09420001/ |title=100 Greatest ... (100 Greatest Movie Stars (Part 1)) |publisher=[[ITN Source]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221233723/http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITVProgs/2003/05/04/Y09420001/ |archive-date=21 February 2015 |access-date=31 May 2019}}</ref>

On 24 February 2010, it was announced that Hopkins had been cast in ''[[The Rite (2011 film)|The Rite]]'', which was released on 28 January 2011. He played a priest who is "an expert in exorcisms and whose methods are not necessarily traditional".<ref name="the rite">{{cite web |url=http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2010/02/anthony-hopkins-takes-demonic-forces-in-the-rite.html |title=Anthony Hopkins takes demonic forces in 'The Rite' |date=24 February 2010 |work=HeatVision|access-date=28 February 2010|archive-date=28 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100228163207/http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2010/02/anthony-hopkins-takes-demonic-forces-in-the-rite.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Hopkins, an agnostic who is quoted as saying "I don't know what I believe, myself personally", reportedly wrote a line—"Some days I don't know if I believe in God or Santa Claus or Tinkerbell"—into his character to identify with it.<ref name="Gizmodo">[http://io9.com/5744377/anthony-hopkins-reveals-the-secret-atheist-message-he-put-into-the-rite Anthony Hopkins reveals the secret atheist message he put into ''The Rite'']. Retrieved 29 September 2014.</ref> In 2011, Hopkins said, "what I enjoy is uncertainty. ... I don't know. You don't know."<ref name="CNN Morgan">[http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1102/05/pmt.01.html An Interview with Anthony Hopkins; Discussion of Exorcism]; [[CNN]] ''Piers Morgan Tonight''. (5 February 2011). Retrieved 19 May 2018.</ref> On 21 September 2011, [[Peter R. de Vries]] cast Hopkins in the role of the [[Heineken]] owner [[Freddy Heineken]], in the film about his kidnapping,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24457439 |title=Sir Anthony Hopkins set to film Heineken kidnap movie |date=9 October 2013|access-date=7 February 2019 |work=BBC News}}</ref> ''[[Kidnapping Freddy Heineken]]'' (2015).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-kidnapping-mr-heinekin-20150306-story.html |title=Review: 'Kidnapping Mr. Heineken' brews up a B-movie crime tale |last=Abele |first=Robert |date=5 March 2015 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |accessdate=28 July 2022}}</ref>

Hopkins portrayed [[Odin (Marvel Comics)|Odin]], the Allfather or "king" of Asgard, in the 2011 film adaptation of Marvel Comics' ''[[Thor (film)|Thor]]'' and would go on to reprise his role as Odin in ''[[Thor: The Dark World]]'' in 2013, and again in 2017's ''[[Thor: Ragnarok]]''.<ref name="Hopkins">{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/anthony-hopkins-cast-in-thor-1118010609/ |title=Anthony Hopkins cast in 'Thor' |author=Michael Fleming |work=Variety |date=30 October 2009|access-date=31 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091101135506/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118010609.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2562|archive-date=1 November 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> Hopkins portrayed [[Alfred Hitchcock]] in [[Sacha Gervasi]]'s biopic ''[[Hitchcock (film)|Hitchcock]]'' alongside [[Helen Mirren]] who played Hitchcock's wife, [[Alma Reville]]. The film focuses on the filming of ''[[Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho]]'' and that which followed. He starred in the comedy action film ''[[Red 2 (film)|Red 2]]'' (2013) as the main antagonist Edward Bailey. In 2014, he portrayed [[Methuselah]] in [[Darren Aronofsky]]'s ''[[Noah (2014 film)|Noah]]''. Hopkins played [[Order of the Witwiccans]] member Sir Edmund Burton in ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight]]'' which was released in June 2017.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Transformers: The Last Knight lands Anthony Hopkins |url=https://www.empireonline.com/people/mark-wahlberg/anthony-hopkins-will-part-transformers-last-knight/ |magazine=Empire |date=29 June 2016}}</ref>

In October 2015, Hopkins appeared as Sir in a [[BBC Two]] production of [[Ronald Harwood]]'s ''[[The Dresser (2015 film)|The Dresser]]'', alongside [[Ian McKellen]], [[Edward Fox (actor)|Edward Fox]] and [[Emily Watson]].<ref name="Dresser">{{cite news |date=31 October 2015 |title=Ian McKellen: 'Working with Anthony Hopkins was bliss' |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34660715|access-date=31 October 2015}}</ref> ''The Dresser'' is set in a London theatre during [[the Blitz]], where an aging actor-manager, Sir, prepares for his starring role in ''[[King Lear]]'' with the help of his devoted dresser, Norman.<ref name="Dresser" /> Hopkins described his role as Sir as "the highlight of my life. It was a chance to work with the actors I had run away from. To play another actor is fun because you know the ins and outs of their thinking – especially with someone like Sir, who is a diabolically insecure, egotistical man."<ref name="Telegraph 2015" /> He spoke again on the impact the role had on him in 2018, "When I was at the Royal National Theatre all those years ago, I knew I had something in me, but I didn't have the discipline. I had a Welsh temperament and didn't have that 'fitting in' mechanism. I would fight, I would rebel. I thought, 'Well, I don't belong here.' And for almost 50 years afterwards, I felt that edge of, 'I don't belong anywhere, I'm a loner.' But in ''The Dresser'', when Ian [McKellen] responded, it was wonderful. We got on so well and I suddenly felt at home, as though that lack of belonging was all in my imagination, all in my vanity".<ref name="Guardian 2018" />

=== 2016–present: Career resurgence ===
Beginning in October 2016, Hopkins starred as Robert Ford in the [[HBO]] sci-fi series ''[[Westworld (TV series)|Westworld]]'' where he received a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nomination for his performance. Hopkins starred as [[Leir of Britain|Lear]] in the 2018 [[King Lear (2018 film)|television film ''King Lear'']] acting alongside [[Emma Thompson]], [[Florence Pugh]], and [[Jim Broadbent]] which was broadcast on [[BBC Two]] on 28 May 2018. Hopkins received a [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] nomination for his performance.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p067sjyz "Trailer: King Lear"]. BBC. Retrieved 9 June 2018</ref> ''[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]]'' stated the film "capture[d] the heart of the classic Shakespeare tragedy" and described Hopkins' performance as "devastating".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/09/king-lear-amazon-anthony-hopkins-review.html |title=Amazon's King Lear Captures the Heart of a Classic Shakespeare Tragedy |website=[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]] |date=30 September 2018 |accessdate=5 July 2022}}</ref>

In 2019, Hopkins portrayed [[Pope Benedict XVI]] opposite [[Jonathan Pryce]] as [[Pope Francis]] in [[Fernando Meirelles]]'s ''[[The Two Popes]]''. He stated, "The great treasure was working with – apart from [director] Meirelles – Pryce. We're both from Wales. He's from the north, and I'm from the south".<ref name="LATimes">{{cite news |title=Anthony Hopkins won't dissect his 'Two Popes' role. Here's why |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-01-30/anthony-hopkins-wont-dissect-his-two-popes-role-heres-why |access-date=27 March 2020 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> The film is set in the [[Vatican City]] in the aftermath of the [[Vatican leaks scandal]] and follows Pope Benedict XVI as he attempts to convince [[Pope Francis|Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio]] to reconsider his decision to resign as an archbishop as he confides his own intentions to [[Papal renunciation|abdicate the papacy]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/netflix-confirms-argentine-cast-and-production-team-on-the-pope/5123699.article |title=Netflix confirms Argentine cast and production team on 'The Pope' |last=Kay |first=Jeremy |website=Screen Daily |language=en|access-date=7 October 2019}}</ref> In August 2019, the film premiered at the [[Telluride Film Festival]] to critical acclaim. The film started streaming on 20 December 2019, by [[Netflix]]. The performances of Pryce and Hopkins, as well as McCarten's screenplay, received high praise from critics, and all three men received nominations for their work at the [[92nd Academy Awards|Academy Awards]], [[77th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globes]] and [[73rd British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Awards.]]<ref name="LATimes" />

In 2020, Hopkins played a man struggling with [[Alzheimer's disease]] in ''[[The Father (2020 film)|The Father]]''. The film premiered at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] where it received critical acclaim, with many critics praising Hopkins's performance and calling him a standout and Oscar frontrunner.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2020/09/the-father-anthony-hopkins-best-actor-race-1234586245/ |title=With 'The Father,' Anthony Hopkins Joins the Oscar Race for Best Actor |website=[[IndieWire]] |date=14 September 2020|access-date= 15 September 2020}}</ref> The film also stars [[Olivia Colman]] as his daughter. It is based on a [[Tony Award]] nominated play ''[[Le Père]]'' by [[Florian Zeller]], who also directed the film. ''The Father'' was released on 18 December 2020 by [[Sony Pictures Classics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/olivia-colman-anthony-hopkins-father-release-date-1234769010/ |title=Olivia Colman and Anthony Hopkins' 'The Father' Gets Release Date |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=14 September 2020|access-date= 15 September 2020}}</ref> In a Q&A at the [[Telluride Film Festival]] Hopkins praised both Colman and Zeller saying comparing the working experience saying it "might've been the highlight of my life". Hopkins mentioned how lucky he's been over the past five years working with [[Ian McKellen]] in ''The Dresser'', [[Emma Thompson]] in ''King Lear'', and [[Jonathan Pryce]] in ''The Two Popes''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS81ve3sFv0| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211122/MS81ve3sFv0| archive-date=22 November 2021 | url-status=live |title=THE FATHER Q&A {{!}} TIFF 2020|website= YouTube| date=15 September 2020|access-date= 11 October 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Hopkins won the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role]] for his performance in ''The Father'', making it his fourth BAFTA and his third for Best Actor.<ref name="Yahoo Movies">{{cite web |url=https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/bafta-film-awards-anthony-hopkins-best-actor-194638995.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMHaon5GYrndk7552Br9WyNFjX6dV2ofloSfJq7g0fNGhGXl0nwevSfFr4vsYXhvsqpSfkXscwNXgOfRqWylxnd0MDAfchnFc8XMqb21yEuohpWzSzBP8onYqj4fbROq7x5_fEIvaRkBzV1cvDuvX7MiBvoXK72OcwEOTyySbhc |title=Bafta Film Awards 2021: Anthony Hopkins wins fourth Bafta in surprise Best Actor victory |work=Yahoo Movies |first=Tom |last=Beasley |date=11 April 2021|access-date=11 April 2021}}</ref> He also won a second [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] for his role, becoming the oldest person to win an acting Oscar.<ref name="Goldderby">{{cite web |url=https://www.goldderby.com/feature/anthony-hopkins-oscar-nominations-screen-time-1204182057/ |title=Anthony Hopkins: How long was each of his Oscar-nominated performances? |work=Gold Derby |first=Matthew |last=Stewart |date=11 April 2021|access-date=11 April 2021}}</ref> Hopkins did not attend the Oscars ceremony, but accepted the award in a video posted on social media, from Wales, the following day, saying: "Here I am in my homeland in Wales. And at 83 years of age, I did not expect to get this award. I really didn't and am very grateful to the Academy and thank you." He also paid tribute to fellow nominee [[Chadwick Boseman]], who had died the previous year.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-56892612 |title=Oscars 2021: Anthony Hopkins accepts award from Welsh countryside |date=26 April 2021 |access-date=26 April 2021 |publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/i-did-not-expect-this-hopkins-sends-video-acceptance-speech-after-skipping-oscars-1.4547830 |title=VIDEO: 'I did not expect this': Hopkins sends video acceptance speech after skipping Oscars |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=26 April 2021 |access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref>

In 2022, he acted in [[James Gray (director)|James Gray]]'s semi-autobiographical coming of age drama ''[[Armageddon Time]]'' (2023). In an interview with ''[[El País]]'' he said that his performance was inspired by his grandfather who had encouraged him to become an actor.<ref>{{cite news |title=Anthony Hopkins: 'At the age of 17, I was tired of being called stupid. I said, "I'm going to do something. I'm going to be an actor"' |url=https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-03-26/anthony-hopkins-at-the-age-of-17-i-was-tired-of-being-called-stupid-i-said-im-going-to-do-something-im-going-to-be-an-actor.html |access-date=2 September 2024 |work=El Pais}}</ref> Hopkins starred alongside [[Jeremy Strong (actor)|Jeremy Strong]] and [[Anne Hathaway]]. Hopkins received positive reviews for his turn as a kindly elderly grandfather. [[A.O. Scott]] of ''The New York Times'' wrote, "Hopkins finds the essential grit hiding underneath the twinkle".<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/27/movies/armageddon-time-review.html|title= 'Armageddon Time' Review: Hard Lessons About Life in America|work= The New York Times|date= 27 October 2022|accessdate= August 27, 2023|last1= Scott|first1= A. O.}}</ref> That same year he reunited with [[Florian Zeller]], acting in ''[[The Son (2022 film)|The Son]]'' (2022) alongside [[Hugh Jackman]]. In 2023, Hopkins starred as stockbroker and humanitarian Sir [[Nicholas Winton]] in the biographical drama film ''[[One Life (2023 film)|One Life]]'', and also played [[Sigmund Freud]] in ''[[Freud's Last Session]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-66439471|title= Sir Anthony Hopkins to play man who saved 669 children|website= BBC|date= 9 August 2023|accessdate= August 27, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2023/film/global/anthony-hopkins-matthew-goode-freuds-last-session-1235579267/|title= Anthony Hopkins Plays Sigmund Freud in 'Freud's Last Session,' First Look Revealed|website= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date= 11 April 2023|accessdate= August 27, 2023}}</ref> Hopkins also appeared in the [[Netflix]] science fiction film ''[[Rebel Moon: Part One – A Child of Fire|Rebel Moon]]'' directed by [[Zack Snyder]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2022/06/anthony-hopkins-joins-rebel-moon-zack-snyders-netflix-sci-fi-epic-1235039960/|title= Anthony Hopkins Joins Zack Snyder's Netflix Sci-Fi Adventure Pic 'Rebel Moon'|website= [[Deadline Hollywood]]|date= 8 June 2022|accessdate= August 27, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/rebel-moon-anthony-hopkins-robot-jimmy-journey-self-discovery-exclusive/|title= Rebel Moon: Anthony Hopkins' Robot Jimmy Is 'On A Journey Of Self-Discovery' In Zack Snyder's Sci-Fi Story – Exclusive Image|website= Empire Magazine|date= 7 February 2023|accessdate= August 27, 2023}}</ref>

In 2024, Hopkins portrayed [[Herod the Great]] in the Netflix film ''[[Mary (2024 film)|Mary]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://media.benedictine.edu/what-netflix-gets-right-and-wrong-in-its-new-movie-mary |title=What Netflix Gets Right and Wrong in Its New Movie 'Mary' |publisher=Benedictine College |last=Hoopes |first=Tom |date=15 December 2024 |access-date=13 January 2025}}</ref>