John Hopkins

John Hopkins (born 1975) is an English actor. Some of his best-known roles include Sgt. Dan Scott on Midsomer Murders (2004–2005), Lowell in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland (2010), and Sir Francis Basset in the British TV series Poldark (2017–2018). Journalists and teachers have always admired his acting skills.[1] In addition to his television and film work, he has never stopped acting on stage and exploring other forms of professional entertainment, such as doing voiceovers for video games, television and radio.

John Hopkins was born in Luton, England, a town close to London. There is little publicly available information about his family or childhood. He attended secondary school at Manshead CofE Upper School in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, and later studied at the University of Leeds (1993-1996), majoring in English.[2] After this, Hopkins started to show interest in the theatre. He joined a drama group and took part in various productions.

Hopkins received a “Sunday Times” for student-actors for his role in “A Short Play About Sex and Death”. After graduation from the University of Leeds, he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (1997-2000).[3] He was noticed by the Royal Shakespeare Company and had his first repertory season there (2001-2002). That was the beginning of his professional acting career.