Andy Serkis
Biography
Andrew Clement Serkis (born April 20, 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).
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1964-04-20
Place of birth
Ruislip, Middlesex, England, UK
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Cast
King Kong
2005
6.89
The Prestige
2006
8.21
Inkheart
2008
6.30
Luther: The Fallen Sun
2023
6.64
13 Going on 30
2004
6.76
24 Hour Party People
2002
6.94
Blessed
2004
4.70
Deathwatch
2002
5.75
Creature
2023
5.60
Stormbreaker
2006
5.23
The Cottage
2008
5.96
Shiner
2000
5.23
Longford
2006
6.49
Einstein and Eddington
2008
6.85
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
2010
6.29
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011
7.34
Brighton Rock
2010
5.65
Topsy-Turvy
1999
6.60
The Adventures of Tintin
2011
6.92
Career Girls
1997
6.60
The Escapist
2002
5.70
Burke & Hare
2010
6.07
Sugarhouse
2007
5.38
Five Seconds to Spare
2000
4.16
Stories of Lost Souls
2004
5.61
Death of a Superhero
2011
6.86
Wild Bill
2011
6.77
Extraordinary Rendition
2007
4.80
Flushed Away
2006
6.30
Mojo
1997
4.00
Among Giants
1998
4.57
Stella Does Tricks
1997
6.40
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
2014
7.33
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
7.25
The Present
2004
0.00
We Are Stars
2015
0.00
Animal Farm
2026
0.00
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015
7.27
Black Panther
2018
7.37
Insomnia
1999
0.00
The Near Room
1997
4.60
Fungus The Bogeyman
2015
2.50
Sweety Barrett
1999
5.60
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
1997
5.80
Untitled The Batman Sequel
2027
0.00
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
6.76
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
2018
6.47
Pandaemonium
2001
4.86
War for the Planet of the Apes
2017
7.21
Hitpig!
2024
6.64
The Magnificent Lion Boy
2013
0.00
London: The Modern Babylon
2012
6.34
Arthur Christmas
2011
6.77
Standing Room Only
2004
0.00
Loop
1997
4.20
Prince of Jutland
1994
5.36
Long Shot
2019
6.72
The Director and the Jedi
2018
7.30
The Jolly Boys' Last Stand
2000
6.00
A Christmas Carol
2020
7.50
The Batman
2022
7.66
Grushko
1994
6.00
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
6.28
FX's A Christmas Carol
2019
7.23
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
2005
6.30
SAS: Red Notice
2021
5.78
Venom: The Last Dance
2024
6.67
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2003
8.80
Young Washington
2026
0.00
Stingray
2006
0.00
Underground
2007
0.00