Actor
Andy Serkis
Born 20 April 1964 · Ruislip, Middlesex, England, UK
Andy Serkis is an English actor and director who became the leading face of performance-capture acting. He is best known for playing Gollum in The Lord of the Rings and Caesar in the Planet of the Apes reboots. He has also directed films, including Mowgli and Venom: Let There Be Carnage.
Key films
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Introduced his Gollum, a landmark in performance-capture acting that changed how digital characters are created.
King Kong (2005)
He gave the giant ape its movement and emotion, building on the techniques developed for Gollum.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
Began his acclaimed run as Caesar, a fully digital lead character with a deeply human performance.
The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
He played Captain Haddock in Spielberg's fully motion-captured adaptation, showing his range beyond creatures.
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018)
He directed this Jungle Book adaptation and also played Baloo, marking his move into directing.
Key awards
- 2020 BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 99
- 1994Prince of Jutland · as TorstenActor
- 1994Grushko · as PyotrActor
- 1997Career Girls · as Mr. EvansActor
- 1997Stella Does Tricks · as FitzActor
- 1997Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse · as Sergeant CorriganActor
- 1997The Near Room · as BunnyActor
- 1997Mojo · as PottsActor
- 1997Loop · as BillActor
- 1998Among Giants · as BobActor
- 1999Topsy-Turvy · as John D'AubanActor
- 1999Sweety Barrett · as Leo KingActor
- 1999Insomnia · as HarryActor
- 2000Shiner · as MelActor
- 2000Five Seconds to Spare · as ChesterActor
- 2000The Jolly Boys' Last Stand · as Anthony 'Spider' DaleActor
- 2001The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring · as GollumActor
- 2001Pandaemonium · as John ThelwallActor
- 2002The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers · as GollumActor
- 200224 Hour Party People · as MartinActor
- 2002Deathwatch · as Pvt. Thomas QuinnActor
- 2002The Escapist · as Ricky BarnesActor
- 2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King · as Gollum / SmeagolActor
- 2003The Making of 'The Long and Short of It' · as SelfActor
- 200413 Going on 30 · as Richard KneelandActor
- 2004Blessed · as Father CarloActor
- 2004Stories of Lost Souls · as Granny / Rastafarian / Hunter JacksonActor
- 2004A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' · as SelfActor
- 2004The PresentDirector
- 2004Standing Room Only · as GrannyActor
- 2004The Present · as SelfActor
- 2005King Kong · as Kong / LumpyActor
- 2005King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries · as SelfActor
- 2005Ringers: Lord of the Fans · as SelfActor
- 2006The Prestige · as AlleyActor
- 2006Flushed Away · as Spike (voice)Actor
- 2006Stormbreaker · as Mr GrinActor
- 2006Longford · as Ian BradyActor
- 2006The Making of 'The Return of the King' · as SelfActor
- 2006The Making of 'The Two Towers' · as SelfActor
- 2006Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' · as SelfActor
- 2006Stingray · as Stingray (voice)Actor
- 2007Sugarhouse · as HoodwinkActor
- 2007Extraordinary Rendition · as Maro, InterrogatorActor
- 2007Underground · as The Driver (Narrator)Actor
- 2008Inkheart · as CapricornActor
- 2008The Cottage · as DavidActor
- 2008Einstein and Eddington · as Albert EinsteinActor
- 2010Burke & Hare · as William HareActor
- 2010Brighton Rock · as Mr ColleoniActor
- 2010Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll · as Ian DuryActor
- 2010The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge · as Eadweard MuybridgeActor
- 2011Rise of the Planet of the Apes · as CaesarActor
- 2011The Adventures of Tintin · as Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock (voice)Actor
- 2011Arthur Christmas · as Lead Elf (voice)Actor
- 2011Wild Bill · as GlenActor
- 2011Death of a Superhero · as Dr. Adrian KingActor
- 2012The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey · as GollumActor
- 2012London: The Modern Babylon · as Spoken Quotations (voice)Actor
- 2013The Magnificent Lion Boy · as Umberto FariniActor
- 2014Dawn of the Planet of the Apes · as CaesarActor
- 2015Avengers: Age of Ultron · as Ulysses KlaueActor
- 2015Star Wars: The Force Awakens · as Supreme Leader SnokeActor
- 2015Fungus The BogeymanActor
- 2015We Are Stars · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2016Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey · as SelfActor
- 2017Star Wars: The Last Jedi · as SnokeActor
- 2017War for the Planet of the Apes · as CaesarActor
- 2017BreatheDirector
- 2017Great Performers: Horror Show · as The Demented ClownActor
- 2018Black Panther · as Ulysses KlaueActor
- 2018Mowgli: Legend of the JungleDirector
- 2018Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle · as Baloo (voice)Actor
- 2018The Director and the Jedi · as SelfActor
- 2018The Ruins of EmpiresDirector
- 2018Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen · as SelfActor
- 2019Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker · as Snoke (voice)Actor
- 2019Long Shot · as Parker WembleyActor
- 2019FX's A Christmas Carol · as Ghost of Christmas PastActor
- 2020A Christmas Carol · as Marley's Ghost (voice) / Old Joe (voice)Actor
- 2020Once Upon a Time in Iraq: Fallujah · as NarratorActor
- 2020The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor · as SelfActor
- 2021Venom: Let There Be CarnageDirector
- 2021SAS: Red Notice · as George ClementsActor
- 2022The Batman · as AlfredActor
- 2022Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look · as Kino Loy (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 2023Luther: The Fallen Sun · as David RobeyActor
- 2023Creature · as (voice)Actor
- 2023Blue Whales: Return of the Giants · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2024Venom: The Last Dance · as Knull (voice)Actor
- 2024Hitpig! · as Newscaster (voice)Actor
- 2026Young Washington · as General Edward BraddockActor
- 2026Animal FarmDirector
- 2026Animal Farm · as Mr. Jones / Rooster (voice)Actor
- 2026Nevatars · as Wasam (voice)Actor
- 2026NevatarsDirector
- 2026Robert Richardson: The White Devil · as SelfActor
- 2027The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for GollumDirector
- 2027The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum · as Gollum / SméagolActor
- 2028The Batman: Part II · as AlfredActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.