All All. Sign In. Lionel Luthor casting picks. List activity. Anthony Hopkins. His parents were both of half Welsh and half English descent.
Influenced by Richard Burton , he decided to study at College of Music and Drama and graduated in In , he moved to London and joined the National Theatre, invited by Laurence Olivier , who could see the talent in Hopkins. In , he made his first film for television, A Flea in Her Ear From this moment on, he enjoyed a successful career in cinema and television.
Many successes came later, and Hopkins' remarkable acting style reached the four corners of the world. In , he worked on The Elephant Man Two good television literature adaptations followed: Othello and The Hunchback of Notre Dame In he was awarded with the Commander of the order of the British Empire. This year was also important in his cinematic life, with 84 Charing Cross Road , acclaimed by specialists.
In , he was knighted. He also got a B. Max von Sydow. His surname traces back to his partial German ancestry. When he was in high school, he and a few fellow students, including Yvonne Lombard , started a theatre club which encouraged his interest in acting.
His work in the movies by Ingmar Bergman especially The Seventh Seal , including the iconic scenes in which he plays chess with Death made him well-known internationally, and he started to get offers from abroad. He became one of Sweden's most admired and professional actors, and is the only male Swedish actor to receive an Oscar nomination.
