Andy Serkis
Biography
Andrew Clement Serkis is an English actor, filmmaker, and author born on April 20, 1964, in Ruislip, Middlesex, England. Recognized as a highly acclaimed British performer, he is celebrated for his versatile work in both live-action and animated roles. Serkis has gained international prominence for his pioneering contributions to the field of performance capture. His career is defined by his extensive involvement in motion capture acting, animation, and voice work, which have brought numerous computer-generated characters to life on screen. Beyond his acting career, he is also known for his work as a director and producer in the film industry.
Career overview
Andy Serkis is best known for his performance capture roles, which involve motion capture acting, animation, and voice work for computer-generated characters. His most iconic portrayal is Gollum in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, released between 2001 and 2003, and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in 2012. He also provided the performance for King Kong in the 2005 film of the same name and portrayed Caesar in the Planet of the Apes reboot series from 2011 to 2017. Additionally, he played Captain Haddock and Sir Francis Haddock in Steven Spielberg's 2011 film The Adventures of Tintin, and Supreme Leader Snoke in the Star Wars sequel trilogy films The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi.
In addition to his performance capture work, Serkis has expanded his career into directing. He directed the 2018 film Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, in which he also performed the role of Baloo. With 151 known credits, Serkis maintains a significant presence in the entertainment industry as an actor, director, and producer. His work is noted for its technical innovation and his ability to inhabit complex, digital characters through performance capture technology.
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- The Batman: Part II (2028) as Alfred
- The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum (2027) as Gollum / Sméagol
- The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum (2027) Director
- The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum (2027) Executive Producer
- Young Washington (2026) as General Edward Braddock
- Animal Farm (2026) as Mr. Jones / Rooster (voice)
- Animal Farm (2026) Producer
- Animal Farm (2026) Director
- Robert Richardson: The White Devil (2026) as Self
- Venom: The Last Dance (2024) as Knull (voice)
- Brilliant Minds (2024) Executive Producer
- Hitpig! (2024) as Newscaster (voice)
- Luther: The Fallen Sun (2023) as David Robey
- Next Goal Wins (2023) Executive Producer
- Creature (2023) as (voice)
- Blue Whales: Return of the Giants (2023) as Narrator (voice)
- Andor (2022) as Kino Loy
- The Legend of Vox Machina (2022) as Gideon (voice)
- The Batman (2022) as Alfred
- The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself (2022) Executive Producer
- Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look (2022) as Kino Loy (archive footage) (uncredited)
- What If...? (2021) as Ulysses Klaue (voice)
- Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) Director
- SAS: Red Notice (2021) as George Clements
- No One Gets Out Alive (2021) Executive Producer
- Animal (2021) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020) as Count Rugen
- Reunited Apart (2020) as Self
- The Savoy (2020) as Self
- A Christmas Carol (2020) as Marley's Ghost (voice) / Old Joe (voice)
- Once Upon a Time in Iraq (2020) as Narrator
- Once Upon a Time in Iraq: Fallujah (2020) as Narrator
- The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor (2020) as Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) as Snoke (voice)
- Long Shot (2019) as Parker Wembley
- A Christmas Carol (2019) as Ghost of Christmas Past
- FX's A Christmas Carol (2019) as Ghost of Christmas Past
- Black Panther (2018) as Ulysses Klaue
- GQ Presents: Iconic Characters (2018) as Self
- Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018) as Baloo (voice)
- Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018) Director
- Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018) Producer
- The Ruins of Empires (2018) Director
- Neanderthals - Meet Your Ancestors (2018) as Self - Presenter
- The Director and the Jedi (2018) as Self
- Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen (2018) as Self
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) as Snoke
- War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) as Caesar
- The Ritual (2017) Producer
- Breathe (2017) Director
- Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey (2016) as Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) as Self - Guest
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) as Ulysses Klaue
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) as Supreme Leader Snoke
- Fungus the Bogeyman (2015) as Narrator
- We Are Stars (2015) as Narrator (voice)
- Fungus The Bogeyman (2015)
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) Second Unit Director
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) as Caesar
- The Wil Wheaton Project (2014) as Self
- The Last Leg (2013) as Self
- The Frame (2013) as Caesar
- The Magnificent Lion Boy (2013) as Umberto Farini
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) as Gollum
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) Second Unit Director
- The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World (2012) as Self - Narrator
- London: The Modern Babylon (2012) as Spoken Quotations (voice)
- The Jonathan Ross Show (2011) as Self
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) as Caesar
- The Adventures of Tintin (2011) as Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock (voice)
- Arthur Christmas (2011) as Lead Elf (voice)
- Wild Bill (2011) as Glen
- Death of a Superhero (2011) as Dr. Adrian King
- Accused (2010) as Liam Black
- Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010) as Ian Dury
- Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010) Executive Producer
- Burke & Hare (2010) as William Hare
- Brighton Rock (2010) as Mr. Colleoni
- The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge (2010) as Eadweard Muybridge
- Inkheart (2008) as Capricorn
- Little Dorrit (2008) as Rigaud
- Einstein and Eddington (2008) as Albert Einstein
- The Cottage (2008) as David
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- Monkey Life (2007) as Self (Voice)
- Underground (2007) as The Driver (Narrator)
- Extraordinary Rendition (2007) as Maro, Interrogator
- Sugarhouse (2007) as Hoodwink
- The Prestige (2006) as Alley
- Flushed Away (2006) as Spike (voice)
- Stormbreaker (2006) as Mr Grin
- Simon Schama's Power of Art (2006)
- Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' (2006) as Self
- Longford (2006) as Ian Brady
- Stingray (2006) as Stingray (voice)
- King Kong (2005) as Kong / Lumpy
- Ringers: Lord of the Fans (2005) as Self
- King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries (2005) as Self
- The Culture Show (2004) as Self
- 13 Going on 30 (2004) as Richard Kneeland
- Stories of Lost Souls (2004) as Granny / Rastafarian / Hunter Jackson
- Standing Room Only (2004) as Granny
- The Present (2004) as Self
- The Present (2004) Director
- The Present (2004) Cinematography
- A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' (2004) as Self
- Blessed (2004) as Father Carlo
- The Making of 'The Return of the King' (2004) as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) as Gollum / Smeagol
- The Making of 'The Two Towers' (2003)
- The Long and Short of It (2003) Assistant Location Manager
- The Making of 'The Long and Short of It' (2003) as Self
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) as Gollum
- Spooks (2002) as Riff
- Icons (2002)
- 24 Hour Party People (2002) as Martin
- HypaSpace (2002) as Self
- Deathwatch (2002) as Pvt. Thomas Quinn
- The Escapist (2002) as Ricky Barnes
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) as Gollum
- Pandaemonium (2001) as John Thelwall
- Arabian Nights (2000) as Kasim
- Five Seconds to Spare (2000) as Chester
- Shiner (2000) as Mel
- The Jolly Boys' Last Stand (2000) as Anthony 'Spider' Dale
- Oliver Twist (1999) as Bill Sikes
- Topsy-Turvy (1999) as John D'Auban
- Insomnia (1999) as Harry
- Sweety Barrett (1999) as Leo King
- Shooting the Past (1999) as Styeman
- The Jump (1998) as Steven Brunos
- Among Giants (1998) as Bob
- Career Girls (1997) as Mr. Evans
- Mojo (1997) as Potts
- The Near Room (1997) as Bunny
- Stella Does Tricks (1997) as Fitz
- Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse (1997) as Sergeant Corrigan
- Loop (1997) as Bill
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks (1996) as Self
- Pie in the Sky (1994) as Maxwell
- Finney (1994) as Tom Finney
- Prince of Jutland (1994) as Torsten
- Grushko (1994) as Pyotr
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- GMTV (1993) as Self
- The Chief (1990) as Jacko Dolan
- The Simpsons (1989) as Cleanie (voice)
- Streetwise (1989) as Owen
- The New Statesman (1987) as Peter Moran
- The Bill (1984)
- Natural World (1983) as Narrator
- The Giant's House Director
- LouiMax Dreams of Being an Adult as narrator
- The Man Who Saved Paris as Chevenchy
- The Monster Tale Executive Producer
- The Last House on Needless Street Producer
- The Man with the Miraculous Hands as Heinrich Himmler