Birth of Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins was born on 31 December 1937 in Port Talbot. A Welsh-born actor, Hopkins trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and joined the National Theatre under Laurence Olivier before turning to cinema. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his chilling performance as Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs, and again for playing a man living with dementia in The Father. His other films include The Remains of the Day, Howards End, Nixon and Thor. He is also a composer and a painter, and was knighted in 1993, later becoming an American citizen.

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