Background
Hopkins was born in London, England, he moved to New York to attend university.
Hopkins was born in London, England, he moved to New York to attend university.
New York University; Tisch School of the Arts.
His first feature film, 2001"s Jump Tomorrow, was based on his 1998 short film "Jorge", which he filmed in New York while attending New York University"s (New York University) Tisch School of the Arts. The film received positive reviews from critics, but was only granted a limited release and never reached a wider audience. Hopkins was nominated for two British Independent Film Awards for his work on the film: The Douglas Hickox Award for debuting filmmakers and the Best Screenplay Award.
After writing and directing Jump Tomorrow, Hopkins said, "I"d been attached to films that haven"t happened, as a director
I"ve had scripts I"ve written that have almost happened." When Hopkins was being considered to direct the 2005 children"s film Nanny McPhee, for which he was ultimately unsuccessful, he met with Emma Thompson, who had written the script and would star as the title character. After seeing her in a Broadway production opposite Dustin Hoffman, Hopkins decided to write a script to emulate the interpersonal chemistry which he had seen between the two actors.
Overall, Last Chance Harvey was received favourably by critics. His upcoming film The Love Punch has been selected to be screened in the Gala Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.