Andy Serkis

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

134

Gender

Male

Birthday

1964-04-20 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Ruislip, Middlesex, England, UK

Andy 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). 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

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Andor

    Andor

  • What If...?

    What If...?

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

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

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

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

  • 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

  • Hitpig!

    Hitpig!

  • The Batman

    The Batman

  • Venom: The Last Dance

    Venom: The Last Dance

  • Spooks

    Spooks

  • Avengers: Age of Ultron

    Avengers: Age of Ultron

  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

  • Black Panther

    Black Panther

  • Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    Never Mind the Buzzcocks

  • Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

    Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

  • The Prestige

    The Prestige

  • Natural World

    Natural World

  • GMTV

    GMTV

  • SAS: Red Notice

    SAS: Red Notice

  • The Jonathan Ross Show

    The Jonathan Ross Show

  • The Last Leg

    The Last Leg

  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    Star Wars: The Force Awakens

  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes

    Rise of the Planet of the Apes

  • Star Wars: The Last Jedi

    Star Wars: The Last Jedi

  • The Bill

    The Bill

  • War for the Planet of the Apes

    War for the Planet of the Apes

  • Inkheart

    Inkheart

  • Longford

    Longford

  • King Kong

    King Kong

  • Stormbreaker

    Stormbreaker

  • Blessed

    Blessed

  • Young Washington

    Young Washington

  • Creature

    Creature

  • The Escapist

    The Escapist

  • Shiner

    Shiner

  • Pie in the Sky

    Pie in the Sky

  • Grushko

    Grushko

  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride

    Home Movie: The Princess Bride

  • Flushed Away

    Flushed Away

  • The New Statesman

    The New Statesman

  • Deathwatch

    Deathwatch

  • Accused

    Accused

  • The Adventures of Tintin

    The Adventures of Tintin

  • 13 Going on 30

    13 Going on 30

  • Pandaemonium

    Pandaemonium

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • Mojo

    Mojo

  • Standing Room Only

    Standing Room Only

  • The Frame

    The Frame

  • Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

    Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

  • The Near Room

    The Near Room

  • Animal Farm

    Animal Farm

  • Career Girls

    Career Girls

  • Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

    Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

  • Sugarhouse

    Sugarhouse

  • Icons

    Icons

  • Long Shot

    Long Shot

  • Simon Schama's Power of Art

    Simon Schama's Power of Art

  • The Culture Show

    The Culture Show

  • GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

    GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

  • Animal

    Animal

  • Sweety Barrett

    Sweety Barrett

  • Arabian Nights

    Arabian Nights

  • Loop

    Loop

  • 24 Hour Party People

    24 Hour Party People

  • Untitled The Batman Sequel

    Untitled The Batman Sequel

  • Little Dorrit

    Little Dorrit

  • HypaSpace

    HypaSpace

  • Arthur Christmas

    Arthur Christmas

  • Luther: The Fallen Sun

    Luther: The Fallen Sun

  • The Chief

    The Chief

  • Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse

    Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse

  • Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist

  • Monkey Life

    Monkey Life

  • The Wil Wheaton Project

    The Wil Wheaton Project

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum

    The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum

  • FX's A Christmas Carol

    FX's A Christmas Carol

  • Brighton Rock

    Brighton Rock

  • Burke & Hare

    Burke & Hare

  • Streetwise

    Streetwise

  • The Cottage

    The Cottage

  • Insomnia

    Insomnia

  • Einstein and Eddington

    Einstein and Eddington

  • The Savoy

    The Savoy

  • The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World

    The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World

  • Topsy-Turvy

    Topsy-Turvy

  • Prince of Jutland

    Prince of Jutland

  • The Jump

    The Jump

  • Finney

    Finney

  • Death of a Superhero

    Death of a Superhero

  • Wild Bill

    Wild Bill

  • Fungus the Bogeyman

    Fungus the Bogeyman

  • Untitled Adventures of Tintin Sequel

    Untitled Adventures of Tintin Sequel

  • Neanderthals - Meet Your Ancestors

    Neanderthals - Meet Your Ancestors

  • The Magnificent Lion Boy

    The Magnificent Lion Boy

  • Stories of Lost Souls

    Stories of Lost Souls

  • London: The Modern Babylon

    London: The Modern Babylon

  • Shooting the Past

    Shooting the Past

  • Once Upon a Time in Iraq

    Once Upon a Time in Iraq

  • Stingray

    Stingray

  • Ringers: Lord of the Fans

    Ringers: Lord of the Fans

  • Among Giants

    Among Giants

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

    Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

  • Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey

    Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey

  • The Present

    The Present

  • Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen

    Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen

  • Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

    Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

  • The Making of 'The Two Towers'

    The Making of 'The Two Towers'

  • 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'

  • The Director and the Jedi

    The Director and the Jedi

  • Five Seconds to Spare

    Five Seconds to Spare

  • A Christmas Carol

    A Christmas Carol

  • Fungus The Bogeyman

    Fungus The Bogeyman

  • The Making of 'The Return of the King'

    The Making of 'The Return of the King'

  • Extraordinary Rendition

    Extraordinary Rendition

  • Stella Does Tricks

    Stella Does Tricks

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

    The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'

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

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

  • The Man with the Miraculous Hands

    The Man with the Miraculous Hands

  • Blue Whales: Return of the Giants

    Blue Whales: Return of the Giants

  • King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries

    King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries

  • We Are Stars

    We Are Stars

  • The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge

    The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge

  • The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor

    The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor

  • The Jolly Boys' Last Stand

    The Jolly Boys' Last Stand

  • Once Upon a Time in Iraq: Fallujah

    Once Upon a Time in Iraq: Fallujah

  • Underground

    Underground