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Andy Serkis
Andy Serkis’s screen credits include Gollum / Smeagol in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Alley in The Prestige, and Alfred in The Batman.
Born April 20, 1964 Ruislip, Middlesex, England, UK17 movies on MoviHero
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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. …
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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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- 2028The Batman: Part IICrime · DramaAlfredUpcoming
- 2027The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for GollumAction · AdventureDirector · Gollum / SméagolUpcoming
- 2026Young Washington2h 1m · Drama · HistoryGeneral Edward Braddock
- 2022The Batman2h 57m · Crime · MysteryAlfred
- 2021Venom: Let There Be Carnage1h 37m · Action · AdventureDirector
- 2018Black Panther2h 15m · Action · AdventureUlysses Klaue
- 2017Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi2h 32m · Action · AdventureSnoke
- 2017War for the Planet of the Apes2h 20m · Drama · Science FictionCaesar
- 2015Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens2h 16m · Action · AdventureSupreme Leader Snoke
- 2014Dawn of the Planet of the Apes2h 10m · Action · DramaCaesar
- 2011The Adventures of Tintin1h 47m · Adventure · AnimationCaptain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock (voice)
- 2011Rise of the Planet of the Apes1h 45m · Action · DramaCaesar
- 2006Flushed Away1h 25m · Adventure · AnimationSpike (voice)
- 2006The Prestige2h 10m · Drama · MysteryAlley
- 2005King Kong3h 8m · Action · AdventureKong / Lumpy
- 2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King3h 21m · Action · AdventureGollum / Smeagol
- 2002The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2h 59m · Action · AdventureGollum
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- 2026NevatarsDirector · Wasam (voice)
- 2026Robert Richardson: The White DevilSelf
- 2026Animal FarmProducer · Director · Mr. Jones / Rooster (voice)
- 2024Hitpig!Newscaster (voice)
- 2024Venom: The Last DanceKnull (voice)
- 2023Next Goal WinsProducer
- 2023Blue Whales: Return of the GiantsNarrator (voice)
- 2023Luther: The Fallen SunDavid Robey
- 2023Creature(voice)
- 2022Andor: A Disney+ Day Special LookKino Loy (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2021No One Gets Out AliveProducer
- 2021SAS: Red NoticeGeorge Clements
- 2020A Christmas CarolMarley's Ghost (voice) / Old Joe (voice)
- 2020Once Upon a Time in Iraq: FallujahNarrator
- 2020The Animated World of Halas and BatchelorSelf
- 2019FX's A Christmas CarolGhost of Christmas Past
- 2019Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerSnoke (voice)
- 2019Long ShotParker Wembley
- 2018Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and MilkmenSelf
- 2018Mowgli: Legend of the JungleDirector · Producer · Baloo (voice)
- 2018The Ruins of EmpiresDirector
- 2018The Director and the JediSelf
- 2017Great Performers: Horror ShowThe Demented Clown
- 2017BreatheDirector
- 2017The RitualProducer
- 2016Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic JourneySelf
- 2015Fungus The BogeymanActor
- 2015We Are StarsNarrator (voice)
- 2015Avengers: Age of UltronUlysses Klaue
- 2014The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesDirector
- 2013The Magnificent Lion BoyUmberto Farini
- 2012The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyDirector · Gollum
- 2012London: The Modern BabylonSpoken Quotations (voice)
- 2011Arthur ChristmasLead Elf (voice)
- 2011Wild BillGlen
- 2011Death of a SuperheroDr. Adrian King
- 2010The Weird World of Eadweard MuybridgeEadweard Muybridge
- 2010Burke & HareWilliam Hare
- 2010Brighton RockMr Colleoni
- 2010Sex & Drugs & Rock & RollProducer · Ian Dury
- 2008InkheartCapricorn
- 2008Einstein and EddingtonAlbert Einstein
- 2008The CottageDavid
- 2007SugarhouseHoodwink
- 2007Extraordinary RenditionMaro, Interrogator
- 2007UndergroundThe Driver (Narrator)
- 2006Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'Self
- 2006LongfordIan Brady
- 2006The Making of 'The Return of the King'Self
- 2006The Making of 'The Two Towers'Self
- 2006StormbreakerMr Grin
- 2006StingrayStingray (voice)
- 2005King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production DiariesSelf
- 2005Ringers: Lord of the FansSelf
- 2004A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'Self
- 2004Stories of Lost SoulsGranny / Rastafarian / Hunter Jackson
- 2004The PresentDirector · Self
- 2004BlessedFather Carlo
- 200413 Going on 30Richard Kneeland
- 2004Standing Room OnlyGranny
- 2003The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'Self
- 2002DeathwatchPvt. Thomas Quinn
- 2002The EscapistRicky Barnes
- 200224 Hour Party PeopleMartin
- 2001The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingGollum
- 2001PandaemoniumJohn Thelwall
- 2000Five Seconds to SpareChester
- 2000ShinerMel
- 2000The Jolly Boys' Last StandAnthony 'Spider' Dale
- 1999Topsy-TurvyJohn D'Auban
- 1999Sweety BarrettLeo King
- 1999InsomniaHarry
- 1998Among GiantsBob
- 1997Stella Does TricksFitz
- 1997LoopBill
- 1997MojoPotts
- 1997Agatha Christie's The Pale HorseSergeant Corrigan
- 1997Career GirlsMr. Evans
- 1997The Near RoomBunny
- 1994GrushkoPyotr
- 1994Prince of JutlandTorsten
- LouiMax Dreams of Being an Adultnarrator
- The Giant's HouseDirector
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