Andy Serkis
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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56Credits26 TV · 30 films
1983–2024Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedInsomnia
7.6 Average ratingacross 56 titles
Top TV shows 26best Andy Serkis shows
- 1
Pie in the SkyMaxwell · 1 ep · 1994 - 2
Once Upon a Time in IraqNarrator · 5 eps · 2020 - 3
AndorKino Loy · 3 eps · 2022 - 4
The Legend of Vox MachinaGideon (voice) · 1 ep · 2022 - 5
Simon Schama's Power of Art1 ep · 2006 - 6
AccusedLiam Black · 1 ep · 2010 - 7
What If...?Ulysses Klaue (voice) · 1 ep · 2021 - 8
The SimpsonsCleanie (voice) · 1 ep · 1989 - 9
StreetwiseOwen · 19 eps · 1989 - 10
FinneyTom Finney · 6 eps · 1994 - 11
Icons1 ep · 2002 - 12
Little DorritRigaud · 14 eps · 2008 - 13
SpooksRiff · 1 ep · 2002 - 14
Fungus the BogeymanNarrator · 3 eps · 2015 - 15
Home Movie: The Princess BrideCount Rugen · 1 ep · 2020 - 16
A Christmas CarolGhost of Christmas Past · 1 ep · 2019 - 17
The New StatesmanPeter Moran · 2 eps · 1987 - 18
Natural WorldNarrator · 1 ep · 1983 - 19
Brilliant MindsExecutive Producer · 33 eps · 2024 - 20
The Bastard Son & the Devil HimselfExecutive Producer · 8 eps · 2022 - 21
Shooting the PastStyeman · 3 eps · 1999 - 22The JumpSteven Brunos · 4 eps · 1998
- 23
The ChiefJacko Dolan · 1 ep · 1990 - 24
Arabian NightsKasim · 2 eps · 2000 - 25
The Bill1 ep · 1984 - 26
Oliver TwistBill Sikes · 4 eps · 1999
Top movies 30best Andy Serkis movies
- 1
InsomniaHarry · 1999 - 2
Once Upon a Time in Iraq: FallujahNarrator · 2020 - 3
The Making of 'The Two Towers'2003 - 4
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingGollum / Smeagol · 2003 · Adventure - 5
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingGollum · 2001 - 6
The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersGollum · 2002 · Adventure - 7
The PrestigeAlley · 2006 · Drama - 8
The BatmanAlfred · 2022 · Crime - 9
A Christmas CarolMarley's Ghost (voice) / Old Joe (voice) · 2020 - 10
GrushkoPyotr · 1994 - 11
BreatheDirector · 2017 - 12
Black PantherUlysses Klaue · 2018 - 13
The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyGollum · 2012 - 14
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special LookKino Loy (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2022 - 15
Avengers: Age of UltronUlysses Klaue · 2015 - 16
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesSecond Unit Director · 2014 - 17
Rise of the Planet of the ApesCaesar · 2011 · Thriller - 18
Dawn of the Planet of the ApesCaesar · 2014 · Science Fiction - 19
Star Wars: The Force AwakensSupreme Leader Snoke · 2015 · Adventure - 20
FX's A Christmas CarolGhost of Christmas Past · 2019 - 21
War for the Planet of the ApesCaesar · 2017 · Drama - 22
24 Hour Party PeopleMartin · 2002 - 23
The Adventures of TintinCaptain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock (voice) · 2011 · Adventure - 24
King KongKong / Lumpy · 2005 · Adventure - 25
Death of a SuperheroDr. Adrian King · 2011 - 26
Einstein and EddingtonAlbert Einstein · 2008 - 27
13 Going on 30Richard Kneeland · 2004 · Comedy - 28
Star Wars: The Last JediSnoke · 2017 · Adventure - 29
Long ShotParker Wembley · 2019 · Comedy - 30
Flushed AwaySpike (voice) · 2006 · Adventure
