John Hopkins (sometimes credited as John R. Hopkins) (January 27, 1931 – July 23, 1998) was an English film and television writer.

In film, Hopkins provided finishing touches to the screenplay for the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball, and also worked on the script for 1972 film adaptation of Man of La Mancha, although he was removed from this project by United Artists when they discovered that his draft omitted most of the songs from the musical. In 1986 he wrote, directed, and produced the film Torment.