Andy Serkis
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1964-04-20 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
Ruislip, Middlesex, England, UK
Andy Serkis
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 portraying 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 series 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 directed Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021).
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Known For
Acting
Untitled Adventures of Tintin Sequel
as Captain Haddock
The Man with the Miraculous Hands
as Heinrich Himmler
The Man Who Saved Paris
as Chevenchy
(2027)
Untitled The Batman Sequel
as Alfred
(2027)
Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
as Gollum / Smeagol
(2025)
Animal Farm
as Benjamin (voice)
(2025)
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
as Renoir
(2024)
Venom: The Last Dance
as Knull (voice)
(2024)
Hitpig!
as Newscaster (voice)
(2023)
Luther: The Fallen Sun
as David Robey
(2023)
Creature
as (voice)
(2023)
Blue Whales: Return of the Giants
as Narrator (voice)
(2022)
The Batman
as Alfred
(2022)
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
as Kino Loy (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2021)
SAS: Red Notice
as George Clements
(2020)
A Christmas Carol
as Marley's Ghost (voice) / Old Joe (voice)
(2019)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Snoke (voice)
(2019)
Long Shot
as Parker Wembley
(2019)
FX's A Christmas Carol
as Ghost of Christmas Past
(2019)
(2018)
Black Panther
as Ulysses Klaue
(2018)
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
as Baloo (voice)
(2018)
The Director and the Jedi
as Self
(2018)
(2017)
War for the Planet of the Apes
as Caesar
(2017)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
as Snoke
(2017)
Great Performers: Horror Show
as The Demented Clown
(2016)
(2015)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Supreme Leader Snoke
(2015)
Avengers: Age of Ultron
as Ulysses Klaue
(2015)
(2015)
We Are Stars
as Narrator (voice)
(2014)
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
as Caesar
(2013)
The Magnificent Lion Boy
as Umberto Farini
(2012)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as Gollum
(2012)
London: The Modern Babylon
as Spoken Quotations (voice)
(2011)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
as Caesar
(2011)
The Adventures of Tintin
as Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock (voice)
(2011)
Arthur Christmas
as Lead Elf (voice)
(2011)
Wild Bill
as Glen
(2011)
Death of a Superhero
as Dr. Adrian King
(2010)
Burke & Hare
as William Hare
(2010)
Brighton Rock
as Mr. Colleoni
(2010)
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
as Ian Dury
(2010)
The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge
as Eadweard Muybridge
(2008)
Inkheart
as Capricorn
(2008)
Einstein and Eddington
as Albert Einstein
(2008)
The Cottage
as David
(2007)
Sugarhouse
as Hoodwink
(2007)
Extraordinary Rendition
as Maro, Interrogator
(2006)
The Prestige
as Alley
(2006)
Flushed Away
as Spike (voice)
(2006)
Stormbreaker
as Mr. Grin
(2006)
Longford
as Ian Brady
(2006)
(2005)
King Kong
as Kong / Lumpy
(2005)
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
as Self
(2005)
(2004)
13 Going on 30
as Richard Kneeland
(2004)
(2004)
Blessed
as Father Carlo
(2004)
(2004)
Stories of Lost Souls
as Granny / Rastafarian / Hunter Jackson
(2004)
The Present
as Self
(2004)
Standing Room Only
as Granny
(2003)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
as Gollum / Smeagol
(2003)
(2003)
(2003)
(2002)
(2002)
24 Hour Party People
as Martin Hannett
(2002)
Deathwatch
as Pvt. Thomas Quinn
(2002)
The Escapist
as Ricky Barnes
(2001)
(2001)
Pandaemonium
as John Thelwall
(2000)
Shiner
as Mel
(2000)
Five Seconds to Spare
as Chester
(2000)
The Jolly Boys' Last Stand
as Anthony 'Spider' Dale
(1999)
Topsy-Turvy
as John D'Auban
(1999)
Insomnia
as Harry
(1999)
Sweety Barrett
as Leo King
(1998)
Among Giants
as Bob
(1997)
Loop
as Bill
(1997)
Career Girls
as Mr. Evans
(1997)
Stella Does Tricks
as Fitz
(1997)
Mojo
as Potts
(1997)
The Near Room
as Bunny
(1997)
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
as Sergeant Corrigan
(1994)
Prince of Jutland
as Torsten
(1994)
Grushko
as Pyotr
Crew
The Giant's House
Director
The Monster Tale
Executive Producer
(2027)
Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
Director, Executive Producer
(2025)
Animal Farm
Producer, Director
(2023)
Next Goal Wins
Executive Producer
(2021)
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Director
(2021)
No One Gets Out Alive
Executive Producer
(2018)
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
Director, Producer
(2018)
The Ruins of Empires
Director
(2017)
Breathe
Director
(2017)
The Ritual
Producer
(2014)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Second Unit Director
(2012)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Second Unit Director
(2004)
The Present
Director, Cinematography
(2003)
The Long and Short of It
Assistant Location Manager