John Hopkins (actor)

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John Hopkins
Born	1974 London, England

John Hopkins is an English actor, known for playing Sgt. Dan Scott on Midsomer Murders, Lowell in Alice in Wonderland and for his recurring role in Poldark.

Career

Hopkins trained at RADA. He read English at the University of Leeds from 1993–1996 and whilst studying joined the Leeds University Union Theatre Group student society, and performed in a number of plays including Equus, The Importance of Being Earnest and The Crucible. His performance as Nathan in A Short Play about Sex and Death earned him the Best Actor award at the Sunday Times National Student Drama Festival. After graduating, Hopkins joined the RSC.

In 2004, Hopkins starred in the British sci-fi thriller Experiment, directed by first-time feature director Dan Turner. It was shown across the world at film festivals where it won 16 awards.

After leaving the cast of Midsomer Murders after 14 episodes, Hopkins returned to the stage but has also appeared in a TV soap Family Affairs and the independent film Grand Junction, as well as Australian-British co-produced mini-series Tripping Over. He appeared in the American mini-series The Path to 9/11, followed by Robin Hood, Mutual Friends and Wire in the Blood. He appeared in the 2010 Tim Burton film, Alice in Wonderland.

His theatre work includes Antony and Cleopatra and The Tempest, both for the RSC, performing alongside Patrick Stewart. He has also had a role in the 2007 BBC version of "Robin Hood" in the episode "Show Me the Money" as lovelorn knight John of York. He played the role of Richard Hannay for nine months in the West End production of the Patrick Barlow adapted show The 39 Steps.

• In 2010, he guest-starred in the ITV crime drama Identity and Secret Diary of a Call Girl with Billie Piper.

• Between July–August 2014 he played Richard the Lionheart in David Eldridge's play, Holy Warriors at Shakespeare's Globe.

• In 2018 he played Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing at the Rose Theatre, Kingston alongside Mel Giedroyc.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Love in a Cold Climate	Robert Parker	TV miniseries
2001	Nicholas Nickleby	Lord
2001	The Pool	Frank
2003	Spooks	Anton	Episode 2.3
2003	Trial & Retribution	Ian Frogton QC	1 episode: Suspicion: Part 1
2004–2005	Midsomer Murders	Sergeant Dan Scott	14 episodes
2005	Experiment	Morgan	Dan Turner film
2005	The Mighty Boosh		1 episode: The Legend of Old Gregg
2005	Family Affairs	Rex Randall	15 episodes
2006	The Path to 9/11	English reporter	Miniseries
2006	Tripping Over	Nathaniel	Episode 1.4
2007	Robin Hood	John of York	1 episode: Show Me the Money
2008	Mutual Friends	Sam Westwood Jones	Episode 1.4
2008	Wire in the Blood	DI Andy Hall	1 episode
2009	The Bill	Daniel Pfeiffer	2 episodes
2009	Hotel Babylon	Phil McGuiness	Episode 4.7
2010	Alice in Wonderland	Lowell
2010	Identity	Justin Curtis	1 episode: Second Life
2010	Merlin	Sir Oswald	1 episode: Gwaine
2011	Casualty	Tom Russell	1 episode: Because You're Paranoid
2011	Scenes of an Adult Nature	Tom	Short film
2013	Dancing on the Edge	Prince George	BBC series
2013	Ryse: Son of Rome	Marius Titus	Video Game
2014	Conor and Phoebe's Wedding	Announcement John	Reading and various
2016	Stan Lee's Lucky Man	Charles Collins	3 Episodes: 7,8 and 9
2016	Hitman 2016	Shadow Client	Video Game
2017	Horizon Zero Dawn	Erend	Video Game
2017	Poldark	Sir Francis Bassett	4 episodes: 3.2, 3.7, 3.8 and 3.9
2017	The Child in Time	Home Secretary	BBC TV film
2018	Dragon Quest XI	Hendrik	Video Game

External links

• John Hopkins at IMDb