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Andy Serkis

Acting
Known For

61 Years Old

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.

Born

Ruislip, Middlesex, England, UK on 20th April 1964

All Credits

The Simpsons Image
The Simpsons
Cleanie (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers Image
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Image
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
The Graham Norton Show Image
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Andor Image
Andor
Kino Loy
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Image
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Gollum
The Late Late Show with James Corden Image
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
What If...? Image
What If...?
Ulysses Klaue (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Image
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Image
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Gollum / Smeagol
Spooks Image
Spooks
Riff
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Image
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Gollum
Hitpig! Image
Hitpig!
Newscaster (voice)
Venom: The Last Dance Image
Venom: The Last Dance
Knull (voice)
King Kong Image
King Kong
Kong / Lumpy
Avengers: Age of Ultron Image
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Ulysses Klaue
The Batman Image
The Batman
Alfred
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Image
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Gollum
Never Mind the Buzzcocks Image
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
The Prestige Image
The Prestige
Alley
Black Panther Image
Black Panther
Ulysses Klaue
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Image
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Supreme Leader Snoke
Natural World Image
Natural World
Narrator
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Image
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Snoke (voice)
The Jonathan Ross Show Image
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self
The Last Leg Image
The Last Leg
Self
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Image
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Caesar
War for the Planet of the Apes Image
War for the Planet of the Apes
Caesar
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Image
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Snoke
The Bill Image
The Bill
Rise of the Planet of the Apes Image
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Caesar
GMTV Image
GMTV
Self
Monkey Life Image
Monkey Life
Self (Voice)
Pie in the Sky Image
Pie in the Sky
Maxwell
Flushed Away Image
Flushed Away
Spike (voice)
Animal Farm Image
Animal Farm
Old Major / Mr. Jones / Rooster (voice)
Accused Image
Accused
Liam Black
13 Going on 30 Image
13 Going on 30
Richard Kneeland
Inkheart Image
Inkheart
Capricorn
Home Movie: The Princess Bride Image
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Count Rugen
Sweety Barrett Image
Sweety Barrett
Leo King
The Adventures of Tintin Image
The Adventures of Tintin
Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock (voice)
The New Statesman Image
The New Statesman
Peter Moran
Icons Image
Icons
Young Washington Image
Young Washington
General Edward Braddock
Reunited Apart Image
Reunited Apart
Self
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse Image
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
Sergeant Corrigan
Loop Image
Loop
Bill
Ringers: Lord of the Fans Image
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
Self
Stormbreaker Image
Stormbreaker
Mr. Grin
24 Hour Party People Image
24 Hour Party People
Martin
The Escapist Image
The Escapist
Ricky Barnes
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle Image
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
Baloo (voice)
The Frame Image
The Frame
Caesar
Little Dorrit Image
Little Dorrit
Rigaud
Mojo Image
Mojo
Potts
SAS: Red Notice Image
SAS: Red Notice
George Clements
Untitled The Batman Sequel Image
Untitled The Batman Sequel
Alfred
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters Image
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
Self
Long Shot Image
Long Shot
Parker Wembley
The Culture Show Image
The Culture Show
Self
Luther: The Fallen Sun Image
Luther: The Fallen Sun
David Robey
Animal Image
Animal
Self - Narrator (voice)
Creature Image
Creature
(voice)
The Near Room Image
The Near Room
Bunny
Longford Image
Longford
Ian Brady
Arthur Christmas Image
Arthur Christmas
Lead Elf (voice)
The Chief Image
The Chief
Jacko Dolan
Shiner Image
Shiner
Mel
Standing Room Only Image
Standing Room Only
Granny
Blessed Image
Blessed
Father Carlo
Deathwatch Image
Deathwatch
Pvt. Thomas Quinn
No Image
HypaSpace
Self
FX's A Christmas Carol Image
FX's A Christmas Carol
Ghost of Christmas Past
The Wil Wheaton Project Image
The Wil Wheaton Project
Self
Arabian Nights Image
Arabian Nights
Kasim
Grushko Image
Grushko
Pyotr
Oliver Twist Image
Oliver Twist
Bill Sikes
Topsy-Turvy Image
Topsy-Turvy
John D'Auban
Simon Schama's Power of Art Image
Simon Schama's Power of Art
Streetwise Image
Streetwise
Owen
Pandaemonium Image
Pandaemonium
John Thelwall
Einstein and Eddington Image
Einstein and Eddington
Albert Einstein
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll Image
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
Ian Dury
No Image
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
Gollum / Smeagol
Burke & Hare Image
Burke & Hare
William Hare
Career Girls Image
Career Girls
Mr. Evans
Sugarhouse Image
Sugarhouse
Hoodwink
Prince of Jutland Image
Prince of Jutland
Torsten
No Image
Untitled Adventures of Tintin Sequel
Captain Haddock
The Savoy Image
The Savoy
Self
Wild Bill Image
Wild Bill
Glen
Fungus the Bogeyman Image
Fungus the Bogeyman
Narrator
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look Image
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
Kino Loy (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Making of 'The Two Towers' Image
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World Image
The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World
Self - Narrator
Shooting the Past Image
Shooting the Past
Styeman
Insomnia Image
Insomnia
Harry
The Cottage Image
The Cottage
David
No Image
The Magnificent Lion Boy
Umberto Farini
Brighton Rock Image
Brighton Rock
Mr. Colleoni
Finney Image
Finney
Tom Finney
Among Giants Image
Among Giants
Bob
Neanderthals - Meet Your Ancestors Image
Neanderthals - Meet Your Ancestors
Self - Presenter
No Image
The Jump
Steven Brunos
A Christmas Carol Image
A Christmas Carol
Marley's Ghost (voice) / Old Joe (voice)
London: The Modern Babylon Image
London: The Modern Babylon
Spoken Quotations (voice)
Once Upon a Time in Iraq Image
Once Upon a Time in Iraq
Narrator
Death of a Superhero Image
Death of a Superhero
Dr. Adrian King
Stories of Lost Souls Image
Stories of Lost Souls
Granny / Rastafarian / Hunter Jackson
No Image
Fungus The Bogeyman
Five Seconds to Spare Image
Five Seconds to Spare
Chester
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey Image
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
Self
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Image
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Renoir
No Image
Extraordinary Rendition
Maro, Interrogator
The Making of 'The Return of the King' Image
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
Self
The Present Image
The Present
Self
The Director and the Jedi Image
The Director and the Jedi
Self
Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen Image
Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen
Self
Stella Does Tricks Image
Stella Does Tricks
Fitz
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' Image
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
Self
King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries Image
King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries
Self
Blue Whales: Return of the Giants Image
Blue Whales: Return of the Giants
Narrator (voice)
No Image
The Man Who Saved Paris
Chevenchy
No Image
Stingray
Stingray (voice)
The Making of 'The Long and Short of It' Image
The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'
Self
We Are Stars Image
We Are Stars
Narrator (voice)
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' Image
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
Self
The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge Image
The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge
Eadweard Muybridge
Underground Image
Underground
The Driver (Narrator)
No Image
The Man with the Miraculous Hands
Heinrich Himmler
The Jolly Boys' Last Stand Image
The Jolly Boys' Last Stand
Anthony 'Spider' Dale
The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor Image
The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor
Self
Once Upon a Time in Iraq: Fallujah Image
Once Upon a Time in Iraq: Fallujah
Narrator