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Andy Serkis

Actor, Director, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn April 20, 1964 (61 years)
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).

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Known For

  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  • War for the Planet of the Apes
  • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
  • The Prestige
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  • The Batman
  • The Adventures of Tintin
  • King Kong
  • Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
  • Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
  • Venom: Let There Be Carnage
  • Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
  • 13 Going on 30
  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
  • The Ritual
  • Inkheart
  • Breathe
  • Flushed Away
  • Luther: The Fallen Sun
  • Long Shot
  • The Cottage

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    Filmography

    2027
    2027
    The Batman: Part II · as Alfred
    2026
    Young Washington · as General Edward Braddock
    2025
    Animal Farm · as Old Major / Mr. Jones / Rooster (voice)
    2024
    Hitpig · as Newscaster (voice)
    2024
    Venom: The Last Dance · as Knull (voice)
    2023
    Luther: The Fallen Sun · as David Robey
    2022
    Creature · as (voice)
    2022
    Andor (TV Series) · as Kino Loy
    2022
    Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look · as Kino Loy (archive Footage) (uncredited)
    2022
    The Batman · as Alfred
    2021
    What If…? (TV Series) · as Ulysses Klaue (voice)
    2021
    SAS: Rise of the Black Swan · as George Clements
    2021
    2020
    A Christmas Carol · as Marley's Ghost (voice) / Old Joe (voice)
    2020
    2020
    Once Upon a Time in Iraq (TV Series) · as Narrator
    2020
    Home Movie: The Princess Bride (TV Series) · as Count Rugen
    2020
    The Letter for the King (TV Series) · as Mayor Of Mistrinaut
    2019
    FX's A Christmas Carol · as Ghost Of Christmas Past
    2019
    A Christmas Carol (TV Series) · as Ghost Of Christmas Past
    2019
    2019
    Long Shot · as Parker Wembley
    2018
    Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle · as Baloo (voice)
    2018
    Hilda (TV Series) · as Kertasnikir
    2018
    Black Panther · as Ulysses Klaue
    2018
    2017
    2017
    2015
    Fungus the Bogeyman (2015) (TV Series) · as Narrator
    2015
    2015
    Avengers: Age of Ultron · as Ulysses Klaue
    2015
    Monstrous Creature · as Tongue
    2014
    2013
    The Frame (TV Series) · as Caesar
    2012
    2012
    London: The Modern Babylon · as Spoken Quotations (voice)
    2011
    Arthur Christmas · as Lead Elf (voice)
    2011
    The Adventures of Tintin · as Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock (voice)
    2011
    Wild Bill · as Glen
    2011
    2011
    Death of a Superhero · as Dr. Adrian King
    2010
    Accused (TV Series) · as Liam Black
    2010
    Burke and Hare · as William Hare
    2010
    Animals United · as Charles
    2010
    Brighton Rock · as Mr. Colleoni
    2010
    2009
    Suicide Man · as Taxi Despatch
    2008
    Inkheart · as Capricorn
    2008
    Einstein and Eddington · as Albert Einstein
    2008
    Little Dorrit (TV Series) · as Rigaud
    2008
    The Cottage · as David
    2007
    Sugarhouse · as Hoodwink
    2007
    Extraordinary Rendition · as Maro, Interrogator
    2006
    Flushed Away · as Spike (voice)
    2006
    Longford · as Ian Brady
    2006
    2006
    The Prestige · as Alley
    2006
    Stormbreaker · as Mr. Grin
    2006
    Stingray · as Stingray (voice)
    2005
    King Kong · as Kong / Lumpy
    2005
    Stories of Lost Souls · as Granny / Rastafarian / Hunter Jackson
    2004
    2004
    13 Going on 30: Bloopers · as Richard Kneeland
    2004
    Blessed · as Father Carlo
    2004
    13 Going on 30 · as Richard Kneeland
    2003
    2003
    2003
    2002
    2002
    Deathwatch · as Pvt. Thomas Quinn
    2002
    Spooks (TV Series) · as Riff
    2002
    Icons (TV Series)
    2002
    The Escapist · as Ricky Barnes
    2002
    2001
    2000
    Pandaemonium · as John Thelwall
    2000
    Five Seconds to Spare · as Chester
    2000
    Shiner · as Mel
    2000
    The Jolly Boys' Last Stand · as Anthony 'spider' Dale
    2000
    Arabian Nights (2000) (TV Series) · as Kasim
    2000
    Loop · as Bill
    1999
    Topsy-Turvy · as John D'auban
    1999
    Oliver Twist (1999) (TV Series) · as Bill Sikes
    1999
    Shooting The Past (TV Series) · as Styeman
    1998
    Sweety Barrett · as Leo King
    1998
    1998
    The Jump (TV Series) · as Steven Brunos
    1998
    Among Giants · as Bob
    1998
    The Screen Savers (TV Series) · as Bit Chat Guest
    1997
    Venice Report · as Potts
    1997
    Mojo · as Potts
    1997
    The Pale Horse · as Sergeant Corrigan
    1997
    Career Girls · as Mr. Evans
    1997
    Touching Evil (TV Series) · as Michael Lawler
    1996
    1995
    The Near Room · as Bunny
    1995
    Kavanagh Q.C. (TV Series) · as Mem O'brien
    1994
    Finney (TV Series) · as Tom Finney
    1994
    Grushko (TV Series) · as Pyotr
    1994
    Pie in the Sky (TV Series) · as Maxwell
    1994
    Royal Deceit · as Torsten
    1991
    The Darling Buds of May (TV Series) · as Greville
    1990
    The Chief (1990) (TV Series) · as Jacko Dolan
    1989
    The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Cleanie (voice)
    1989
    Streetwise (TV Series) · as Owen
    1989
    Saracen (TV Series) · as Dudin
    1987
    The New Statesman (1987) (TV Series) · as Peter Moran
    1984
    The Bill (TV Series)
    1983
    Natural World (TV Series) · as Narrator
    1975
    Arena (1975) (TV Series) · as The Driver

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