Bob Hoskins

The esteemed Bob Hoskins is a man of regal bearing, a descendant of a long line of esteemed British tradition. Born on October 26, 1942 in Bury St. Edmund's, Suffolk, Hoskins is the son of Elsie Lillian (Hopkins), a nursery school teacher and cook, and Robert William Hoskins, Sr., a former bookkeeper. His humble upbringing and limited education left him with a fierce passion for language and literature, which he further honed as he worked odd jobs to make ends meet. His acting career was launched by chance when he was discovered by a casting director. The director John Mackenzie described Hoskins as "an actor from the British tradition but with an almost American approach, an instinctive approach to acting and knowing how to work with the camera". Hoskins is a man of exceptional talent and character, having ascended to the heights of fame with his own wit, wisdom, and strength.