Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins, who celebrates his 85th birthday on Dec. 31, 2022, contains multitudes — from his Oscar-winning portrayal of a terrifying serial killer in ...

[won him his second Best Actor Oscar in 2021](https://people.com/movies/oscars-2021-anthony-hopkins-wins-best-actor/). "I just paint as I feel it, and as I feel like doing it. The actor, who at 83 became the oldest Best Actor winner ever, was "so happy and grateful" to be woken up with the news, his longtime agent told PEOPLE. [he told The New Yorker.](https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/anthony-hopkins-remembers-it-all) "And I paint. He shares glimpses of their life together on Instagram, including [a video of him dancing to traditional Colombian music.](https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf1nEApr7D8/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=d4566802-4934-4501-bb37-f6a2a9307e23) The day before his 85th birthday, [he celebrated 47 years sober with a video offering words of support and encouragement](https://people.com/health/anthony-hopkins-47-years-sober-inspiring-message-celebrate-yourself/) to others who might be struggling. Hopkins' defining role may well be that of Hannibal Lector in 1991's Silence of the Lambs, in which he plays a psychiatrist and serial killer who eats his victims. The actor and his Silence of the Lambs costar Jodie Foster each won an Oscar for their performances in the film, which also won three more Academy Awards including Best Picture. [the actor shared a portrait of himself](https://www.instagram.com/p/BT4Vsf2hEld/?hl=en) as a boy, drawn by his art teacher in 1944. "And to drive a car when you're drunk is insanity—I could have killed somebody. full-time and she stayed in the U.K.; the distance contributed to the eventual end of their marriage. ... I was born just before the war, and afterward we went through the years of Depression and rationing, but my father was always fighting back.