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Andy Serkis

Andy Serkis

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 20, 1964 (61)
Birthplace Ruislip, Middlesex, England, UK
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Jul 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Andrew Clement Serkis 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 portraying 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 series 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 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.

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Filmography

Hitpig!

Hitpig!

2024

as Newscaster (voice)

Venom: The Last Dance

Venom: The Last Dance

2024

as Knull (voice)

Luther: The Fallen Sun

Luther: The Fallen Sun

2023

as David Robey

Creature

Creature

2023

as (voice)

The Batman

The Batman

2022

as Alfred

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

2022

as Kino Loy (archive footage) (uncredited)

SAS: Red Notice

SAS: Red Notice

2021

as George Clements

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

2020

as Marley's Ghost (voice)

FX's A Christmas Carol

FX's A Christmas Carol

2019

as Ghost of Christmas Past

Long Shot

Long Shot

2019

as Parker Wembley

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019

as Snoke (voice)

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

2018

as Baloo (voice)

Black Panther

Black Panther

2018

as Ulysses Klaue

Great Performers: Horror Show

Great Performers: Horror Show

2017

as The Demented Clown

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

2017

as Snoke

We Are Stars

We Are Stars

2015

as Narrator (voice)

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015

as Supreme Leader Snoke

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Avengers: Age of Ultron

2015

as Ulysses Klaue

The Magnificent Lion Boy

The Magnificent Lion Boy

2013

as Umberto Farini

London: The Modern Babylon

London: The Modern Babylon

2012

as Spoken Quotations (voice)

Death of a Superhero

Death of a Superhero

2011

as Dr. Adrian King

The Adventures of Tintin

The Adventures of Tintin

2011

as Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock (voice)

Wild Bill

Wild Bill

2011

as Glen

Arthur Christmas

Arthur Christmas

2011

as Lead Elf (voice)

Brighton Rock

Brighton Rock

2010

as Mr. Colleoni

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

2010

as Ian Dury

Burke & Hare

Burke & Hare

2010

as William Hare

The Cottage

The Cottage

2008

as David

Einstein and Eddington

Einstein and Eddington

2008

as Albert Einstein

Inkheart

Inkheart

2008

as Capricorn

Extraordinary Rendition

Extraordinary Rendition

2007

as Maro, Interrogator

Sugarhouse

Sugarhouse

2007

as Hoodwink

Longford

Longford

2006

as Ian Brady

Flushed Away

Flushed Away

2006

as Spike (voice)

The Prestige

The Prestige

2006

as Alley

Stormbreaker

Stormbreaker

2006

as Mr. Grin

King Kong

King Kong

2005

as Kong / Lumpy

Stories of Lost Souls

Stories of Lost Souls

2004

as Granny / Rastafarian / Hunter Jackson

13 Going on 30

13 Going on 30

2004

as Richard Kneeland

Blessed

Blessed

2004

as Father Carlo

The Escapist

The Escapist

2002

as Ricky Barnes

24 Hour Party People

24 Hour Party People

2002

as Martin Hannett

Deathwatch

Deathwatch

2002

as Pvt. Thomas Quinn

Pandaemonium

Pandaemonium

2001

as John Thelwall

The Jolly Boys' Last Stand

The Jolly Boys' Last Stand

2000

as Anthony 'Spider' Dale

Five Seconds to Spare

Five Seconds to Spare

2000

as Chester

Shiner

Shiner

2000

as Mel

Insomnia

Insomnia

1999

as Harry

Sweety Barrett

Sweety Barrett

1999

as Leo King

Topsy-Turvy

Topsy-Turvy

1999

as John D'Auban

Among Giants

Among Giants

1998

as Bob

Loop

Loop

1997

as Bill

Mojo

Mojo

1997

as Potts

Career Girls

Career Girls

1997

as Mr. Evans

Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse

Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse

1997

as Sergeant Corrigan

Stella Does Tricks

Stella Does Tricks

1997

as Fitz

The Near Room

The Near Room

1997

as Bunny

Grushko

Grushko

1994

as Pyotr

Royal Deceit

Royal Deceit

1994

as Torsten

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

2014

Second Unit Director

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012

Second Unit Director

The Long and Short of It

The Long and Short of It

2003

Assistant Location Manager

Breathe

Breathe

2017

Director

Next Goal Wins

Next Goal Wins

2023

Executive Producer

No One Gets Out Alive

No One Gets Out Alive

2021

Executive Producer

The Ritual

The Ritual

2017

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Streetwise

as Owen

Episodes: 19

First Aired: Sep 25, 1989

Little Dorrit

as Rigaud

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Oct 26, 2008

Finney

as Tom Finney

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 17, 1994

Once Upon a Time in Iraq

as Narrator

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jul 13, 2020

Oliver Twist

as Bill Sikes

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 28, 1999

The Jump

as Steven Brunos

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 06, 1998

Fungus the Bogeyman

as Narrator

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Dec 27, 2015

Star Wars: Andor

as Kino Loy

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 21, 2022

Shooting the Past

as Styeman

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 10, 1999

Arabian Nights

as Kasim

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 30, 2000

The New Statesman

as Peter Moran

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 13, 1987

The Simpsons

as Cleanie (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

Spooks

as Riff

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 13, 2002

Natural World

as Narrator

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 30, 1983

What If...?

as Ulysses Klaue (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 2021

Pie in the Sky

as Maxwell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 13, 1994

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

as Count Rugen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 29, 2020

The Frame

as Caesar

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 09, 2013

Accused

as Liam Black

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 15, 2010

Monkey Life

as Self (Voice)

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Aug 13, 2007

The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World

as Self - Narrator

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jul 29, 2012

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

Neanderthals - Meet Your Ancestors

as Himself - Presenter

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 13, 2018

The One Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 14, 2006

The Bill

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 16, 1984

Icons

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 01, 2002

HypaSpace

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 13, 2002

Simon Schama's Power of Art

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 19, 2006

The Jonathan Ross Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 03, 2011

GMTV

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1993

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2015

Animal

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 10, 2021

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

The Savoy

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 2020

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 12, 1996

The Culture Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 11, 2004

Reunited Apart

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 27, 2020

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 2018

The Wil Wheaton Project

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 27, 2014

The Last Leg

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 25, 2013

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