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
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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Born
Apr 20, 1964
Ruislip, Middlesex, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Movies
95 acting
22 crew
Popularity
3.8
Known For
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
as Gollum
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
as Gollum / Smeagol
The Batman
2022
as Alfred
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
as Gollum
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015
as Ulysses Klaue
The Prestige
2006
as Alley
Venom: The Last Dance
2024
as Knull (voice)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
as Gollum
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011
as Caesar
Black Panther
2018
as Ulysses Klaue
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