Sir Anthony Hopkins is an incredibly creative and prolific individual, widely considered to be one of cinema's most esteemed actors. Known for his defining role as Dr. Hannibal Lecter in 1991's 'The Silence of the Lambs,' for which he received his first Academy Award for Best Actor, Hopkins has also won numerous other honors across the BAFTAs, Emmys, and the Golden Globes.
In 2020, he added another golden statuette to his collection when he was awarded his second Best Actor Oscar for his role in 'The Father' and made history as the oldest acting Oscar winner ever, taking the prize at age 83. And in 2026, at the age of 88, he's releasing his first album!
Click through the gallery for an appreciation of the man described as "the greatest actor of his generation."