Arise Sir Anthony Hopkins: The Biography

Anthony Hopkins ranks as one of the most versatile and challenging actors of our time. In both box-office returns and career longevity he has outpaced all the British luminaries to whom he has been likened and, even now, in his 70th year, the unparalleled dynamism of his performance continues to impress winning a multitude of awards, including an Oscar and, in 1993, a knighthood. This intimate biography of Hopkins is a penetrating study of obsession and ambition that is destined to rank as the definitive work on an important cultural icon.

Michael Feeney Callan is a novelist, filmmaker and painter. He divides his time between France and Dublin, where he lives with his wife, Ree, and two children.