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Born in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England; trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama (London). Stocky British actor who first won critical attention in TV's "Pennies From Heaven" (1978) and gave an outstanding performance as a doomed London mobster in THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY (1981). Hoskins has gone on to establish himself as a leading international star, earning British Academy and Cannes Festival best actor awards for MONA LISA (1986) and making his directorial debut in 1988 with THE RAGGEDY RAWNEY. Other notable credits include UP THE FRONT (1972), THE NATIONAL HEALTH (1973), INSERTS (1974), ROYAL FLASH (1975), ZULU DAWN (1979), PINK FLOYD THE WALL (1982), THE HONORARY CONSUL (1983), LASSITER and THE COTTON CLUB (both 1984), BRAZIL (1985), SWEET LIBERTY (1986), A PRAYER FOR THE DYING (1987), WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (1988), MERMAIDS (1990), SHATTERED, THE INNER CIRCLE and HOOK (all 1991), PASSED AWAY and BLUE ICE (both 1992), SUPER MARIO BROS and THE BIG FREEZE (both 1993), RAINBOW (also director) and NIXON (both 1995), THE SECRET AGENT and MICHAEL (both 1996), 24 7: TWENTY FOUR SEVEN and SPICE WORLD (both 1997), COUSIN BETTE (1998), LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL, PARTING SHOTS, CAPTAIN JACK, FELICIA'S JOURNEY, A ROOM FOR ROMEO BRASS, THE WHITE RIVER and "David Copperfield" (TV, as Mr. Micawber) (all 1999), AMERICAN VIRGIN (2000), ENEMY AT THE GATES and LAST ORDERS (both 2001), MAID IN MANHATTAN and WHERE ESKIMOS LIVE (both 2002), THE SLEEPING DICTIONARY and DEN OF LIONS (both 2003), VANITY FAIR and BEYOND THE SEA (both 2004), DANNY THE DOG, SON OF THE MASK, MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS and STAY (all 2005), PARIS, JE T'AIME and HOLLYWOODLAND and "The Wind in the Willows" (TV) (all 2006), SPARKLE, OUTLAW, RUBY BLUE and GO GO TALES (all 2007), "The Englishman's Boy" (TV mini-series), "Pinocchio" (TV) and DOOMSDAY (all scheduled for 2008), and A CHRISTMAS CAROL (as Mr. Fezziwig, scheduled for 2009).  Nominated for Actor 1986: MONA LISA 1 nomination