Actor Andy Serkis

Andy Serkis
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Andrew Clement Serkis (born 20 April 1964) is an English actor, director and producer. He is best known for his performance 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), and Supreme Leader Snoke in the Star Wars sequel trilogy films The Force Awakens (2015) and The Last Jedi (2017). In 2018, he portrayed the character of Baloo in his self-directed film, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle. Serkis is one of the highest-grossing actors of all time, number ten, and his 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 Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of serial killer Ian Brady in the British television film Longford (2006) and 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 films Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and Black Panther (2018). He will play 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. He directed Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021), which is set in Sony's Spider-Man Universe.
Place of birth
Ruislip, Middlesex, England, UK Ruislip, Middlesex, England, UK
Date of birth
20th April 1964
Movies that starred Andy Serkis (19 in total)
Luther: The Fallen Sun poster

Luther: The Fallen Sun [2023]

David Robey
Animal Farm poster

Animal Farm [2023]

Benjamin (voice)
The Batman poster

The Batman [2022]

Alfred Pennyworth
SAS: Red Notice poster

SAS: Red Notice [2021]

George Clements
Long Shot poster

Long Shot [2019]

Parker Wembley
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle poster

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle [2018]

Baloo
Star Wars: The Last Jedi poster

Star Wars: The Last Jedi [2017]

Supreme Leader Snoke
War for the Planet of the Apes poster

War for the Planet of the Apes [2017]

Caesar
Star Wars: The Force Awakens poster

Star Wars: The Force Awakens [2015]

Supreme Leader Snoke
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes poster

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes [2014]

Caesar
Rise of the Planet of the Apes poster

Rise of the Planet of the Apes [2011]

Caesar
The Adventures of Tintin poster

The Adventures of Tintin [2011]

Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock (voice)
Inkheart poster

Inkheart [2008]

Capricorn
The Prestige poster

The Prestige [2006]

Alley
Flushed Away poster

Flushed Away [2006]

Spike (voice)
King Kong poster

King Kong [2005]

Kong / Lumpy
13 Going on 30 poster

13 Going on 30 [2004]

Richard Kneeland
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers poster

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers [2002]

Gollum
24 Hour Party People poster

24 Hour Party People [2002]

Martin Hannett
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