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) | 2026-05-01 |
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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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Creature | (voice) | 2023-02-23 |
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Blue Whales: Return of the Giants | Narrator (voice) | 2023-05-25 |
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Luther: The Fallen Sun | David Robey | 2023-02-24 |
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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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SAS: Red Notice | George Clements | 2021-08-11 |
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A Christmas Carol | Marley's Ghost (voice) / Old Joe (voice) | 2020-12-04 |
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Once Upon a Time in Iraq: Fallujah | Narrator | 2020-07-15 |
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Long Shot | Parker Wembley | 2019-05-02 |
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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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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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The Director and the Jedi | Self | 2018-03-12 |
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Black Panther | Ulysses Klaue | 2018-02-13 |
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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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Fungus The Bogeyman | 2015-12-27 | |
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Supreme Leader Snoke | 2015-12-15 |
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We Are Stars | Narrator (voice) | 2015-07-01 |
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Avengers: Age of Ultron | Ulysses Klaue | 2015-04-22 |
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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 extended edition | Golum | 2013-10-13 |
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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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Death of a Superhero | Dr. Adrian King | 2011-05-04 |
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Arthur Christmas | Lead Elf (voice) | 2011-11-10 |
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The Adventures of Tintin | Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock (voice) | 2011-10-24 |
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Wild Bill | Glen | 2011-10-21 |
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Burke & Hare | William Hare | 2010-10-29 |
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Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll | Ian Dury | 2010-01-08 |
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Brighton Rock | Mr. Colleoni | 2010-09-13 |
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The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge | Eadweard Muybridge | 2010-11-30 |
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Inkheart | Capricorn | 2008-12-11 |
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The Cottage | David | 2008-02-07 |
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Einstein and Eddington | Albert Einstein | 2008-11-29 |
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Sugarhouse | Hoodwink | 2007-08-24 |
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Extraordinary Rendition | Maro, Interrogator | 2007-08-20 |
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Underground | The Driver (Narrator) | 2007-03-18 |
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Longford | Ian Brady | 2006-10-26 |
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Flushed Away | Spike (voice) | 2006-10-22 |
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Stingray | Stingray (voice) | 2006-03-18 |
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Stormbreaker | Mr. Grin | 2006-07-21 |
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The Prestige | Alley | 2006-10-17 |
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Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' | Self | 2006-11-14 |
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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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King Kong | Kong / Lumpy | 2005-12-12 |
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Standing Room Only | Granny | 2004-01-12 |
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The Present | Self | 2004-10-31 |
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Stories of Lost Souls | Granny / Rastafarian / Hunter Jackson | 2004-11-12 |
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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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A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' | Self | 2004-12-14 |
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The Making of 'The Two Towers' | 2003-04-01 | |
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The Making of 'The Long and Short of It' | Self | 2003-08-26 |
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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 Escapist | Ricky Barnes | 2002-04-12 |
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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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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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The Jolly Boys' Last Stand | Anthony 'Spider' Dale | 2000-08-18 |
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Five Seconds to Spare | Chester | 2000-10-30 |
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Shiner | Mel | 2000-09-22 |
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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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Sweety Barrett | Leo King | 1999-04-16 |
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Among Giants | Bob | 1998-06-24 |
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Loop | Bill | 1997-09-19 |
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Career Girls | Mr. Evans | 1997-06-01 |
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Mojo | Potts | 1997-09-02 |
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Stella Does Tricks | Fitz | 1997-11-06 |
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Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse | Sergeant Corrigan | 1997-07-01 |
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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 with the Miraculous Hands | Heinrich Himmler | |
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Untitled Adventures of Tintin Sequel | Captain Haddock | |
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The Man Who Saved Paris | Chevenchy |
