1964-04-20 Ruislip, Middlesex, England, UK
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).
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The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum | Gollum / Smeagol | 2027-12-16 |
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Untitled The Batman Sequel | Alfred | 2027-09-30 |
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Young Washington | General Edward Braddock | 2026-07-04 |
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Animal Farm | Old Major / Mr. Jones / Rooster (voice) | 2025-06-09 |
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Venom: The Last Dance | Knull (voice) | 2024-10-22 |
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Hitpig! | Newscaster (voice) | 2024-11-01 |
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Luther: The Fallen Sun | David Robey | 2023-02-24 |
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Creature | (voice) | 2023-02-23 |
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Blue Whales: Return of the Giants | Narrator (voice) | 2023-05-25 |
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The Batman | Alfred | 2022-03-01 |
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Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look | Kino Loy (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2022-09-08 |
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M4's The Hobbit Book Edit | Gollum | 2021-12-24 |
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SAS: Red Notice | George Clements | 2021-08-11 |
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Once Upon a Time in Iraq: Fallujah | Narrator | 2020-07-15 |
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A Christmas Carol | Marley's Ghost (voice) / Old Joe (voice) | 2020-12-04 |
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Snoke (voice) | 2019-12-18 |
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The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor | Self | 2019-07-11 |
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FX's A Christmas Carol | Ghost of Christmas Past | 2019-12-19 |
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Long Shot | Parker Wembley | 2019-05-02 |
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Black Panther | Ulysses Klaue | 2018-02-13 |
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The Director and the Jedi | Self | 2018-03-12 |
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Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen | Self | 2018-12-31 |
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Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle | Baloo (voice) | 2018-11-25 |
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Snoke | 2017-12-13 |
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War for the Planet of the Apes | Caesar | 2017-07-11 |
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Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey | Self | 2016-04-16 |
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Supreme Leader Snoke | 2015-12-15 |
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Fungus The Bogeyman | 2015-12-27 | |
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Avengers: Age of Ultron | Ulysses Klaue | 2015-04-22 |
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We Are Stars | Narrator (voice) | 2015-07-01 |
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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | Caesar | 2014-07-08 |
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The Magnificent Lion Boy | Umberto Farini | 2013-05-21 |
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Gollum | 2012-12-12 |
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London: The Modern Babylon | Spoken Quotations (voice) | 2012-08-03 |
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes | Caesar | 2011-08-03 |
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Arthur Christmas | Lead Elf (voice) | 2011-11-10 |
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Wild Bill | Glen | 2011-10-21 |
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Death of a Superhero | Dr. Adrian King | 2011-05-04 |
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The Adventures of Tintin | Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock (voice) | 2011-10-24 |
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Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll | Ian Dury | 2010-01-08 |
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Burke & Hare | William Hare | 2010-10-29 |
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The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge | Eadweard Muybridge | 2010-11-30 |
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Brighton Rock | Mr. Colleoni | 2010-09-13 |
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Inkheart | Capricorn | 2008-12-11 |
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Einstein and Eddington | Albert Einstein | 2008-11-29 |
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The Cottage | David | 2008-02-07 |
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Extraordinary Rendition | Maro, Interrogator | 2007-08-20 |
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Sugarhouse | Hoodwink | 2007-08-24 |
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The Prestige | Alley | 2006-10-17 |
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Stingray | Stingray (voice) | 2006-03-18 |
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Longford | Ian Brady | 2006-10-26 |
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Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' | Self | 2006-11-14 |
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Stormbreaker | Mr. Grin | 2006-07-21 |
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Flushed Away | Spike (voice) | 2006-10-22 |
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King Kong | Kong / Lumpy | 2005-12-12 |
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Ringers: Lord of the Fans | Self | 2005-01-21 |
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King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries | Self | 2005-12-13 |
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A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' | Self | 2004-12-14 |
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The Making of the Return of the King | Self | 2004-04-01 |
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13 Going on 30 | Richard Kneeland | 2004-04-13 |
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Blessed | Father Carlo | 2004-05-16 |
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The Present | Self | 2004-10-31 |
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Standing Room Only | Granny | 2004-01-12 |
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Stories of Lost Souls | Granny / Rastafarian / Hunter Jackson | 2004-11-12 |
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The Making of 'The Long and Short of It' | Self | 2003-08-26 |
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The Making of The Two Towers | 2003-04-01 | |
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Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories | Self | 2003-01-01 |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Gollum / Smeagol | 2003-12-17 |
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24 Hour Party People | Martin Hannett | 2002-02-13 |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Gollum | 2002-12-18 |
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Deathwatch | Pvt. Thomas Quinn | 2002-10-06 |
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The Escapist | Ricky Barnes | 2002-04-12 |
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Pandaemonium | John Thelwall | 2001-06-29 |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Gollum | 2001-12-18 |
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Five Seconds to Spare | Chester | 2000-10-30 |
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The Jolly Boys' Last Stand | Anthony 'Spider' Dale | 2000-08-18 |
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Shiner | Mel | 2000-09-22 |
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Sweety Barrett | Leo King | 1999-04-16 |
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Insomnia | Harry | 1999-01-01 |
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Topsy-Turvy | John D'Auban | 1999-12-15 |
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Among Giants | Bob | 1998-06-24 |
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Loop | Bill | 1997-09-19 |
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Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse | Sergeant Corrigan | 1997-07-01 |
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Mojo | Potts | 1997-09-02 |
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Stella Does Tricks | Fitz | 1997-11-06 |
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Career Girls | Mr. Evans | 1997-06-01 |
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The Near Room | Bunny | 1997-04-11 |
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Prince of Jutland | Torsten | 1994-02-23 |
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Grushko | Pyotr | 1994-03-24 |
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The Man Who Saved Paris | Chevenchy | |
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The Man with the Miraculous Hands | Heinrich Himmler | |
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Untitled Adventures of Tintin Sequel | Captain Haddock |
