Hopkins, Sir Anthony Syllabification: (Hop·kins, Sir Anthony)Pronunciation: /ˈhäpkənz/Definition of Hopkins, Sir Anthony (1937-), Welsh actor, a US citizen from 2000; full name Philip Anthony Hopkins. Notable movies: The Elephant Man (1980), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), The Remains of the Day (1993), and Hannibal (2001). Hopkins, Sir Anthony in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Hopkins, Sir Anthony in the British & World English dictionary