Acting
Andy Serkis
EN, KO cinema · 106 credits
Born
20 April 1964 (age 62)
Birthplace
Ruislip, Middlesex, England, UK
Also known as Энди Серкис · Andrew Clement Serkis · Andrew Serkis
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
Filmography
LouiMax Dreams of Being an Adult
as narrator
Untitled The Adventures of Tintin Sequel
Untitled The Adventures of Tintin Sequel
as Captain Haddock
The Monster Tale
The Monster Tale
Executive Producer
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
as Gollum / Sméagol, Director, Executive Producer
Animal Farm
as Randolf the Rooster (voice), Producer, Director
Young Washington
as General Edward Braddock
Nevatars
as Wasam (voice), Director
Hitpig!
as Newscaster (voice)
Venom: The Last Dance
as Knull (voice)
Luther: The Fallen Sun
as David Robey
Creature
as (voice)
Blue Whales: Return of the Giants
as Narrator (voice)
Next Goal Wins
Executive Producer
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
as Kino Loy (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Batman
as Alfred
SAS: Red Notice
as George Clements
No One Gets Out Alive
Executive Producer
A Christmas Carol
as Marley's Ghost (voice) / Old Joe (voice)
Long Shot
as Parker Wembley
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Snoke (voice)
FX's A Christmas Carol
as Ghost of Christmas Past
Black Panther
as Ulysses Klaue
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
as Baloo (voice), Director, Producer
Great Performers: Horror Show
as The Demented Clown
Breathe
Director
The Ritual
Producer
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Supreme Leader Snoke
We Are Stars
as Narrator (voice)
Avengers: Age of Ultron
as Ulysses Klaue
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Second Unit Director
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as Gollum, Second Unit Director
London: The Modern Babylon
as Spoken Quotations (voice)
The Adventures of Tintin
as Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock (voice)
Death of a Superhero
as Dr. Adrian King
Wild Bill
as Glen
Arthur Christmas
as Lead Elf (voice)
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
as Ian Dury, Executive Producer
Brighton Rock
as Mr Colleoni
Burke & Hare
as William Hare
The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge
as Eadweard Muybridge
Inkheart
as Capricorn
The Cottage
as David
Einstein and Eddington
as Albert Einstein
Sugarhouse
as Hoodwink
Extraordinary Rendition
2007
Extraordinary Rendition
as Maro, Interrogator
Underground
as The Driver (Narrator)
The Prestige
as Alley
Stormbreaker
as Mr Grin
Longford
as Ian Brady
Flushed Away
as Spike (voice)
Stingray
2006
Stingray
as Stingray (voice)
King Kong
as Kong / Lumpy
13 Going on 30
as Richard Kneeland
Blessed
as Father Carlo
Stories of Lost Souls
as Granny / Rastafarian / Hunter Jackson
The Present
as Self, Director, Cinematography
Standing Room Only
as Granny
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
as Gollum / Smeagol
The Long and Short of It
Assistant Location Manager
24 Hour Party People
as Martin
Deathwatch
as Pvt. Thomas Quinn
The Escapist
as Ricky Barnes
Pandaemonium
as John Thelwall
Shiner
as Mel
Five Seconds to Spare
as Chester
The Jolly Boys' Last Stand
as Anthony 'Spider' Dale
Topsy-Turvy
as John D'Auban
Insomnia
as Harry
Sweety Barrett
as Leo King
Among Giants
as Bob
Career Girls
as Mr. Evans
Mojo
as Potts
The Near Room
as Bunny
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
as Sergeant Corrigan
Loop
as Bill
Prince of Jutland
as Torsten
Grushko
as Pyotr