Andy Serkis
Acting
Born: April 20, 1964 (age 62) · Ruislip, Middlesex, England, UK
Highest Rated
Biography
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
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
Black Panther
2018
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
The Prestige
2006
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
2014
Photos (7)
Movies (72)
The Batman
Alfred
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Gollum / Smeagol
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Ulysses Klaue
Black Panther
Ulysses Klaue
Arthur Christmas
Lead Elf (voice)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Gollum
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Snoke (voice)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Supreme Leader Snoke
The Prestige
Alley
Venom: The Last Dance
Knull (voice)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Gollum
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Gollum
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Snoke
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Caesar
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Caesar
Flushed Away
Spike (voice)
War for the Planet of the Apes
Caesar
13 Going on 30
Richard Kneeland
Luther: The Fallen Sun
David Robey
SAS: Red Notice
George Clements
The Adventures of Tintin
Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock (voice)
King Kong
Kong / Lumpy
Long Shot
Parker Wembley
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
Baloo (voice)
Young Washington
General Edward Braddock
Animal Farm
Mr. Jones / Rooster (voice)
Burke & Hare
William Hare
Inkheart
Capricorn
Deathwatch
Pvt. Thomas Quinn
Hitpig!
Newscaster (voice)
FX's A Christmas Carol
Ghost of Christmas Past
Einstein and Eddington
Albert Einstein
Brighton Rock
Mr Colleoni
24 Hour Party People
Martin
Stormbreaker
Mr Grin
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
Sergeant Corrigan
Career Girls
Mr. Evans
Sugarhouse
Hoodwink
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
Kino Loy (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
Ian Dury
Topsy-Turvy
John D'Auban
The Cottage
David
Wild Bill
Glen
Nevatars
Wasam (voice)
Stella Does Tricks
Fitz
Shiner
Mel
Death of a Superhero
Dr. Adrian King
Stories of Lost Souls
Granny / Rastafarian / Hunter Jackson
A Christmas Carol
Marley's Ghost (voice) / Old Joe (voice)
Prince of Jutland
Torsten
The Near Room
Bunny
Pandaemonium
John Thelwall
Great Performers: Horror Show
The Demented Clown
Mojo
Potts
London: The Modern Babylon
Spoken Quotations (voice)
Five Seconds to Spare
Chester
Among Giants
Bob
Blue Whales: Return of the Giants
Narrator (voice)
Standing Room Only
Granny
Insomnia
Harry
The Jolly Boys' Last Stand
Anthony 'Spider' Dale
Blessed
Father Carlo
Longford
Ian Brady
Underground
The Driver (Narrator)
Creature
(voice)
We Are Stars
Narrator (voice)
Grushko
Pyotr
Once Upon a Time in Iraq: Fallujah
Narrator
Loop
Bill
The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge
Eadweard Muybridge
Sweety Barrett
Leo King
The Escapist
Ricky Barnes
TV Shows (25)
The Simpsons
Cleanie (voice) · 1 eps
Rick and Morty
(voice) · 1 eps
The Legend of Vox Machina
Gideon (voice) · 4 eps
What If...?
Ulysses Klaue (voice) · 1 eps
Andor
Kino Loy · 3 eps
Spooks
Riff · 1 eps
The Bill
1 eps
Natural World
Narrator · 1 eps
Pie in the Sky
Maxwell · 1 eps
The Chief
Jacko Dolan · 1 eps
Accused
Liam Black · 1 eps
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Count Rugen · 1 eps
Little Dorrit
Rigaud · 14 eps
Icons
1 eps
Arabian Nights
Kasim · 2 eps
The New Statesman
Peter Moran · 2 eps
Streetwise
Owen · 19 eps
Simon Schama's Power of Art
1 eps
The Frame
Caesar · 1 eps
Oliver Twist
Bill Sikes · 4 eps
A Christmas Carol
Ghost of Christmas Past · 3 eps
Fungus the Bogeyman
Narrator · 3 eps
Once Upon a Time in Iraq
Narrator · 5 eps
Shooting the Past
Styeman · 3 eps
Finney
Tom Finney · 6 eps
Self / Appearances (33)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 2 eps
GMTV
Self · 1 eps
The Last Leg
Self · 1 eps
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self · 1 eps
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self · 1 eps
The Culture Show
Self · 1 eps
Animal
Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Monkey Life
Self (Voice) · 14 eps
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
Self · 1 eps
Reunited Apart
Self · 1 eps
The Wil Wheaton Project
Self · 1 eps
The Director and the Jedi
Self
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
Self
The Savoy
Self · 1 eps
King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries
Self
Robert Richardson: The White Devil
Self
Neanderthals - Meet Your Ancestors
Self - Presenter · 2 eps
The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World
Self - Narrator · 3 eps
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
Self
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
Self
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
Self
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
Self
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
Self
The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'
Self
Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen
Self
The Present
Self
The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor
Self
Upcoming (6)
The Batman: Part II
Alfred · Film
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
Gollum / Sméagol · Film
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
Director · Film
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
Executive Producer · Film
LouiMax Dreams of Being an Adult
narrator · Film
The Last House on Needless Street
Producer · Film
Directing (8)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Second Unit Director
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Director
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Second Unit Director
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
Director
Breathe
Director
Animal Farm
Director
Nevatars
Director
The Present
Director
Producing (9)
Next Goal Wins
Executive Producer
Brilliant Minds
Executive Producer
The Ritual
Producer
The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself
Executive Producer
No One Gets Out Alive
Executive Producer
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
Producer
Animal Farm
Producer
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
Executive Producer
The Long and Short of It
Assistant Location Manager