John Hopkins

About

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...

Known for

Midsomer MurdersSeries • 1997Toy Story 5Movie • 2026Family AffairsSeries • 1997Father BrownSeries • 2013SpooksSeries • 2002The BillSeries • 1984MerlinSeries • 2008EndeavourSeries • 2013PoldarkSeries • 2015Has FallenSeries • 2024Alice in WonderlandMovie • 2010Masters of the AirSeries • 2024Robin HoodSeries • 2006Agatha RaisinSeries • 2016Secret Diary of a Call GirlSeries • 2007Wire in the BloodSeries • 2002BookishSeries • 2025HildaSeries • 2018A Ghost Story for ChristmasSeries • 1971Dancing on the EdgeSeries • 2013A Very Royal ScandalSeries • 2024The PoolMovie • 2001Hilda and the Mountain KingMovie • 2021The Child in TimeMovie • 2018