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