Andy Serkis
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 20, 1964
- Birthplace
- Ruislip, Middlesex, England, UK
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
- Zero Protocol
Zero Protocol TBA
Executive Producer
- The Monster Tale
The Monster Tale TBA
Executive Producer
- The Giant's House
The Giant's House TBA
Director
The Last House on Needless Street TBA
Producer
- Untitled The Adventures of Tintin Sequel
Untitled The Adventures of Tintin Sequel TBA
as Captain Haddock
LouiMax Dreams of Being an Adult TBA
as narrator
- The Man with the Miraculous Hands
The Man with the Miraculous Hands TBA
as Heinrich Himmler
- The Man Who Saved Paris
The Man Who Saved Paris TBA
as Chevenchy
The Batman: Part II 2028
as Alfred
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum 2027
as Gollum / Sméagol, Director, Executive Producer
Robert Richardson: The White Devil 2026
as Self
Nevatars 2026
as Wasam (voice), Director
Young Washington 2026
as General Edward Braddock
Animal Farm 2026
as Randolf the Rooster (voice), Producer, Director
Hitpig! 2024
as Newscaster (voice)
Venom: The Last Dance 2024
as Knull (voice)
Next Goal Wins 2023
Executive Producer
Blue Whales: Return of the Giants 2023
as Narrator (voice)
Luther: The Fallen Sun 2023
as David Robey
Creature 2023
as (voice)
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look 2022
as Kino Loy (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Batman 2022
as Alfred
Venom: Let There Be Carnage 2021
Director
No One Gets Out Alive 2021
Executive Producer
SAS: Red Notice 2021
as George Clements
A Christmas Carol 2020
as Marley's Ghost (voice) / Old Joe (voice)
Once Upon a Time in Iraq: Fallujah 2020
as Narrator
The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor 2020
as Self
FX's A Christmas Carol 2019
as Ghost of Christmas Past
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 2019
as Snoke (voice)
Long Shot 2019
as Parker Wembley
Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen 2018
as Self
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle 2018
as Baloo (voice), Director, Producer
- The Ruins of Empires
The Ruins of Empires 2018
Director
The Director and the Jedi 2018
as Self
Black Panther 2018
as Ulysses Klaue
Star Wars: The Last Jedi 2017
as Snoke
Great Performers: Horror Show 2017
as The Demented Clown
Breathe 2017
Director
The Ritual 2017
Producer
War for the Planet of the Apes 2017
as Caesar
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey 2016
as Self
- Fungus The Bogeyman
Fungus The Bogeyman 2015
Actor
Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2015
as Supreme Leader Snoke
We Are Stars 2015
as Narrator (voice)
Avengers: Age of Ultron 2015
as Ulysses Klaue
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 2014
Second Unit Director
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 2014
as Caesar
- The Magnificent Lion Boy
The Magnificent Lion Boy 2013
as Umberto Farini
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 2012
as Gollum, Second Unit Director
London: The Modern Babylon 2012
as Spoken Quotations (voice)
Arthur Christmas 2011
as Lead Elf (voice)
The Adventures of Tintin 2011
as Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock (voice)
Wild Bill 2011
as Glen
Rise of the Planet of the Apes 2011
as Caesar
Death of a Superhero 2011
as Dr. Adrian King
The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge 2010
as Eadweard Muybridge
Burke & Hare 2010
as William Hare
Brighton Rock 2010
as Mr Colleoni
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll 2010
as Ian Dury, Executive Producer
Inkheart 2008
as Capricorn
Einstein and Eddington 2008
as Albert Einstein
The Cottage 2008
as David
Sugarhouse 2007
as Hoodwink
- Extraordinary Rendition
Extraordinary Rendition 2007
as Maro, Interrogator
Underground 2007
as The Driver (Narrator)
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' 2006
as Self
Longford 2006
as Ian Brady
Flushed Away 2006
as Spike (voice)
The Prestige 2006
as Alley
The Making of The Return of the King 2006
as Self
The Making of The Two Towers 2006
as Self
Stormbreaker 2006
as Mr Grin
- Stingray
Stingray 2006
as Stingray (voice)
King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries 2005
as Self
King Kong 2005
as Kong / Lumpy
Ringers: Lord of the Fans 2005
as Self
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' 2004
as Self
Stories of Lost Souls 2004
as Granny / Rastafarian / Hunter Jackson
The Present 2004
as Self, Director, Cinematography
Blessed 2004
as Father Carlo
13 Going on 30 2004
as Richard Kneeland
Standing Room Only 2004
as Granny
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003
as Gollum / Smeagol
The Making of 'The Long and Short of It' 2003
as Self
The Long and Short of It 2003
Assistant Location Manager
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002
as Gollum
Deathwatch 2002
as Pvt. Thomas Quinn
The Escapist 2002
as Ricky Barnes
24 Hour Party People 2002
as Martin
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001
as Gollum
Pandaemonium 2001
as John Thelwall
Five Seconds to Spare 2000
as Chester
Shiner 2000
as Mel
The Jolly Boys' Last Stand 2000
as Anthony 'Spider' Dale
Topsy-Turvy 1999
as John D'Auban
Sweety Barrett 1999
as Leo King
Insomnia 1999
as Harry
Among Giants 1998
as Bob
Stella Does Tricks 1997
as Fitz
Loop 1997
as Bill
Mojo 1997
as Potts
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse 1997
as Sergeant Corrigan
Career Girls 1997
as Mr. Evans
The Near Room 1997
as Bunny
Grushko 1994
as Pyotr
Prince of Jutland 1994
as Torsten
Credits from TMDB.