- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 1, 1975
- Place of Birth
- Luton, England, UK
John Hopkins
John Hopkins was born in Luton and majored in English at the University of Leeds from 1993 to 1996. As an undergrad, he joined the university's drama group and appeared in several plays, ultimately winning the "Sunday Times" student-actor award for his performance in "A Short Play About Sex and Death." With his thespian credentials thus bolstered, John was admitted to the London Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, from which he graduated in 2000. Almost immediately, he was recruited by the prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company, with which he performed his first repertory season, from 2001 to 2002. Around this time, his looks encouraged television offers and, after minor roles in "Love in a Cold Climate" and "Trial and Retribution 7," he was offered and accepted the role for which he is best known to non-theater goers, as Sergeant Scott in the increasingly labored but popular British whodunit…
Filmography
movieToy Story 5
2026 · Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
movieNational Theatre Live: Dr. Strangelove
2025 · General Jack D. Ripper
tvParis Has Fallen
2024 · Richard
tvA Very Royal Scandal
2024 · Jeffrey Epstein
tvMasters of the Air
2024 · Dr. 'Smokey' Stover
movieSmile School
2023 · Lloyd
movieHilda and the Mountain King
2021 · Erik Ahlberg (voice)
movieA Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint
2021 · Binks
movieAbsent Now the Dead
2021 · Odysseus (voice)
movieA Christmas Carol
2020 · Scrooge
movieFour
2020 · Writer
tvJesus: His Life
2019 · Pedro
tvWatergate
2018 · H.R. Bob Haldeman
tvHilda
2018 · Erik Ahlberg (voice)
movieThe Child in Time
2018 · Home Secretary
tvAgatha Raisin
2016 · Tom 'Bunchie' Richards
tvPoldark
2015 · Sir Francis Basset
tvEndeavour
2013 · Dr. Dean Powell
tvDancing on the Edge
2013 · Prince George
tvFather Brown
2013 · Sherman Quinn
movieAlice in Wonderland
2010 · Lowell
tvMerlin
2008 · Sir Oswald
tvSecret Diary of a Call Girl
2007 · Tom
tvRobin Hood
2006
movieExperiment
2005 · Morgan
tvWire in the Blood
2002 · DI Andy Hall
tvSpooks
2002 · Anton
movieThe Pool
2001 · Frank
tvFamily Affairs
1997
tvMidsomer Murders
1997 · Sgt Daniel Scott
tvThe Bill
1984
movieTeen Tips
1980 · Assistant Director
tvA Ghost Story for Christmas
1971 · Binks
Story Parade
tvStory Parade
1964 · Writer