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).
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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Filmography (Movies)
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
Character:Gollum / Smeagol
Release Date:16/12/2027
Untitled The Batman Sequel
Character:Alfred
Release Date:30/09/2027
Young Washington
Character:General Edward Braddock
Release Date:04/07/2026
Animal Farm
Character:Old Major / Mr. Jones / Rooster (voice)
Release Date:01/05/2026
Hitpig!
Character:Newscaster (voice)
Release Date:01/11/2024
Venom: The Last Dance
Character:Knull (voice)
Release Date:22/10/2024
Blue Whales: Return of the Giants
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:25/05/2023
Luther: The Fallen Sun
Character:David Robey
Release Date:24/02/2023
Creature
Character:(voice)
Release Date:23/02/2023
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
Character:Kino Loy (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:08/09/2022
The Batman
Character:Alfred
Release Date:01/03/2022
SAS: Red Notice
Character:George Clements
Release Date:11/08/2021
A Christmas Carol
Character:Marley's Ghost (voice) / Old Joe (voice)
Release Date:04/12/2020
Once Upon a Time in Iraq: Fallujah
Character:Narrator
Release Date:15/07/2020
FX's A Christmas Carol
Character:Ghost of Christmas Past
Release Date:19/12/2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Character:Snoke (voice)
Release Date:18/12/2019
The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor
Character:Self
Release Date:11/07/2019
Long Shot
Character:Parker Wembley
Release Date:02/05/2019
Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen
Character:Self
Release Date:31/12/2018
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
Character:Baloo (voice)
Release Date:25/11/2018
The Director and the Jedi
Character:Self
Release Date:12/03/2018
Black Panther
Character:Ulysses Klaue
Release Date:13/02/2018
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Character:Snoke
Release Date:13/12/2017
War for the Planet of the Apes
Character:Caesar
Release Date:11/07/2017
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
Character:Self
Release Date:16/04/2016
Fungus The Bogeyman
Character:
Release Date:27/12/2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Character:Supreme Leader Snoke
Release Date:15/12/2015
We Are Stars
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/07/2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Character:Ulysses Klaue
Release Date:22/04/2015
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Character:Caesar
Release Date:08/07/2014
The Magnificent Lion Boy
Character:Umberto Farini
Release Date:21/05/2013
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Character:Gollum
Release Date:12/12/2012
London: The Modern Babylon
Character:Spoken Quotations (voice)
Release Date:03/08/2012
Arthur Christmas
Character:Lead Elf (voice)
Release Date:10/11/2011
The Adventures of Tintin
Character:Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock (voice)
Release Date:24/10/2011
Wild Bill
Character:Glen
Release Date:21/10/2011
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Character:Caesar
Release Date:03/08/2011
Death of a Superhero
Character:Dr. Adrian King
Release Date:04/05/2011
The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge
Character:Eadweard Muybridge
Release Date:30/11/2010
Burke & Hare
Character:William Hare
Release Date:29/10/2010
Brighton Rock
Character:Mr. Colleoni
Release Date:13/09/2010
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
Character:Ian Dury
Release Date:08/01/2010
Inkheart
Character:Capricorn
Release Date:11/12/2008
Einstein and Eddington
Character:Albert Einstein
Release Date:29/11/2008
The Cottage
Character:David
Release Date:07/02/2008
Sugarhouse
Character:Hoodwink
Release Date:24/08/2007
Extraordinary Rendition
Character:Maro, Interrogator
Release Date:20/08/2007
Underground
Character:The Driver (Narrator)
Release Date:18/03/2007
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
Character:Self
Release Date:14/11/2006
Longford
Character:Ian Brady
Release Date:26/10/2006
Flushed Away
Character:Spike (voice)
Release Date:22/10/2006
The Prestige
Character:Alley
Release Date:17/10/2006
Stormbreaker
Character:Mr. Grin
Release Date:21/07/2006
Stingray
Character:Stingray (voice)
Release Date:18/03/2006
King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries
Character:Self
Release Date:13/12/2005
King Kong
Character:Kong / Lumpy
Release Date:12/12/2005
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
Character:Self
Release Date:21/01/2005
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
Character:Self
Release Date:14/12/2004
Stories of Lost Souls
Character:Granny / Rastafarian / Hunter Jackson
Release Date:12/11/2004
The Present
Character:Self
Release Date:31/10/2004
Blessed
Character:Father Carlo
Release Date:16/05/2004
13 Going on 30
Character:Richard Kneeland
Release Date:13/04/2004
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
Character:Self
Release Date:01/04/2004
Standing Room Only
Character:Granny
Release Date:12/01/2004
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Character:Gollum / Smeagol
Release Date:17/12/2003
The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'
Character:Self
Release Date:26/08/2003
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
Character:
Release Date:01/04/2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Character:Gollum
Release Date:18/12/2002
Deathwatch
Character:Pvt. Thomas Quinn
Release Date:06/10/2002
The Escapist
Character:Ricky Barnes
Release Date:12/04/2002
24 Hour Party People
Character:Martin
Release Date:13/02/2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Character:Gollum
Release Date:18/12/2001
Pandaemonium
Character:John Thelwall
Release Date:29/06/2001
Five Seconds to Spare
Character:Chester
Release Date:30/10/2000
Shiner
Character:Mel
Release Date:22/09/2000
The Jolly Boys' Last Stand
Character:Anthony 'Spider' Dale
Release Date:18/08/2000
Topsy-Turvy
Character:John D'Auban
Release Date:15/12/1999
Sweety Barrett
Character:Leo King
Release Date:16/04/1999
Insomnia
Character:Harry
Release Date:01/01/1999
Among Giants
Character:Bob
Release Date:24/06/1998
Stella Does Tricks
Character:Fitz
Release Date:06/11/1997
Loop
Character:Bill
Release Date:19/09/1997
Mojo
Character:Potts
Release Date:02/09/1997
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
Character:Sergeant Corrigan
Release Date:01/07/1997
Career Girls
Character:Mr. Evans
Release Date:01/06/1997
The Near Room
Character:Bunny
Release Date:11/04/1997
Grushko
Character:Pyotr
Release Date:24/03/1994
Prince of Jutland
Character:Torsten
Release Date:23/02/1994
Television Appearances
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Character:Renoir
Andor
Character:Kino Loy
Animal
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
What If...?
Character:Ulysses Klaue (voice)
The Savoy
Character:Self
Once Upon a Time in Iraq
Character:Narrator
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Character:Count Rugen
Reunited Apart
Character:Self
Neanderthals - Meet Your Ancestors
Character:Self - Presenter
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
Character:Self
Fungus the Bogeyman
Character:Narrator
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self - Guest
The Wil Wheaton Project
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
The Frame
Character:Caesar
The Last Leg
Character:Self
The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World
Character:Self - Narrator
The Jonathan Ross Show
Character:Self
Accused
Character:Liam Black
Little Dorrit
Character:Rigaud
Monkey Life
Character:Self (Voice)
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
Simon Schama's Power of Art
Character:
The Culture Show
Character:Self
HypaSpace
Character:Self
Spooks
Character:Riff
Icons
Character:
Arabian Nights
Character:Kasim
Oliver Twist
Character:Bill Sikes
Shooting the Past
Character:Styeman
The Jump
Character:Steven Brunos
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Character:Self
Finney
Character:Tom Finney
Pie in the Sky
Character:Maxwell
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
GMTV
Character:Self
The Chief
Character:Jacko Dolan
The Simpsons
Character:Cleanie (voice)
Streetwise
Character:Owen
The New Statesman
Character:Peter Moran
The Bill
Character:
Natural World
Character:Narrator
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