Andy Serkis
Acting
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
Acting138
movieThe Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
2027
Gollum / Sméagol
movieYoung Washington
2026
General Edward Braddock
movieAnimal Farm
2026
Mr. Jones / Rooster (voice)
movieHitpig!
2024
Newscaster (voice)
movieVenom: The Last Dance
2024
Knull (voice)
movieBlue Whales: Return of the Giants
2023
Narrator (voice)
movieLuther: The Fallen Sun
2023
David Robey
movieCreature
2023
(voice)
tvAndor
2022
Kino Loy
movieAndor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022
Kino Loy (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Batman
2022
Alfred
tvThe Legend of Vox Machina
2022
Gideon (voice)
tvAnimal
2021
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieSAS: Red Notice
2021
George Clements
tvWhat If...?
2021
Ulysses Klaue (voice)
movieA Christmas Carol
2020
Marley's Ghost (voice) / Old Joe (voice)
tvThe Savoy
2020
Self
tvOnce Upon a Time in Iraq
2020
Narrator
tvHome Movie: The Princess Bride
2020
Count Rugen
tvA Christmas Carol
2019
Ghost of Christmas Past
movieFX's A Christmas Carol
2019
Ghost of Christmas Past
movieStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
Snoke (voice)
movieLong Shot
2019
Parker Wembley
movieMowgli: Legend of the Jungle
2018
Baloo (voice)
tvNeanderthals - Meet Your Ancestors
2018
Self - Presenter
movieBlack Panther
2018
Ulysses Klaue
tvFungus the Bogeyman
2015
Narrator
movieStar Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
Supreme Leader Snoke
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest
movieWe Are Stars
2015
Narrator (voice)
movieAvengers: Age of Ultron
2015
Ulysses Klaue
tvThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Self - Guest
tvThe Frame
2013
Caesar
movieLondon: The Modern Babylon
2012
Spoken Quotations (voice)
tvThe Dark: Nature's Nighttime World
2012
Self - Narrator
movieArthur Christmas
2011
Lead Elf (voice)
movieThe Adventures of Tintin
2011
Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock (voice)
movieDeath of a Superhero
2011
Dr. Adrian King
movieThe Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge
2010
Eadweard Muybridge
tvAccused
2010
Liam Black
movieBurke & Hare
2010
William Hare
movieBrighton Rock
2010
Mr. Colleoni
movieInkheart
2008
Capricorn
movieEinstein and Eddington
2008
Albert Einstein
tvLittle Dorrit
2008
Rigaud
movieThe Cottage
2008
David
movieSugarhouse
2007
Hoodwink
Extraordinary Rendition
2007
Maro, Interrogator
tvMonkey Life
2007
Self (Voice)
movieUnderground
2007
The Driver (Narrator)
movieLongford
2006
Ian Brady
movieFlushed Away
2006
Spike (voice)
movieStormbreaker
2006
Mr Grin
Stingray
2006
Stingray (voice)
movieKing Kong
2005
Kong / Lumpy
movieStories of Lost Souls
2004
Granny / Rastafarian / Hunter Jackson
movieBlessed
2004
Father Carlo
movie13 Going on 30
2004
Richard Kneeland
movieThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
Gollum / Smeagol
movieDeathwatch
2002
Pvt. Thomas Quinn
tvSpooks
2002
Riff
movieThe Escapist
2002
Ricky Barnes
moviePandaemonium
2001
John Thelwall
movieThe Jolly Boys' Last Stand
2000
Anthony 'Spider' Dale
tvArabian Nights
2000
Kasim
movieTopsy-Turvy
1999
John D'Auban
tvOliver Twist
1999
Bill Sikes
movieSweety Barrett
1999
Leo King
tvShooting the Past
1999
Styeman
movieInsomnia
1999
Harry
The Jump
1998
Steven Brunos
movieLoop
1997
Bill
movieMojo
1997
Potts
movieAgatha Christie's The Pale Horse
1997
Sergeant Corrigan
movieCareer Girls
1997
Mr. Evans
tvFinney
1994
Tom Finney
movieGrushko
1994
Pyotr
tvPie in the Sky
1994
Maxwell
moviePrince of Jutland
1994
Torsten
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
tvGMTV
1993
Self
tvThe Chief
1990
Jacko Dolan
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Cleanie (voice)
tvStreetwise
1989
Owen
tvThe New Statesman
1987
Peter Moran
tvNatural World
1983
Narrator
Production12
movieThe Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
2027
Executive Producer
movieAnimal Farm
2026
Producer
tvBrilliant Minds
2024
Executive Producer
movieNext Goal Wins
2023
Executive Producer
tvThe Bastard Son & the Devil Himself
2022
Executive Producer
movieNo One Gets Out Alive
2021
Executive Producer
movieThe Ritual
2017
Producer
movieSex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
2010
Executive Producer
movieThe Long and Short of It
2003
Assistant Location Manager
The Monster Tale
Executive Producer
Directing10
movieAnimal Farm
2026
Director
movieBreathe
2017
Director
movieThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
Second Unit Director
movieThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
Second Unit Director
movieThe Present
2004
Director
Crew1
movieThe Present
2004
Cinematography