First name: Anthony
Last name: Hopkins
British-American actor

Born 31 December 1937
in Margam, Wales, Great Britain

In 1965 Anthony Hopkins was spotted by Laurence Olivier, who invited him to join the National Theatre. Hopkins was given the opportunity to be Olivier's understudy, and got his chance to shine when the actor was struck down with appendicitis. The has stared in many films including: The Elephant Man; The Silence of the Lambs; Legends of the Falls; Meet Joe Black;Hannibal In 2006, Hopkins was the recipient of the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement.