---
name: "John Hopkins"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-hopkins-1220121"
fi1m_id: "john-hopkins-1220121"
imdb_id: "nm0394204"
tmdb_id: 1220121
wikidata_id: "Q651953"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1975"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-23T13:48:54.679855+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# John Hopkins

## Identity

John Hopkins

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-hopkins-1220121
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-hopkins-1220121
- **IMDb ID:** nm0394204
- **TMDB ID:** 1220121
- **Wikidata ID:** Q651953
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hopkins_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q651953, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0394204/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1220121

Actor. Born 1 January 1975 in Luton, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1975, Luton, England, UK
- **Active:** 1997–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 66 (1), 2010s 82 (1), 2020s 66 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 72 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Crime 2, Drama 2, Mystery 2, Adventure 1, Animation 1, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,136m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hopkins_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q651953, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0394204/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1220121

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Midsomer Murders*](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md) (66)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

John Hopkins is an English actor. He is known for playing Sergeant Dan Scott in the television series *Midsomer Murders* (2004–2005).

He studied English at the University of Leeds from 1993 to 1996 and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2000. He performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company in repertory seasons from 2001 to 2002 and 2006 to 2007, including the role of Caesar in *Antony and Cleopatra*.

His other credits include Lowell in *Alice in Wonderland* (2010), Sir Francis Basset in *Poldark* (2017–2018), roles in *Merlin* (2008), *Endeavour* (2013) and *Spooks* (2002), and voice work as Erik Ahlberg in *Hilda* (2018) and *Hilda and the Mountain King* (2021).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Toy Story 5* (2026), Fi1m 66, as Mr. Pricklepants (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story-5.md)
- *Endeavour* (2013), Fi1m 82, as Dr. Dean Powell — [page](https://film.one/tv/endeavour.md)
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), Fi1m 66, as Sgt Daniel Scott — [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)

## Complete filmography (34)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Toy Story 5* (2026), as Mr. Pricklepants (voice) — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story-5.md)
- *Bookish* (2025), series, as Guy Windjammer
- *National Theatre Live: Dr. Strangelove* (2025), as General Jack D. Ripper
- *Has Fallen* (2024), series, as Richard
- *A Very Royal Scandal* (2024), series, as Jeffrey Epstein
- *Masters of the Air* (2024), series, as Dr. 'Smokey' Stover
- *Smile School* (2023), as Lloyd
- *Hilda and the Mountain King* (2021), as Erik Ahlberg (voice)
- *A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint* (2021), as Binks
- *Absent Now the Dead* (2021), as Odysseus (voice)
- *A Christmas Carol* (2020), as Scrooge
- *Four* (2020), Writer
- *Watergate* (2018), series, as H.R. Bob Haldeman
- *Hilda* (2018), series, as Erik Ahlberg (voice)
- *The Child in Time* (2018), as Home Secretary
- *Agatha Raisin* (2016), series, as Tom 'Bunchie' Richards
- *Poldark* (2015), series, as Sir Francis Basset — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/poldark.md)
- *Endeavour* (2013), series, as Dr. Dean Powell — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/endeavour.md)
- *Dancing on the Edge* (2013), series, as Prince George
- *Father Brown* (2013), series, as Sherman Quinn
- *Alice in Wonderland* (2010), as Lowell
- *Merlin* (2008), series, as Sir Oswald
- *Secret Diary of a Call Girl* (2007), series, as Tom
- *Robin Hood* (2006), series, Actor
- *Experiment* (2005), as Morgan
- *Wire in the Blood* (2002), series, as DI Andy Hall
- *Spooks* (2002), series, as Anton — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md)
- *The Pool* (2001), as Frank
- *Family Affairs* (1997), series, Actor
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Sgt Daniel Scott — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *The Bill* (1984), series, Actor
- *Teen Tips* (1980), Assistant Director
- *A Ghost Story for Christmas* (1971), series, as Binks
- *Story Parade* (1964), series, Writer

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