# Neil Hopkins

Neil Edward Hopkins (born May 13, 1977) is an American television and film actor. He is a trained actor and singer, best known for his portrayal of Charlie's heroin-addicted brother Liam on Lost.

## Early life and education

Hopkins was born in Trenton, New Jersey. Later, he and his family moved to Aurora, Colorado, where he graduated from Regis Jesuit High School in 1995. He then attended the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, from 1996 to 1999. He is a graduate of the American Conservatory Theater's MFA program.

## Career

Hopkins has portrayed characters in several television shows including a "Specialist" in Birds of Prey, "Lester" in Crossing Jordan, and has had appearances in Dragnet, Charmed, Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, My Name Is Earl, Point Pleasant and Ghost Whisperer. Hopkins has also starred in an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as "Donny Drummer" and had a recurring role on Lost as Charlie's older brother and former heroin addict Liam Pace. He also made appearances in two episodes of Big Love as "Ken Byington" and in an episode of The 4400 as "Nick Crowley". Hopkins plays musicians in several series, appearing as a rock star in The 4400 and Lost, and as a promising musician on Ghost Whisperer.
As well as his television appearances, Hopkins has also had roles in feature films, such as main character Chris in Philip Zlotorynski's Walkentalk, and a guest role in My Big Fat Independent Movie, as the "Lanky Man". In both films, Hopkins did an impersonation of Christopher Walken, a skill he is known for.
Hopkins has also appeared in Aimée Price as "Kevin" and in the 2005 remake of the silent film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari as "Alan". He also starred in the film Because I Said So as "Rafferty", which was released in 2007.
He co-wrote, co-produced and co-starred in the pilot Hit Factor, which took the Best Drama award at the New York Television Festival (NYTVF) in New York City. Hopkins also starred in the Brothers Strause science fiction thriller Skyline.
In 2020, Hopkins was cast in a recurring role on DC Universe's Stargirl as supervillain Lawrence 'Crusher' Crock, also known as Sportsmaster during the shows first and second season (where it moved to The CW). In 2021, Hopkins was upped to a series regular for the third and final season.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | My Big Fat Independent Movie | Lanky Man | |
| 2005 | The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari | Alan | |
| 2010 | Skyline | Ray | |
| 2011 | Losing Control | Scott Foote | |
| 2013 | Detour | Jackson | Also co-producer |
| 2019 | Portals | Adam / Mirror Adam | Segment "The Other Side" |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Birds of Prey | Specialist | Guest role |
| 2003 | Crossing Jordan | Lester Corrigan | Guest role |
| 2003 | Dragnet | Bella Dawson | Guest role |
| 2004 | Charmed | Sarpedon | Guest role |
| 2004 | NCIS | Jeremy Davison | Guest role |
| 2004-2010 | Lost | Liam Pace | Recurring; 6 episodes |
| 2005 | Point Pleasant | Preston Hodges | Guest role |
| 2005 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Donny Drummer | Guest role |
| 2006 | Big Love | Ken Byington | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | The 4400 | Nick Crowley | Guest role |
| 2006 | Ghost Whisperer | Brandon Roth | Guest role |
| 2007 | Dirty Sexy Money | Norman Exley | Guest role |
| 2007 | Shark | Garrett Blake | Guest role |
| 2008 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Mr. Harris | Guest role |
| 2008 | Women's Murder Club | Andy McCarthy | Guest role |
| 2008 | Hit Factor | Chase Lucas | TV Movie; executive produce and writer |
| 2008 | The Cleaner | Teddy Souplos | Guest role |
| 2008 | Criminal Minds | Angel Maker | Guest role |
| 2008 | CSI: NY | Yert Yallawac | Guest role |
| 2009 | My Name is Earl | Zeke | Guest role |
| 2009 | Crash | Kieran | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Nip/Tuck | Brendan McNamara | Guest role |
| 2010 | Castle | Ted Carter | Guest role |
| 2010 | CSI: Miami | Steve Raymer | Guest role |
| 2011 | True Blood | Claude Crane | Guest role |
| 2011 | Femme Fatales | Charles Soloman | Guest role |
| 2012 | Bones | Kevin Silver | Guest role |
| 2012 | Grimm | Ian Harmon | Guest role |
| 2012 | Leverage | James Kanack | Guest role |
| 2012 | The Mentalist | Isaac Goodwin | Guest role |
| 2013 | Necessary Roughness | Jimmy | Guest role |
| 2013 | Witches of East End | Doug | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Matador | Noah Peacott | Main role; 13 episodes |
| 2015 | The Good Wife | Vince Dalton | Guest role |
| 2015-2016 | Code Black | Gary | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | CSI: Cyber | Jared Atchley | Guest role |
| 2018 | For the People | Carl Wayne Clarke | Guest role |
| 2020-2022 | Stargirl | Lawrence 'Crusher' Crock /Sportsmaster | Recurring (Season 1-2) Main role (Season 3) 16 episodes |
| 2024 | The Rookie | Eric Ramsey | Guest role |