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Andy Serkis

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Andy Serkis

Born April 20, 1964 in Ruislip, Middlesex, England, UK77 films

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).

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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).

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King posterFirst watchThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King20038.5as Gollum / SmeagolAs armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring poster8.4The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers poster8.4The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002The Prestige poster8.2The Prestige2006Black Panther poster7.4Black Panther2018Avengers: Age of Ultron poster7.3Avengers: Age of Ultron2015The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey poster7.4The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012The Batman poster7.7The Batman2022Star Wars: The Force Awakens poster7.2Star Wars: The Force Awakens2015

Filmography

77 films as actor
  1. TBAThe Man Who Saved ParisChevenchy
  2. TBAThe Man with the Miraculous HandsHeinrich Himmler
  3. TBALouiMax Dreams of Being an Adultnarrator
  4. TBAUntitled The Adventures of Tintin SequelCaptain Haddock
  5. 2028The Batman: Part IIAlfred
  6. 2027The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for GollumGollum / Sméagol
  7. 2026NevatarsWasam (voice)
  8. 2026Young WashingtonGeneral Edward Braddock
  9. 2026Animal FarmMr. Jones / Rooster (voice)
  10. 2024Hitpig!Newscaster (voice)
  11. 2024Venom: The Last DanceKnull (voice)
  12. 2023Luther: The Fallen SunDavid Robey
  13. 2023Creature(voice)
  14. 2022The BatmanAlfred
  15. 2021SAS: Red NoticeGeorge Clements
  16. 2020A Christmas CarolMarley's Ghost (voice) / Old Joe (voice)
  17. 2019FX's A Christmas CarolGhost of Christmas Past
  18. 2019Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerSnoke (voice)
  19. 2019Long ShotParker Wembley
  20. 2018Mowgli: Legend of the JungleBaloo (voice)
  21. 2018Black PantherUlysses Klaue
  22. 2017Star Wars: The Last JediSnoke
  23. 2017Great Performers: Horror ShowThe Demented Clown
  24. 2017War for the Planet of the ApesCaesar
  25. 2015Fungus The Bogeyman
  26. 2015Star Wars: The Force AwakensSupreme Leader Snoke
  27. 2015We Are StarsNarrator (voice)
  28. 2015Avengers: Age of UltronUlysses Klaue
  29. 2014Dawn of the Planet of the ApesCaesar
  30. 2013The Magnificent Lion BoyUmberto Farini
  31. 2012The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyGollum
  32. 2012London: The Modern BabylonSpoken Quotations (voice)
  33. 2011Arthur ChristmasLead Elf (voice)
  34. 2011The Adventures of TintinCaptain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock (voice)
  35. 2011Wild BillGlen
  36. 2011Rise of the Planet of the ApesCaesar
  37. 2011Death of a SuperheroDr. Adrian King
  38. 2010Burke & HareWilliam Hare
  39. 2010Brighton RockMr Colleoni
  40. 2010Sex & Drugs & Rock & RollIan Dury
  41. 2008InkheartCapricorn
  42. 2008Einstein and EddingtonAlbert Einstein
  43. 2008The CottageDavid
  44. 2007SugarhouseHoodwink
  45. 2007Extraordinary RenditionMaro, Interrogator
  46. 2006LongfordIan Brady
  47. 2006Flushed AwaySpike (voice)
  48. 2006The PrestigeAlley
  49. 2006StormbreakerMr Grin
  50. 2006StingrayStingray (voice)
  51. 2005King KongKong / Lumpy
  52. 2004Stories of Lost SoulsGranny / Rastafarian / Hunter Jackson
  53. 2004BlessedFather Carlo
  54. 200413 Going on 30Richard Kneeland
  55. 2004Standing Room OnlyGranny
  56. 2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingGollum / Smeagol
  57. 2002The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersGollum
  58. 2002DeathwatchPvt. Thomas Quinn
  59. 2002The EscapistRicky Barnes
  60. 200224 Hour Party PeopleMartin
  61. 2001The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingGollum
  62. 2001PandaemoniumJohn Thelwall
  63. 2000Five Seconds to SpareChester
  64. 2000ShinerMel
  65. 2000The Jolly Boys' Last StandAnthony 'Spider' Dale
  66. 1999Topsy-TurvyJohn D'Auban
  67. 1999Sweety BarrettLeo King
  68. 1999InsomniaHarry
  69. 1998Among GiantsBob
  70. 1997Stella Does TricksFitz
  71. 1997LoopBill
  72. 1997MojoPotts
  73. 1997Agatha Christie's The Pale HorseSergeant Corrigan
  74. 1997Career GirlsMr. Evans
  75. 1997The Near RoomBunny
  76. 1994GrushkoPyotr
  77. 1994Prince of JutlandTorsten