Actor Henry Hopper: biography, filmography, personal life

What is the famous actor Henry Hopper? How did his career start in Hollywood cinematography? How does the artist's personal life develop? We will talk about this and many other things further in the presented material.

early years

Henry Hopper was born on September 11, 1990 in Los Angeles, in the family of Hollywood movie stars. The boy's parents decided to dissolve the marriage when he was not yet two years old. Henry has sisters named Marin, Helen and Rutanna. All of them were born from different marriages of the father of the guy. The mother also had a second child - daughter Eloise, born in 2014.

Henry Hopper first appeared in the movies at the age of five. The kid got a role in the thriller "Alone with the Murderer". It is noteworthy that here the rising actor played along with his own mother, actress Kathryn Lanas.

Under the strict control of his father - the director Denis Hopper, a boy from the age of 14 attended numerous courses of scenic skill. As a result, the guy became one of the best graduates of the Institute of Film and Theater Lee Strasberg. As Henry Hopper himself noted, teaching acting skills allowed him to get distracted from the troubles that lay in wait for him when dealing with unhappy friends.

At the age of 16, a guy who regularly took part in theatrical productions, was spotted by a Hollywood agent. The latter invited the young actor to appear in several television series. However, the novice artist refused from such a sudden development of events.

Having reached adulthood, Henry Hopper entered the California Institute of Arts. Here he studied painting, studied sculpture. But just a year later decided to quit school. The young artist moved to Berlin, where he spent time with fellow artists, trying himself as a director of amateur, low-budget films.

Debut in the cinema

In 2008, the actor received an offer to star in Horror (horror film) directed by Wes Craven "Take my soul." However, he was diagnosed with mononucleosis shortly. Treatment of the disease for a long time knocked the guy out of action, so the director had to replace the performer with another actor.

His first major role in the movie Hopper received in 2011. Debut work was participation in the film "Do not give up," the creator of which was an outrageous director Gus Van Sainte.

In the same 2011 Henry in collaboration with the Hollywood star - James Franco, was in the movie "Rebel", the work on which led the director Harmony Korin. A short tape told about the life of the legendary American actor - James Dean, whose life suddenly ended in a tragic way. The film "Rebel", despite its insignificant timing, was popular with the audience. To warm up interest in the picture, before her shows Henry appeared on stage as a DJ.

Henry Hopper: movies

Currently, behind the shoulders of a young actor there are shooting only in a few films:

• "Alone with the murderer" (1997);
• "Do not give up" (2011);
• "Rebel" (2011);
• "Kurt" (2012);
• "The color of time" (2012);
• "Flying room" (2014);
• "Yosemite" (2015).

Scandal in the life of the actor

In 2011, Henry Hopper received a lawsuit. The actor was accused of corrupting and raping a 15-year-old girl. The latter was held in the case under the name of Jen Doe. He is entered into the papers, if the participant in the trial does not want to disclose her identity.

According to the mother of the victim, the incident took place in the summer of 2011, when Henry Hopper invited a young girl to rest in her own mansion. According to the prosecution, young people were fond of drinking alcohol and taking drugs. Then came sexual harassment on the part of the actor.

As a result, the case continues to be pending. The reason for the protracted trial is a lack of evidence. Thus, the wine of Hopper Jr. remains unproven to this day.

Henry Hopper: personal life

The actor tries in every possible way to hide from the sights of the paparazzi cameras. For this reason, little is known about Henry's personal life. In 2012, journalists finally managed to see the artist in the pictures together with the girl. Hopper was walking around the shops of his native Los Angeles in the company Lindsay Lohan. Young people walked in embrace and showered each other with kisses. Later, the actors said that they had an exceptionally friendly relationship.