Andy Serkis

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

133

Gender

Male

Birthday

1964-04-20 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Ruislip, Middlesex, England, UK

Andy Serkis

Biography

Andrew Clement Serkis (born April 20, 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 portraying 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 series 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 directed Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021).

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

  • Venom: The Last Dance

    Venom: The Last Dance

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

  • What If...?

    What If...?

  • Andor

    Andor

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

  • Spooks

    Spooks

  • Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    Never Mind the Buzzcocks

  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

  • Avengers: Age of Ultron

    Avengers: Age of Ultron

  • GMTV

    GMTV

  • The Batman

    The Batman

  • The Bill

    The Bill

  • The Last Leg

    The Last Leg

  • Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

    Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

  • Natural World

    Natural World

  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    Star Wars: The Force Awakens

  • Young Washington

    Young Washington

  • The Jonathan Ross Show

    The Jonathan Ross Show

  • The Prestige

    The Prestige

  • Black Panther

    Black Panther

  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes

    Rise of the Planet of the Apes

  • Pie in the Sky

    Pie in the Sky

  • Star Wars: The Last Jedi

    Star Wars: The Last Jedi

  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

  • 13 Going on 30

    13 Going on 30

  • King Kong

    King Kong

  • Flushed Away

    Flushed Away

  • Monkey Life

    Monkey Life

  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride

    Home Movie: The Princess Bride

  • War for the Planet of the Apes

    War for the Planet of the Apes

  • The Chief

    The Chief

  • Accused

    Accused

  • The New Statesman

    The New Statesman

  • SAS: Red Notice

    SAS: Red Notice

  • The Adventures of Tintin

    The Adventures of Tintin

  • Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

    Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

  • Inkheart

    Inkheart

  • GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

    GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

  • Little Dorrit

    Little Dorrit

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • Animal

    Animal

  • Animal Farm

    Animal Farm

  • The Culture Show

    The Culture Show

  • The Cottage

    The Cottage

  • Burke & Hare

    Burke & Hare

  • The Frame

    The Frame

  • Luther: The Fallen Sun

    Luther: The Fallen Sun

  • Topsy-Turvy

    Topsy-Turvy

  • Arthur Christmas

    Arthur Christmas

  • Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey

    Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey

  • The Making of the Return of the King

    The Making of the Return of the King

  • The Man Who Saved Paris

    The Man Who Saved Paris

  • A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'

    A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'

  • Icons

    Icons

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum

    The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum

  • Arabian Nights

    Arabian Nights

  • Untitled The Batman Sequel

    Untitled The Batman Sequel

  • Loop

    Loop

  • Stormbreaker

    Stormbreaker

  • Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

    Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

  • A Christmas Carol

    A Christmas Carol

  • Stingray

    Stingray

  • Wild Bill

    Wild Bill

  • London: The Modern Babylon

    London: The Modern Babylon

  • Deathwatch

    Deathwatch

  • Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist

  • Creature

    Creature

  • Fungus The Bogeyman

    Fungus The Bogeyman

  • Fungus the Bogeyman

    Fungus the Bogeyman

  • HypaSpace

    HypaSpace

  • Einstein and Eddington

    Einstein and Eddington

  • FX's A Christmas Carol

    FX's A Christmas Carol

  • The Wil Wheaton Project

    The Wil Wheaton Project

  • Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'

    Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'

  • Pandaemonium

    Pandaemonium

  • Blessed

    Blessed

  • Death of a Superhero

    Death of a Superhero

  • Grushko

    Grushko

  • Prince of Jutland

    Prince of Jutland

  • Stories of Lost Souls

    Stories of Lost Souls

  • Hitpig!

    Hitpig!

  • Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse

    Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse

  • Longford

    Longford

  • 24 Hour Party People

    24 Hour Party People

  • Streetwise

    Streetwise

  • Sweety Barrett

    Sweety Barrett

  • Long Shot

    Long Shot

  • The Savoy

    The Savoy

  • The Escapist

    The Escapist

  • Stella Does Tricks

    Stella Does Tricks

  • The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'

    The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'

  • Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

    Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

  • Standing Room Only

    Standing Room Only

  • The Jump

    The Jump

  • Ringers: Lord of the Fans

    Ringers: Lord of the Fans

  • Among Giants

    Among Giants

  • Brighton Rock

    Brighton Rock

  • Finney

    Finney

  • Shiner

    Shiner

  • The Near Room

    The Near Room

  • Shooting the Past

    Shooting the Past

  • Blue Whales: Return of the Giants

    Blue Whales: Return of the Giants

  • Simon Schama's Power of Art

    Simon Schama's Power of Art

  • Mojo

    Mojo

  • Extraordinary Rendition

    Extraordinary Rendition

  • The Present

    The Present

  • Once Upon a Time in Iraq

    Once Upon a Time in Iraq

  • The Director and the Jedi

    The Director and the Jedi

  • The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World

    The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World

  • The Jolly Boys' Last Stand

    The Jolly Boys' Last Stand

  • Career Girls

    Career Girls

  • Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories

    Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories

  • Neanderthals - Meet Your Ancestors

    Neanderthals - Meet Your Ancestors

  • The Magnificent Lion Boy

    The Magnificent Lion Boy

  • Sugarhouse

    Sugarhouse

  • Insomnia

    Insomnia

  • The Making of The Two Towers

    The Making of The Two Towers

  • The Man with the Miraculous Hands

    The Man with the Miraculous Hands

  • King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries

    King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries

  • Once Upon a Time in Iraq: Fallujah

    Once Upon a Time in Iraq: Fallujah

  • We Are Stars

    We Are Stars

  • Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen

    Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen

  • Untitled Adventures of Tintin Sequel

    Untitled Adventures of Tintin Sequel

  • The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor

    The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor

  • Five Seconds to Spare

    Five Seconds to Spare

  • The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge

    The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge