Neil Hopkins

Date of Birth

May 13, 1977

Birthplace

Trenton, New Jersey, USA

Role

Claude Crane

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Neil Hopkins, born May 13, 1977 in Trenton, New Jersey, USA, in an actor. He portrayed Claude Crane in True Blood. He is a guest star in the fourth season premiere "She's Not There". The role was later recast with Giles Matthey taking over for the fifth season.

BiographyEdit

Neil is best known for his recurring role on "Lost", playing Liam, the heroin-addicted rockstar brother of Charlie (Dominic Monaghan). His other TV credits include recurring roles on the Emmy-Award Nominated "Big Love" and the Paul Haggis series, "Crash"; as well as a wide variety of guest starring roles on "My Name Is Earl", "The Ghost Whisperer", "CSI:NY", "Criminal Minds" and "NCIS", to name a few. Neil also appeared on "Nip/Tuck" as the long-lost brother of Dr. McNamara (Dylan Walsh), and reprised his role of Liam on the final season of "Lost". He recently finished shooting the sci-fi feature film, "Skyline", directed by Colin & Greg Strause.

A classically trained theater actor and singer, Neil is a graduate of American Conservatory Theater's MFA program ('02). He is also well known for his Christopher Walken impression, for which he received rave reviews in both The New York Times and The Hollywood Reporter (for "My Big Fat Independent Movie").

Selected filmographyEdit

• Losing Control (2011)
• Detour (2011)

Television appearancesEdit

• Femme Fatales (2011)
• True Blood (2011)