{"id":535673,"date":"2026-04-17T08:53:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T08:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/535673\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T08:53:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T08:53:16","slug":"anthony-hopkins-spotted-in-welsh-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/535673\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Hopkins spotted in Welsh town"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Port Talbot-born actor is currently filming a production he said allows him to ‘return to my Welsh roots’Owen Hughes Business correspondent and Ellie Gosley<\/a> Reporter <\/p>\n

07:07, 17 Apr 2026<\/p>\n

\"Anthony<\/p>\n

Sir Anthony Hopkins filming in Dolgellau, Gwynedd(Image: Linda Morgan )<\/p>\n

Welsh acting legend Sir Anthony Hopkins has been drawing crowds during filming in a Welsh town. The two-time Oscar winner is appearing in A Visit To Grandpa’s, an adaptation of the coming-of-age tale by Welsh writer and poet Dylan Thomas.<\/p>\n

Filming is taking place in and around Dolgellau, Gwynedd<\/a>, with road closures in place this week. Sections of the town have been redesigned for the production, and on Thursday Anthony Hopkins was spotted on set.<\/p>\n

Ian King, of photography.wales, captured the renowned Welshman in the town, reports North Wales Live<\/a>. He posted on his Dolgellau Facebook<\/a> page: “Sir Anthony Hopkins filming in Dolgellau this afternoon. I saw him later in the Marian car part talking with people and having photos taken.”<\/p>\n

Councillor Linda Morgan was amongst those who had the opportunity to meet the star today. Make sure you never miss Wales\u2019 biggest updates by getting our daily newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n

She said: “I am really pleased they have chosen Dolgellau for the filming. Very exciting put Dolgellau on the map again. Very well organised. It was great to meet Sir Anthony Hopkins.”<\/p>\n

The film follows a young boy who spends a summer on a secluded Welsh farm with his charismatic grandfather, discovering a world of imagination and mischief.<\/p>\n

Directed by D.J. Caruso, the production stars Anthony Hopkins as the eccentric grandfather. The cast also includes Artie Wilkinson-Hunt as the boy, Aimee-Ffion Edwards as the mother, Aneurin Barnard as The Hunter, and Celyn Jones as Mr. Griff.<\/p>\n

Speaking about the film, the Port Talbot-born actor commented: “This is a powerful and profoundly beautiful story, one that allows me to return to my Welsh roots while exploring the remarkable vision and prose of Dylan Thomas. It is a privilege to collaborate once again with DJ, with whom I share a deep creative bond.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Port Talbot-born actor is currently filming a production he said allows him to ‘return to my Welsh…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":535674,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[22087,6491,96,12956,185117,2208,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-535673","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-anthony-hopkins","9":"tag-celebrities","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-gwynedd","12":"tag-made-in-wales","13":"tag-north-wales","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=535673"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535673\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/535674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=535673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=535673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=535673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}