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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War for the Planet of the Apes | Caesar | 2017-07-11 |
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Snoke | 2017-12-13 |
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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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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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London: The Modern Babylon | Spoken Quotations (voice) | 2012-08-03 |
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Gollum | 2012-12-12 |
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Arthur Christmas | Lead Elf (voice) | 2011-11-10 |
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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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Wild Bill | Glen | 2011-10-21 |
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The Adventures of Tintin | Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock (voice) | 2011-10-24 |
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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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Burke & Hare | William Hare | 2010-10-29 |
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Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll | Ian Dury | 2010-01-08 |
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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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Inkheart | Capricorn | 2008-12-11 |
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Underground | The Driver (Narrator) | 2007-03-18 |
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Sugarhouse | Hoodwink | 2007-08-24 |
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Extraordinary Rendition | Maro, Interrogator | 2007-08-20 |
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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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The Prestige | Alley | 2006-10-17 |
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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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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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The Present | Self | 2004-10-31 |
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The Making of 'The Return of the King' | Self | 2004-04-01 |
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Stories of Lost Souls | Granny / Rastafarian / Hunter Jackson | 2004-11-12 |
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Standing Room Only | Granny | 2004-01-12 |
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13 Going on 30 | Richard Kneeland | 2004-04-13 |
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A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' | Self | 2004-12-14 |
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Blessed | Father Carlo | 2004-05-16 |
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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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Deathwatch | Pvt. Thomas Quinn | 2002-10-06 |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Gollum | 2002-12-18 |
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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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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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Shiner | Mel | 2000-09-22 |
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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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Topsy-Turvy | John D'Auban | 1999-12-15 |
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Insomnia | Harry | 1999-01-01 |
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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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Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse | Sergeant Corrigan | 1997-07-01 |
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Mojo | Potts | 1997-09-02 |
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The Near Room | Bunny | 1997-04-11 |
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Stella Does Tricks | Fitz | 1997-11-06 |
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Grushko | Pyotr | 1994-03-24 |
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Prince of Jutland | Torsten | 1994-02-23 |
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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 |
