The end of an oceanside run
Anthony Hopkins has capped off a nearly two-decade stay in Malibu, selling his home overlooking the coast for $10.5 million.
The sale price was $1 million shy of what the Cape Cod-style home listed for in February, but it’s still quite a windfall for the actor; Hopkins bought the place in 2001 for $3.795 million.
The charming residence occupies an acre in Point Dume, a popular area that’s been home to stars such as Julia Roberts and Don Rickles over the years. Set high above the ocean on a bluff, the property features a four-bedroom home, a one-bedroom guesthouse, a pool house and a swimming pool.
The main home sported a bold blue exterior and red-shingled roof when Hopkins bought it but was painted a subtler shade of yellow. Inside, Saltillo tile floors and whitewashed stone fireplaces are among details of note.
Bay windows line the kitchen, which expands to a solarium-like breakfast nook.
A spiral staircase navigates the floor plan.
Outside, a grassy lawn perched at the edge of the long, thin property overlooks the ocean.
A native of Wales, Hopkins has been acting since the 1960s with notable credits such as “The Lion in Winter,” “Magic” and “Shadowlands.”
He won an Academy Award for his portrayal of Hannibal Lecter in “The Silence of the Lambs” and has received four other Oscar nominations for “The Remains of the Day,” “Nixon,” “Amistad” and “The Two Popes.”
Santiago Arana of the Agency held the listing.