Neil Edward Hopkins (born May 13, 1977) is an American television and film actor, producer and writer. He is a trained actor and singer, best known for his portrayal of Charlie Pace's heroin-addicted brother Liam on Lost.
Early life[]
Hopkins was born in Trenton, New Jersey. Later, he and his family moved to Aurora, Colorado, where he graduated from Regis Jesuit High School in 1995. He then attended College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, from 1996 to 1999. He is a graduate of the American Conservatory Theater's MFA program.[1]
Career[]
Hopkins has portrayed characters in several television shows including a "Specialist" in Birds of Prey, "Lester" in Crossing Jordan, and has had appearances in Dragnet, Charmed, NCIS, My Name Is Earl, Point Pleasant and Ghost Whisperer. Hopkins has also starred in an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as "Donny Drummer" and had a recurring role on Lost as Charlie's older brother and former heroin addict Liam Pace. He also made appearances in two episodes of Big Love as "Ken Byington" and in an episode of The 4400 as "Nick Crowley". Hopkins plays musicians in several series, appearing as a rock star in The 4400 and Lost, and as a promising musician on Ghost Whisperer.
As well as his television appearances, Hopkins has also had roles in feature films, such as main character Chris in Philip Zlotorynski's Walkentalk, and a guest role in My Big Fat Independent Movie, as the "Lanky Man". In both films, Hopkins did an impersonation of Christopher Walken, a skill he is known for.
Hopkins has also appeared in Aimée Price as "Kevin" and in the 2005 remake of the silent film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari as "Alan". He also starred in the film Because I Said So as "Rafferty", which was released in 2007.[2]
He co-wrote, co-produced and co-starred in the pilot Hit Factor, which took the Best Drama award at the New York Television Festival (NYTVF) in New York City. Hopkins also starred in the Brothers Strause science fiction thriller Skyline.[3]
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Walkentalk | Chris | Short film |
| 2005 | My Big Fat Independent Movie | Lanky Man | |
| Aimée Price | Kevin | Short film | |
| The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari | Alan | ||
| 2006 | The Net 2.0 | James Haven | Video |
| 2007 | Shadowbox | Michael - Alpha Man | Short film |
| 2008 | I Kicked Luis Guzman in the Face | Russell the AD | |
| Distrust | Marty | ||
| Hit Factor | Chase Lucas | Television film | |
| How My Dad Killed Dracula | Dracula | Short film | |
| 2009 | The Barbecue | Rich | Video |
| 2010 | Skyline | Ray | |
| 3B | David | Short film | |
| 2011 | Losing Control | Scott Foote | |
| Oblivion | Ethan | Short film | |
| 2013 | Detour | Jackson | |
| The Key | Neil | Short film | |
| Time Capsule | Zion | ||
| 2019 | Portals | Adam / Mirror Adam | Segment: "The Other Side" |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Birds of Prey | Specialist | Episode: "Nature of the Beast" |
| 2003 | Crossing Jordan | Lester Corrigan | Episode: "Sunset Division" |
| Dragnet | Unknown | Episode: "The Magic Bullet" | |
| 2004 | Charmed | Sarpedon | Episode: "Someone to Witch Over Me" |
| NCIS | Jeremy Davison | Episode: "Forced Entry" | |
| 2004–2010 | Lost | Liam Pace | 6 episodes |
| 2005 | Point Pleasant | Preston Hodges | Episode: "Who's Your Daddy?" |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Donny Drummer | Episode: "4x4" | |
| 2006 | Big Love | Ken Byington | 2 episodes |
| The 4400 | Nick Crowley | Episode: "The Ballad of Kevin and Tess" | |
| Ghost Whisperer | Brandon Roth | Episode: "The Curse of the Ninth" | |
| 2007 | Dirty Sexy Money | Norman Exley | Episode: "The Lions" |
| Shark | Garrett Blake | Episode: "Eye of the Beholder" | |
| 2008 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Mr. Harris | Episode: "Queen's Gambit" |
| Women's Murder Club | Andy McCarthy | Episode: "Father's Day" | |
| The Cleaner | Teddy Souplos | Episode: "Chaos Theory" | |
| Criminal Minds | Angel Maker | Episode: "The Angel Maker" | |
| CSI: NY | Yert Yallawac | Episode: "The Triangle" | |
| 2009 | My Name Is Earl | Zeke | Episode: "Randy's List Item" |
| Merrime.com | Patrick | Unknown | |
| Crash | Kieran | 2 episodes | |
| Nip/Tuck | Brendan McNamara | Episode: "Benny Nilsson" | |
| 2010 | Castle | Ted Carter | Episode: "Close Encounters of the Murderous Kind" |
| 2011 | CSI: Miami | Steve Raymer | Episode: "Hunting Ground" |
| Starf*ckers | Jack Denning | Unknown | |
| True Blood | Claude Crane | Episode: "She's Not There" | |
| Femme Fatales | Charles Solomon | Episode: "Angel & Demons" | |
| 2012 | Bones | Kevin Silver | Episode: "The Don't in the Do" |
| Grimm | Ian Harmon | Episode: "Cat and Mouse" | |
| Leverage | James Kanack | Episode: "The First Contact Job" | |
| Date-A-Max | Joey V. | Episode: "Joey V." | |
| The Mentalist | Isaac Goodwin | Episode: "Cherry Picked" | |
| 2013 | Necessary Roughness | Jimmy | 2 episodes |
| Witches of East End | Doug | ||
| 2014 | Matador | Noah Peacott | 13 episodes |
| 2015 | The Good Wife | Vince Dalton | Episode: "Undisclosed Recipients" |
| 2015–2016 | Code Black | Gary | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | CSI: Cyber | Jared Atchley | Episode: "5 Deadly Sins" |
| D-Sides | Neil | 5 episodes | |
| 2018 | For the People | Carl Wayne Clarke | Episode: "Rahowa" |
| 2020–2022 | Stargirl | Lawrence "Crusher" Crock / Sportsmaster | 16 episodes |
| 2024 | The Rookie | Eric Ramsey |
Roles[]
(Femme Fatales)
References[]
- ↑ "IMDB.com Biography - Neil Hopkins".
- ↑ "IMDB.com Movies - Because I Said So".
- ↑ Miska, Brad (March 29, 2010). "First Look Behind-the-Scenes of 'Skyline'!". Retrieved on March 29, 2010.
External links[]
- Neil Hopkins at Femme Fatales Wiki
Neil Hopkins at the Internet Movie Database- Neil Hopkins at Instagram
- Neil Hopkins at X
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