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Andy Serkis

Andy Serkis

Acting

Born: April 20, 1964Ruislip, Middlesex, England, UK

Andrew Clement Serkis (born 20 April 1964) is an English actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his motion capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation and voice work for computer-generated characters such as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), King Kong in the eponymous 2005 film, Caesar in the Planet of the Apes reboot series (2011–2017), Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock in Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin (2011), Baloo in his self-directed film Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018) and Supreme Leader Snoke in the Star Wars sequel trilogy films The Force Awakens (2015) and The Last Jedi (2017), also portraying Kino Loy in the Star Wars Disney+ series Andor (2022). Serkis's film work in motion capture has been critically acclaimed. He has received an Empire Award and two Saturn Awards for his motion-capture acting. He earned a BAFTA and a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of serial killer Ian Brady in the British television film Longford (2006). He was nominated for a BAFTA for his portrayal of new wave and punk rock musician Ian Dury in the biopic Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010). In 2020, Serkis received the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema. In 2021, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for The Letter for the King (2020). Serkis portrayed Ulysses Klaue in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and Black Panther (2018), as well as the Disney+ series What If...? (2021). He also played Alfred Pennyworth in The Batman (2022). Serkis has his own production company and motion-capture workshop, The Imaginarium, in London, which he used for Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle. He made his directorial debut with Imaginarium's 2017 film Breathe and also directed Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Andy Serkis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum

The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum

Gollum / Smeagol

2027
Untitled The Batman Sequel

Untitled The Batman Sequel

Alfred

2027
Young Washington

Young Washington

General Edward Braddock

2026
Animal Farm

Animal Farm

Old Major / Mr. Jones / Rooster (voice)

2026
Hitpig!

Hitpig!

Newscaster (voice)

2024
Venom: The Last Dance

Venom: The Last Dance

Knull (voice)

2024
Blue Whales: Return of the Giants

Blue Whales: Return of the Giants

Narrator (voice)

2023
Luther: The Fallen Sun

Luther: The Fallen Sun

David Robey

2023
Creature

Creature

(voice)

2023
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

Kino Loy (archive footage) (uncredited)

2022
The Batman

The Batman

Alfred

2022
SAS: Red Notice

SAS: Red Notice

George Clements

2021
A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Marley's Ghost (voice) / Old Joe (voice)

2020
Once Upon a Time in Iraq: Fallujah

Once Upon a Time in Iraq: Fallujah

Narrator

2020
FX's A Christmas Carol

FX's A Christmas Carol

Ghost of Christmas Past

2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Snoke (voice)

2019
The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor

The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor

Self

2019
Long Shot

Long Shot

Parker Wembley

2019
Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen

Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen

Self

2018
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

Baloo (voice)

2018
The Director and the Jedi

The Director and the Jedi

Self

2018
Black Panther

Black Panther

Ulysses Klaue

2018
Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Snoke

2017
War for the Planet of the Apes

War for the Planet of the Apes

Caesar

2017
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey

Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey

Self

2016

Fungus The Bogeyman

2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Supreme Leader Snoke

2015
We Are Stars

We Are Stars

Narrator (voice)

2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Ulysses Klaue

2015
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Caesar

2014

The Magnificent Lion Boy

Umberto Farini

2013
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Gollum

2012
London: The Modern Babylon

London: The Modern Babylon

Spoken Quotations (voice)

2012
Arthur Christmas

Arthur Christmas

Lead Elf (voice)

2011
The Adventures of Tintin

The Adventures of Tintin

Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock (voice)

2011
Wild Bill

Wild Bill

Glen

2011
Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Caesar

2011
Death of a Superhero

Death of a Superhero

Dr. Adrian King

2011
The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge

The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge

Eadweard Muybridge

2010
Burke & Hare

Burke & Hare

William Hare

2010
Brighton Rock

Brighton Rock

Mr. Colleoni

2010
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

Ian Dury

2010
Inkheart

Inkheart

Capricorn

2008
Einstein and Eddington

Einstein and Eddington

Albert Einstein

2008
The Cottage

The Cottage

David

2008
Sugarhouse

Sugarhouse

Hoodwink

2007

Extraordinary Rendition

Maro, Interrogator

2007
Underground

Underground

The Driver (Narrator)

2007
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'

Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'

Self

2006
Longford

Longford

Ian Brady

2006
Flushed Away

Flushed Away

Spike (voice)

2006
The Prestige

The Prestige

Alley

2006
Stormbreaker

Stormbreaker

Mr. Grin

2006

Stingray

Stingray (voice)

2006
King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries

King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries

Self

2005
King Kong

King Kong

Kong / Lumpy

2005
Ringers: Lord of the Fans

Ringers: Lord of the Fans

Self

2005
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'

Self

2004
Stories of Lost Souls

Stories of Lost Souls

Granny / Rastafarian / Hunter Jackson

2004
The Present

The Present

Self

2004
Blessed

Blessed

Father Carlo

2004
13 Going on 30

13 Going on 30

Richard Kneeland

2004
The Making of 'The Return of the King'

The Making of 'The Return of the King'

Self

2004
Standing Room Only

Standing Room Only

Granny

2004
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Gollum / Smeagol

2003
The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'

The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'

Self

2003
The Making of 'The Two Towers'

The Making of 'The Two Towers'

2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Gollum

2002
Deathwatch

Deathwatch

Pvt. Thomas Quinn

2002
The Escapist

The Escapist

Ricky Barnes

2002
24 Hour Party People

24 Hour Party People

Martin

2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Gollum

2001
Pandaemonium

Pandaemonium

John Thelwall

2001
Five Seconds to Spare

Five Seconds to Spare

Chester

2000
Shiner

Shiner

Mel

2000
The Jolly Boys' Last Stand

The Jolly Boys' Last Stand

Anthony 'Spider' Dale

2000
Topsy-Turvy

Topsy-Turvy

John D'Auban

1999
Sweety Barrett

Sweety Barrett

Leo King

1999
Insomnia

Insomnia

Harry

1999
Among Giants

Among Giants

Bob

1998
Stella Does Tricks

Stella Does Tricks

Fitz

1997
Loop

Loop

Bill

1997
Mojo

Mojo

Potts

1997
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse

Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse

Sergeant Corrigan

1997
Career Girls

Career Girls

Mr. Evans

1997
The Near Room

The Near Room

Bunny

1997
Grushko

Grushko

Pyotr

1994
Prince of Jutland

Prince of Jutland

Torsten

1994