Andy Serkis
93 movies · 28 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 20, 1964 (age 62)
- Place of birth
- Ruislip, Middlesex, England, UK
- Also known as
- Энди Серкис · Andrew Clement Serkis · Andrew Serkis
Biography
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).
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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).
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Known for
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★ 8.4 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · Film
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★ 8.5 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · Film
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★ 7.3 Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015 · Film
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★ 8.4 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 · Film
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★ 7.4 Black Panther
2018 · Film
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★ 7.2 Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 · Film
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★ 7.4 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012 · Film
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★ 8.2 The Prestige
2006 · Film
Andy Serkis: movies and TV shows
Acting (108)
- Upcoming The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
as Gollum / Sméagol
- Upcoming The Batman: Part II
as Alfred
- Upcoming The Man Who Saved Paris
as Chevenchy
- Upcoming The Man with the Miraculous Hands
as Heinrich Himmler
- Upcoming LouiMax Dreams of Being an Adult
as narrator
- Upcoming Untitled The Adventures of Tintin Sequel
as Captain Haddock
- 2026 Nevatars
as Wasam (voice)
- 2026 Young Washington
as General Edward Braddock
- 2026 Animal Farm
as Mr. Jones / Rooster (voice)
- 2024 Hitpig!
as Newscaster (voice)
- 2024 Venom: The Last Dance
as Knull (voice)
- 2023 Blue Whales: Return of the Giants
as Narrator (voice)
- 2023 Luther: The Fallen Sun
as David Robey
- 2023 Creature
as (voice)
- 2022
- 2022 Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
as Kino Loy (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2022 The Batman
as Alfred
- 2022
- 2021 SAS: Red Notice
as George Clements
- 2021
- 2020 A Christmas Carol
as Marley's Ghost (voice) / Old Joe (voice)
- 2020 Once Upon a Time in Iraq: Fallujah
as Narrator
- 2020
- 2020
- 2019
- 2019 FX's A Christmas Carol
as Ghost of Christmas Past
- 2019 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Snoke (voice)
- 2019 Long Shot
as Parker Wembley
- 2018 Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
as Baloo (voice)
- 2018 Black Panther
as Ulysses Klaue
- 2017 Star Wars: The Last Jedi
as Snoke
- 2017 Great Performers: Horror Show
as The Demented Clown
- 2017 War for the Planet of the Apes
as Caesar
- 2015
- 2015
- 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Supreme Leader Snoke
- 2015 We Are Stars
as Narrator (voice)
- 2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron
as Ulysses Klaue
- 2014 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
as Caesar
- 2013
- 2013 The Magnificent Lion Boy
as Umberto Farini
- 2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as Gollum
- 2012 London: The Modern Babylon
as Spoken Quotations (voice)
- 2011 Arthur Christmas
as Lead Elf (voice)
- 2011 The Adventures of Tintin
as Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock (voice)
- 2011 Wild Bill
as Glen
- 2011 Rise of the Planet of the Apes
as Caesar
- 2011 Death of a Superhero
as Dr. Adrian King
- 2010 The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge
as Eadweard Muybridge
- 2010
- 2010 Burke & Hare
as William Hare
- 2010 Brighton Rock
as Mr Colleoni
- 2010 Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
as Ian Dury
- 2008 Inkheart
as Capricorn
- 2008 Einstein and Eddington
as Albert Einstein
- 2008
- 2008 The Cottage
as David
- 2007 Sugarhouse
as Hoodwink
- 2007 Extraordinary Rendition
as Maro, Interrogator
- 2007 Underground
as The Driver (Narrator)
- 2006 Longford
as Ian Brady
- 2006 Flushed Away
as Spike (voice)
- 2006 The Prestige
as Alley
- 2006
- 2006 Stormbreaker
as Mr Grin
- 2006 Stingray
as Stingray (voice)
- 2005 King Kong
as Kong / Lumpy
- 2004 Stories of Lost Souls
as Granny / Rastafarian / Hunter Jackson
- 2004 Blessed
as Father Carlo
- 2004 13 Going on 30
as Richard Kneeland
- 2004 Standing Room Only
as Granny
- 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
as Gollum / Smeagol
- 2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
as Gollum
- 2002 Deathwatch
as Pvt. Thomas Quinn
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002 The Escapist
as Ricky Barnes
- 2002 24 Hour Party People
as Martin
- 2001
- 2001 Pandaemonium
as John Thelwall
- 2000 Five Seconds to Spare
as Chester
- 2000 Shiner
as Mel
- 2000 The Jolly Boys' Last Stand
as Anthony 'Spider' Dale
- 2000
- 1999 Topsy-Turvy
as John D'Auban
- 1999
- 1999 Sweety Barrett
as Leo King
- 1999
- 1999 Insomnia
as Harry
- 1998
- 1998 Among Giants
as Bob
- 1997 Stella Does Tricks
as Fitz
- 1997 Loop
as Bill
- 1997 Mojo
as Potts
- 1997 Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
as Sergeant Corrigan
- 1997 Career Girls
as Mr. Evans
- 1997 The Near Room
as Bunny
- 1994
- 1994 Grushko
as Pyotr
- 1994
- 1994 Prince of Jutland
as Torsten
- 1990
- 1989
- 1989
- 1989
- 1987
- 1984
- 1983
Behind the camera (20)
- Upcoming The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
Director, Executive Producer
- Upcoming The Last House on Needless Street
Producer
- Upcoming The Giant's House
Director
- Upcoming The Monster Tale
Executive Producer
- 2026 Nevatars
Director
- 2026 Animal Farm
Producer, Director
- 2024
- 2023 Next Goal Wins
Executive Producer
- 2022
- 2021 Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Director
- 2021 No One Gets Out Alive
Executive Producer
- 2018 Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
Director, Producer
- 2018 The Ruins of Empires
Director
- 2017 Breathe
Director
- 2017 The Ritual
Producer
- 2014 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Second Unit Director
- 2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Second Unit Director
- 2010 Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
Executive Producer
- 2004 The Present
Director, Cinematography
- 2003 The Long and Short of It
Assistant Location Manager
Talk shows and appearances (34)
- 2026
- 2021 Animal
1 episode
- 2020 The Savoy
1 episode
- 2020
- 2020 Reunited Apart
1 episode
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show
1 episode
- 2018
- 2018 Neanderthals - Meet Your Ancestors
2 episodes
- 2018 GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
1 episode
- 2018
- 2016
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2 episodes
- 2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden
1 episode
- 2014 The Wil Wheaton Project
1 episode
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
1 episode
- 2013 The Frame
1 episode
- 2013 The Last Leg
1 episode
- 2012 The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World
3 episodes
- 2011 The Jonathan Ross Show
1 episode
- 2007 Monkey Life
14 episodes
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show
1 episode
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006
- 2005
- 2005
- 2004
- 2004 The Culture Show
1 episode
- 2003
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
1 episode
- 2002 HypaSpace
1 episode
- 1996 Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1 episode
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
2 episodes
- 1993 GMTV
1 episode