Andy Serkis
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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
Credits
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
as Gollum / Smeagol
The Batman (2022)
as Alfred
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
as Gollum
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
as Gollum
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
as Ulysses Klaue
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
as Snoke
The Prestige (2006)
as Alley
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
as Gollum
Venom: The Last Dance (2024)
as Knull (voice)
Black Panther (2018)
as Ulysses Klaue
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
as Snoke (voice)
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
as Caesar
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
as Supreme Leader Snoke
Young Washington (2026)
as General Edward Braddock
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
as Caesar
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
as Caesar
King Kong (2005)
as Kong / Lumpy
The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
as Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock (voice)
Flushed Away (2006)
as Spike (voice)
13 Going on 30 (2004)
as Richard Kneeland
The Batman: Part II (2028)
as Alfred
Inkheart (2008)
as Capricorn
Long Shot (2019)
as Parker Wembley
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018)
as Baloo (voice)
Arthur Christmas (2011)
as Lead Elf (voice)
Animal Farm (2026)
as Mr. Jones / Rooster (voice)
SAS: Red Notice (2021)
as George Clements
Luther: The Fallen Sun (2023)
as David Robey
Hitpig! (2024)
as Newscaster (voice)
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum (2027)
as Gollum / Sméagol
FX's A Christmas Carol (2019)
as Ghost of Christmas Past
Stormbreaker (2006)
as Mr Grin
Burke & Hare (2010)
as William Hare
Einstein and Eddington (2008)
as Albert Einstein
Deathwatch (2002)
as Pvt. Thomas Quinn
Career Girls (1997)
as Mr. Evans
24 Hour Party People (2002)
as Martin
Mojo (1997)
as Potts
Brighton Rock (2010)
as Mr. Colleoni
Stories of Lost Souls (2004)
as Granny / Rastafarian / Hunter Jackson
Wild Bill (2011)
as Glen
Robert Richardson: The White Devil (2026)
as Self
Prince of Jutland (1994)
as Torsten
Death of a Superhero (2011)
as Dr. Adrian King
Blessed (2004)
as Father Carlo
The Near Room (1997)
as Bunny
The Director and the Jedi (2018)
as Self
London: The Modern Babylon (2012)
as Spoken Quotations (voice)
Insomnia (1999)
as Harry
Pandaemonium (2001)
as John Thelwall
The Cottage (2008)
as David
Topsy-Turvy (1999)
as John D'Auban
The Making of 'The Two Towers' (2003)
Actor
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse (1997)
as Sergeant Corrigan
Ringers: Lord of the Fans (2005)
as Self
Extraordinary Rendition (2007)
as Maro, Interrogator
The Man Who Saved Paris (—)
as Chevenchy
Stella Does Tricks (1997)
as Fitz
Standing Room Only (2004)
as Granny
The Escapist (2002)
as Ricky Barnes
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' (2006)
as Self
Five Seconds to Spare (2000)
as Chester
Longford (2006)
as Ian Brady
A Christmas Carol (2020)
as Marley's Ghost (voice) / Old Joe (voice)
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010)
as Ian Dury
The Magnificent Lion Boy (2013)
as Umberto Farini
The Jolly Boys' Last Stand (2000)
as Anthony 'Spider' Dale
The Making of 'The Return of the King' (2004)
as Self
Shiner (2000)
as Mel
Among Giants (1998)
as Bob
Sugarhouse (2007)
as Hoodwink
LouiMax Dreams of Being an Adult (—)
as narrator
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' (2004)
as Self
We Are Stars (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey (2016)
as Self
King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries (2005)
as Self
Fungus The Bogeyman (2015)
Actor
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look (2022)
as Kino Loy (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Present (2004)
as Self
Sweety Barrett (1999)
as Leo King
Blue Whales: Return of the Giants (2023)
as Narrator (voice)
Underground (2007)
as The Driver (Narrator)
Creature (2023)
as (voice)
Stingray (2006)
as Stingray (voice)
Grushko (1994)
as Pyotr
The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor (2020)
as Self
The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge (2010)
as Eadweard Muybridge
The Man with the Miraculous Hands (—)
as Heinrich Himmler
Once Upon a Time in Iraq: Fallujah (2020)
as Narrator
Loop (1997)
as Bill
The Making of 'The Long and Short of It' (2003)
as Self
Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen (2018)
as Self