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