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