Later, he and his family moved to Aurora, Colorado, where he graduated from Regis Jesuit High School in 1995.

[2] 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.

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".

[4] 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).