Hopkins also starred in Richard Attenborough's Shadowlands, winning numerous critics' awards in the United States. In addition, Hopkins received two Emmy Awards: for "The Lindbergh Kidnapping" in which he portrayed Bruno Hauptmann, and "The Bunker" in which he portrayed Adolph Hitler.

His other film credits include Howards End, directed by James Ivory, Bram Stoker's Dracula, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Legends of the Fall and The Road To Wellville. Hopkins made his directorial debut with August, an adaptation of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" for which he composed the musical score. Last year, Hopkins starred in Surviving Picasso, playing the legendary artist. Upcoming is The Mask of Zorro and Meet Joe Black.

Hopkins' earlier films include 84 Charing Cross Road, The Bounty, The Elephant Man, Magic and A Bridge Too Far. Hopkins, a native of Port Talbot, Wales began his acting career at the age of 17 in a YMCA amateur theatrical production and won a scholarship to the Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff where he studied for two years. He entered the British army in 1958 for mandatory military training, spending most of the two-year tour of duty clerking in the Royal Artillery unit. In 1960, Hopkins joined the Manchester Library Theatre as an assistant manager, then went to the Nottin gham Repertory Company where he was advised to seek further training as an actor. Hopkins auditioned for the London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1961 and was accepted on a scholarship. He graduated a Silver Medalist in 1963 and promptly joined the Phoenix Theatre in Leicester. His next move was to the Liverpool Playhouse and H ornchurch Repertory Company.

In 1965, he was invited to audition for Sir Lawrence Olivier, then director of the National Theatre at the Old Vic. Two years later, Hopkins was Olivier's understudy in Strindberg's "Dance of Death."

Hopkins made his film debut in 1967, playing Richard the Lionheart in the Oscar winning The Lion in Winter, starring Peter O'Toole and Katherine Hepburn. He received a British Academy Award for his performance.

Anthony Hopkins was named Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's Honour List, June 1987. On December 31, 1992, his knighthood was announced by Buckingham Palace. The investiture was held at Buckingham Palace on February 23, 1993.