Andrew Clement Serkis (born 20 April 1964) is an English actor, director and producer of Iraqi and Armenian descent. He is best known for his performance 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), and Supreme Leader Snoke in the Star Wars sequel trilogy films The Force Awakens (2015) and The Last Jedi (2017). In 2018, he portrayed the character of Baloo in his self-directed film, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle. Serkis is one of the highest-grossing actors of all time, number ten, and his 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 Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of serial killer Ian Brady in the British television film Longford (2006) and 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 films Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and Black Panther (2018). 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. He directed Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021), which is set in Sony's Spider-Man Universe.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
(Gollum / Smeagol)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
(Gollum)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
(Gollum)
King Kong
(Kong / Lumpy)
The Prestige
(Alley)
Inkheart
(Capricorn)
Luther: The Fallen Sun
(David Robey)
13 Going on 30
(Richard Kneeland)
24 Hour Party People
(Martin Hannett)
Blessed
(Father Carlo)
Deathwatch
(Pvt. Thomas Quinn)
Creature
((voice))
Stormbreaker
(Mr. Grin)
The Cottage
(David)
Shiner
(Mel)
Longford
(Ian Brady)
Einstein and Eddington
(Albert Einstein)
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
(Ian Dury)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
(Caesar)
Brighton Rock
(Mr. Colleoni)
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
(Kino Loy (archive footage) (uncredited))
Topsy-Turvy
(John D'Auban)
The Adventures of Tintin
(Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock (voice))
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
(Gollum)
Career Girls
(Mr. Evans)
The Escapist
(Ricky Barnes)
Burke & Hare
(William Hare)
Sugarhouse
(Hoodwink)
King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries
(Self)
Five Seconds to Spare
(Chester)
Stories of Lost Souls
(Granny / Rastafarian / Hunter Jackson)
Death of a Superhero
(Dr. Adrian King)
Wild Bill
(Glen)
Extraordinary Rendition
(Maro, Interrogator)
The Man Who Saved Paris
(Chevenchy)
Flushed Away
(Spike (voice))
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
(Self)
Mojo
(Potts)
Among Giants
(Bob)
Blue Whales: Return of the Giants
(Narrator (voice))
Stella Does Tricks
(Fitz)
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
(Caesar)
Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories
(Self)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
(Supreme Leader Snoke)
The Present
(Self)
We Are Stars
(Narrator (voice))
Animal Farm
(Benjamin (voice))
Avengers: Age of Ultron
(Ulysses Klaue)
Black Panther
(Ulysses Klaue)
Insomnia
(Harry)
The Near Room
(Bunny)
Fungus The Bogeyman
Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
(Gollum / Smeagol)
The Man with the Miraculous Hands
(Heinrich Himmler)
Sweety Barrett
(Leo King)
Vengeance in the Making
(Self)
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
(Sergeant Corrigan)
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
(Self)
The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'
(Self)
The Batman - Part II
(Alfred)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
(Supreme Leader Snoke)
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
(Baloo (voice))
Pandaemonium
(John Thelwall)
War for the Planet of the Apes
(Caesar)
Hitpig!
(Newscaster (voice))
The Magnificent Lion Boy
(Umberto Farini)
London: The Modern Babylon
(Spoken Quotations (voice))
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
(Self)
Arthur Christmas
(Lead Elf (voice))
Standing Room Only
(Granny)
Untitled Adventures of Tintin Sequel
(Captain Haddock)
Loop
(Bill)
Royal Deceit
(Torsten)
Long Shot
(Parker Wembley)
Great Performers: Horror Show
(The Demented Clown)
The Director and the Jedi
(Self)
The Jolly Boys' Last Stand
(Anthony 'Spider' Dale)
Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen
(Self)
A Christmas Carol
(Marley's Ghost (voice))
The Batman
(Alfred)
Grushko
(Pyotr)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
(Snoke (voice))
FX's A Christmas Carol
(Ghost of Christmas Past)
The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge
(Eadweard Muybridge)
The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor
(Himself)
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
(Self)
SAS: Red Notice
(George Clements)
Venom: The Last Dance
(Knull (voice))
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit
After the Dark Times
The Simpsons
(Cleanie (voice))
The One Show
(Self)
The Bill
Icons
HypaSpace
(Self)
Spooks
(Riff)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(Self - Guest)
Little Dorrit
(Rigaud)
Oliver Twist
(Bill Sikes)
Simon Schama's Power of Art
The Jonathan Ross Show
(Self)
Natural World
(Narrator)
Monkey Life
(Self (Voice))
GMTV
(Self)
The Jump
(Steven Brunos)
What If...?
(Ulysses Klaue (voice))
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
Fungus the Bogeyman
(Narrator)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(Self)
Pie in the Sky
(Maxwell)
Animal
(Self - Narrator (voice))
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
(Count Rugen)
Arabian Nights
(Kasim)
The Savoy
(Self)
Finney
(Tom Finney)
The New Statesman
(Peter Moran)
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
(Self)
Neanderthals - Meet Your Ancestors
(Himself - Presenter)
The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World
(Self - Narrator)
The Frame
(Caesar)
Accused
(Liam Black)
The Culture Show
(Self)
Star Wars: Andor
(Kino Loy)
Shooting the Past
(Styeman)
Streetwise
(Owen)
Reunited Apart
(Self)
A Christmas Carol
(Ghost of Christmas Past)
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
(Self)
Once Upon a Time in Iraq
(Narrator)
The Wil Wheaton Project
(Self)
The Last House on Needless Street
(Producer)
The Giant's House
(Director)
The Present
(Director)
The Present
(Cinematography)
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
(Director)
Breathe
(Director)
The Ritual
(Producer)
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
(Producer)
Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
(Director)
Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
(Executive Producer)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
(Second Unit Director)
The Long and Short of It
(Assistant Location Manager)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
(Second Unit Director)
Next Goal Wins
(Executive Producer)
Animal Farm
(Producer)
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
(Director)
No One Gets Out Alive
(Executive Producer)
Animal Farm
(Director)
The Ruins of Empires
(Director)
Brilliant Minds
(Executive Producer)