Hopkins as Hannibal.. but who else could you imagine as Dr Lecter?

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Perfect casting of Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal.. but who else could you imagine as Dr Lecter?

It’s almost impossible to disassociate Hannibal with Anthony as he consistently played it perfectly, and this isn’t a preference to, or trying to better.

He needs to be able to play a character who is: highly intelligent - and I mean highly intelligent, an Englishman, erudite, classically trained / educated, perceptive, subtle but with an underlying malice, powerful, graceful, seductive and unnerving, at once charming and then cold. Also, able to convincingly speak an array of languages and have an amazing voice.

Can be from anytime, alive or dead, to give us more scope.


My first thoughts are:

Daniel Day-Lewis - can play anyone
Jeremy Irons
Kevin Spacey - superb in Seven
Ralph Fiennes – played in Red Dragon, but showed callous in Schindler’s List
Brian Cox – of course :)
Christopher Lee
Edward Fox – haven’t seen much of his work but he’s great in Day of the Jackal
John Hurt – unsure if he could be menacing enough?


This is open and all ideas.. can time-shift to appropriate age, doesn’t have to be British or white.. just who you can imagine playing this archetypal role.