Andy Serkis

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

132

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 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

  • Andor

    Andor

  • 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

  • Spooks

    Spooks

  • The Batman

    The Batman

  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

  • What If...?

    What If...?

  • Avengers: Age of Ultron

    Avengers: Age of Ultron

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    Never Mind the Buzzcocks

  • The Last Leg

    The Last Leg

  • The Prestige

    The Prestige

  • Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

    Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

  • Flushed Away

    Flushed Away

  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    Star Wars: The Force Awakens

  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

  • War for the Planet of the Apes

    War for the Planet of the Apes

  • Black Panther

    Black Panther

  • King Kong

    King Kong

  • The Bill

    The Bill

  • Star Wars: The Last Jedi

    Star Wars: The Last Jedi

  • Natural World

    Natural World

  • GMTV

    GMTV

  • The Jonathan Ross Show

    The Jonathan Ross Show

  • Arthur Christmas

    Arthur Christmas

  • 13 Going on 30

    13 Going on 30

  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes

    Rise of the Planet of the Apes

  • Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

    Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum

    The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum

  • Inkheart

    Inkheart

  • Pie in the Sky

    Pie in the Sky

  • The Adventures of Tintin

    The Adventures of Tintin

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

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

  • The Culture Show

    The Culture Show

  • Animal Farm

    Animal Farm

  • Extraordinary Rendition

    Extraordinary Rendition

  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride

    Home Movie: The Princess Bride

  • Accused

    Accused

  • Longford

    Longford

  • Icons

    Icons

  • Stormbreaker

    Stormbreaker

  • Luther: The Fallen Sun

    Luther: The Fallen Sun

  • Loop

    Loop

  • Topsy-Turvy

    Topsy-Turvy

  • Young Washington

    Young Washington

  • The Cottage

    The Cottage

  • The Frame

    The Frame

  • FX's A Christmas Carol

    FX's A Christmas Carol

  • Grushko

    Grushko

  • Creature

    Creature

  • SAS: Red Notice

    SAS: Red Notice

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • Wild Bill

    Wild Bill

  • Hitpig!

    Hitpig!

  • Blessed

    Blessed

  • The Chief

    The Chief

  • Untitled The Batman Sequel

    Untitled The Batman Sequel

  • Burke & Hare

    Burke & Hare

  • The New Statesman

    The New Statesman

  • Little Dorrit

    Little Dorrit

  • Long Shot

    Long Shot

  • Stingray

    Stingray

  • Sugarhouse

    Sugarhouse

  • Arabian Nights

    Arabian Nights

  • GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

    GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

  • Sweety Barrett

    Sweety Barrett

  • Monkey Life

    Monkey Life

  • Deathwatch

    Deathwatch

  • A Christmas Carol

    A Christmas Carol

  • Shiner

    Shiner

  • London: The Modern Babylon

    London: The Modern Babylon

  • Animal

    Animal

  • 24 Hour Party People

    24 Hour Party People

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

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

  • Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist

  • The Man Who Saved Paris

    The Man Who Saved Paris

  • The Escapist

    The Escapist

  • Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

    Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

  • Prince of Jutland

    Prince of Jutland

  • The Present

    The Present

  • Mojo

    Mojo

  • Pandaemonium

    Pandaemonium

  • Einstein and Eddington

    Einstein and Eddington

  • The Making of 'The Return of the King'

    The Making of 'The Return of the King'

  • Death of a Superhero

    Death of a Superhero

  • HypaSpace

    HypaSpace

  • The Wil Wheaton Project

    The Wil Wheaton Project

  • The Near Room

    The Near Room

  • Brighton Rock

    Brighton Rock

  • Fungus the Bogeyman

    Fungus the Bogeyman

  • Career Girls

    Career Girls

  • Ringers: Lord of the Fans

    Ringers: Lord of the Fans

  • Stories of Lost Souls

    Stories of Lost Souls

  • Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

    Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

  • Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse

    Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse

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

    The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'

  • Standing Room Only

    Standing Room Only

  • Stella Does Tricks

    Stella Does Tricks

  • Streetwise

    Streetwise

  • Blue Whales: Return of the Giants

    Blue Whales: Return of the Giants

  • Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey

    Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey

  • Finney

    Finney

  • The Jolly Boys' Last Stand

    The Jolly Boys' Last Stand

  • Simon Schama's Power of Art

    Simon Schama's Power of Art

  • Neanderthals - Meet Your Ancestors

    Neanderthals - Meet Your Ancestors

  • Shooting the Past

    Shooting the Past

  • The Savoy

    The Savoy

  • Once Upon a Time in Iraq

    Once Upon a Time in Iraq

  • The Jump

    The Jump

  • The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor

    The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor

  • The Making of 'The Two Towers'

    The Making of 'The Two Towers'

  • The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World

    The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World

  • Five Seconds to Spare

    Five Seconds to Spare

  • King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries

    King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries

  • Among Giants

    Among Giants

  • Insomnia

    Insomnia

  • The Man with the Miraculous Hands

    The Man with the Miraculous Hands

  • The Director and the Jedi

    The Director and the Jedi

  • Untitled Adventures of Tintin Sequel

    Untitled Adventures of Tintin Sequel

  • Fungus The Bogeyman

    Fungus The Bogeyman

  • Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen

    Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen

  • The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge

    The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge

  • The Magnificent Lion Boy

    The Magnificent Lion Boy

  • We Are Stars

    We Are Stars

  • Once Upon a Time in Iraq: Fallujah

    Once Upon a Time in Iraq: Fallujah

  • Underground

    Underground