Andy Serkis

April 20, 1964(62 years old)
Ruislip, Middlesex, England, UK|Acting

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.

Movies (85)

The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum

The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum

2027

Untitled The Batman Sequel

Untitled The Batman Sequel

2027

Young Washington

Young Washington

2026

Animal Farm
5.3

Animal Farm

2026

Hitpig!
6.6

Hitpig!

2024

Venom: The Last Dance
6.7

Venom: The Last Dance

2024

Blue Whales: Return of the Giants

Blue Whales: Return of the Giants

2023

Luther: The Fallen Sun
6.6

Luther: The Fallen Sun

2023

Creature
5.6

Creature

2023

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
7.4

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

2022

The Batman
7.7

The Batman

2022

SAS: Red Notice
5.8

SAS: Red Notice

2021

A Christmas Carol
7.5

A Christmas Carol

2020

Once Upon a Time in Iraq: Fallujah
9.0

Once Upon a Time in Iraq: Fallujah

2020

The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor

The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor

2020

FX's A Christmas Carol
7.2

FX's A Christmas Carol

2019

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
6.3

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019

Long Shot
6.7

Long Shot

2019

Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen

Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen

2018

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
6.5

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

2018

The Director and the Jedi
7.2

The Director and the Jedi

2018

Black Panther
7.4

Black Panther

2018

Star Wars: The Last Jedi
6.8

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

2017

War for the Planet of the Apes
7.2

War for the Planet of the Apes

2017

Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
7.0

Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey

2016

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
7.2

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015

We Are Stars

We Are Stars

2015

Avengers: Age of Ultron
7.3

Avengers: Age of Ultron

2015

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
7.3

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
7.4

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012

London: The Modern Babylon
6.4

London: The Modern Babylon

2012

Arthur Christmas
6.8

Arthur Christmas

2011

The Adventures of Tintin
6.9

The Adventures of Tintin

2011

Wild Bill
6.8

Wild Bill

2011

Rise of the Planet of the Apes
7.3

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

2011

Death of a Superhero
6.9

Death of a Superhero

2011

The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge

The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge

2010

Burke & Hare
6.1

Burke & Hare

2010

Brighton Rock
5.7

Brighton Rock

2010

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
6.3

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

2010

Inkheart
6.3

Inkheart

2008

Einstein and Eddington
6.9

Einstein and Eddington

2008

The Cottage
6.0

The Cottage

2008

Sugarhouse
5.4

Sugarhouse

2007

Underground

Underground

2007

Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
5.7

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

2006

Longford
6.5

Longford

2006

Flushed Away
6.3

Flushed Away

2006

The Prestige
8.2

The Prestige

2006

Stormbreaker
5.2

Stormbreaker

2006

King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries
7.5

King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries

2005

King Kong
6.9

King Kong

2005

Ringers: Lord of the Fans
6.5

Ringers: Lord of the Fans

2005

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
6.5

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

2004

Stories of Lost Souls
5.7

Stories of Lost Souls

2004

The Present

The Present

2004

Blessed
4.8

Blessed

2004

13 Going on 30
6.8

13 Going on 30

2004

The Making of 'The Return of the King'
8.8

The Making of 'The Return of the King'

2004

Standing Room Only

Standing Room Only

2004

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
8.5

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003

The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'

The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'

2003

The Making of 'The Two Towers'
8.8

The Making of 'The Two Towers'

2003

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
8.4

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002

Deathwatch
5.8

Deathwatch

2002

The Escapist
5.8

The Escapist

2002

24 Hour Party People
7.0

24 Hour Party People

2002

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
8.4

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001

Pandaemonium
5.0

Pandaemonium

2001

Five Seconds to Spare
5.1

Five Seconds to Spare

2000

Shiner
5.4

Shiner

2000

The Jolly Boys' Last Stand
6.5

The Jolly Boys' Last Stand

2000

Topsy-Turvy
6.6

Topsy-Turvy

1999

Sweety Barrett
6.0

Sweety Barrett

1999

Insomnia
10.0

Insomnia

1999

Among Giants
5.1

Among Giants

1998

Stella Does Tricks
6.5

Stella Does Tricks

1997

Loop
5.0

Loop

1997

Mojo
4.7

Mojo

1997

Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
6.1

Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse

1997

Career Girls
6.6

Career Girls

1997

The Near Room
5.0

The Near Room

1997

Grushko
7.5

Grushko

1994

Prince of Jutland
5.4

Prince of Jutland

1994

LouisMax dreams of being an adult

LouisMax dreams of being an adult

TV Shows (42)