Andy Serkis
Known for: Acting
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Andy Serkis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Series
Rick and Morty
(voice)
2013
Series
The Simpsons
Cleanie (voice)
1989
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Film
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Gollum / Smeagol
2003
Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
Film
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Ulysses Klaue
2015
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Film
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Gollum
2001
Series
Andor
Kino Loy
2022
Series
What If...?
Ulysses Klaue (voice)
2021
Film
The Batman
Alfred
2022
Film
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Gollum
2002
Series
The Legend of Vox Machina
Gideon (voice)
2022
Film
Black Panther
Ulysses Klaue
2018
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Film
The Prestige
Alley
2006
Series
Spooks
Riff
2002
Film
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Snoke
2017
Film
Venom: The Last Dance
Knull (voice)
2024
Film
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Snoke (voice)
2019
Series
Natural World
Narrator
1983
Film
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Supreme Leader Snoke
2015
Film
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Gollum
2012
Series
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
1996
Series
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
Self - Guest
2016
Film
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Caesar
2011
Series
The Last Leg
Self
2013
Film
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Caesar
2014
Series
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self
2011
Series
The Bill
1984
Series
GMTV
Self
1993
Film
War for the Planet of the Apes
Caesar
2017
Film
Flushed Away
Spike (voice)
2006
Film
King Kong
Kong / Lumpy
2005
Series
Pie in the Sky
Maxwell
1994
Film
13 Going on 30
Richard Kneeland
2004
Film
The Adventures of Tintin
Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock (voice)
2011
Film
Animal Farm
Mr. Jones / Rooster (voice)
2026
Series
The Chief
Jacko Dolan
1990
Series
Accused
Liam Black
2010
Film
Long Shot
Parker Wembley
2019
Film
Young Washington
General Edward Braddock
2026
Film
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
Baloo (voice)
2018
Film
Arthur Christmas
Lead Elf (voice)
2011
Series
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Count Rugen
2020
Series
Reunited Apart
Self
2020
Series
The Culture Show
Self
2004
Series
Icons
2002
Series
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
Self
2018
Film
Hitpig!
Newscaster (voice)
2024
Film
Luther: The Fallen Sun
David Robey
2023
Series
Monkey Life
Self (Voice)
2007
Series
The New Statesman
Peter Moran
1987
Film
Inkheart
Capricorn
2008
Series
Little Dorrit
Rigaud
2008
Series
The Frame
Caesar
2013
Film
SAS: Red Notice
George Clements
2021
Film
The Batman: Part II
Alfred
2028
Series
Arabian Nights
Kasim
2000
Series
Oliver Twist
Bill Sikes
1999
Series
Animal
Self - Narrator (voice)
2021
Series
A Christmas Carol
Ghost of Christmas Past
2019
Film
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
Gollum / Sméagol
2027
Film
Burke & Hare
William Hare
2010
HypaSpace
Self
2002
Film
Stormbreaker
Mr Grin
2006
Series
Simon Schama's Power of Art
2006
Film
24 Hour Party People
Martin
2002
Film
Deathwatch
Pvt. Thomas Quinn
2002
Series
Streetwise
Owen
1989
Film
Topsy-Turvy
John D'Auban
1999
Film
FX's A Christmas Carol
Ghost of Christmas Past
2019
Series
The Wil Wheaton Project
Self
2014
Film
Career Girls
Mr. Evans
1997
Series
Fungus the Bogeyman
Narrator
2015
Film
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
Sergeant Corrigan
1997
Film
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
Kino Loy (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
Film
Einstein and Eddington
Albert Einstein
2008
Film
Brighton Rock
Mr. Colleoni
2010
Series
The Savoy
Self
2020
Series
Finney
Tom Finney
1994
The Jump
Steven Brunos
1998
Film
Blessed
Father Carlo
2004
Film
The Cottage
David
2008
Film
Prince of Jutland
Torsten
1994
Film
The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'
Self
2003
Film
Pandaemonium
John Thelwall
2001
Film
Wild Bill
Glen
2011
Film
Mojo
Potts
1997
Series
Neanderthals - Meet Your Ancestors
Self - Presenter
2018
Film
The Director and the Jedi
Self
2018
Series
Shooting the Past
Styeman
1999
Film
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
Self
2006
Film
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
Ian Dury
2010
Series
Once Upon a Time in Iraq
Narrator
2020
Series
The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World
Self - Narrator
2012
Film
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
Self
2005
Film
Insomnia
Harry
1999
Film
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
Self
2006
Film
The Near Room
Bunny
1997
Film
Robert Richardson: The White Devil
Self
2026
Film
The Escapist
Ricky Barnes
2002
Film
Stories of Lost Souls
Granny / Rastafarian / Hunter Jackson
2004
Film
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
Self
2004
The Man Who Saved Paris
Chevenchy
Film
Death of a Superhero
Dr. Adrian King
2011
Film
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
Self
2016
Film
Shiner
Mel
2000
The Magnificent Lion Boy
Umberto Farini
2013
Film
Sweety Barrett
Leo King
1999
Film
Longford
Ian Brady
2006
Film
London: The Modern Babylon
Spoken Quotations (voice)
2012
Film
A Christmas Carol
Marley's Ghost (voice) / Old Joe (voice)
2020
Film
Among Giants
Bob
1998
Film
Sugarhouse
Hoodwink
2007
Film
The Present
Self
2004
Film
Underground
The Driver (Narrator)
2007
Film
Blue Whales: Return of the Giants
Narrator (voice)
2023
Film
We Are Stars
Narrator (voice)
2015
The Man with the Miraculous Hands
Heinrich Himmler
Film
King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries
Self
2005
Film
Grushko
Pyotr
1994
Film
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
Self
2006
Film
Once Upon a Time in Iraq: Fallujah
Narrator
2020
Film
Standing Room Only
Granny
2004
Film
Five Seconds to Spare
Chester
2000
Fungus The Bogeyman
2015
Film
LouiMax Dreams of Being an Adult
narrator
Film
Stella Does Tricks
Fitz
1997
Film
Creature
(voice)
2023
Film
The Jolly Boys' Last Stand
Anthony 'Spider' Dale
2000
Film
Loop
Bill
1997
Film
Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen
Self
2018
Extraordinary Rendition
Maro, Interrogator
2007
Film
The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge
Eadweard Muybridge
2010
Film
The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor
Self
2020
Stingray
Stingray (voice)
2006