Andy Serkis

Andrew Clement Serkis is an English actor, director and producer. He is best known for his performance capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation and voice work for computer-generated characters such asGollum in The Lord of the Ringsfilm trilogy (2001–2003) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012),King Kongin the eponymous 2005 film, Caesar in thePlanet of the Apes reboot trilogy(2011–2017), Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock inSteven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin (2011), Baloo in his self-directed filmMowgli: 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 WarsDisney+ series Andor (2022).

Serkis is the eighth highest-grossing actor of all time, and his film work in motion capture has been critically acclaimed. He hasreceived an Empire Awardand two Saturn Awards for his motion-capture acting. He earned a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of serial killer Ian Brady in theBritish television film Longford(2006) and was nominated for aBAFTAfor his portrayal of new wave andpunk rock musicianIan Dury in the biopic Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010). In 2020, Serkis received the BAFTA Award forOutstanding British Contribution To Cinema. In 2021, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for the series The Letter for the King (2020).

Serkis portrayedUlysses 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 has playedAlfred 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 (SSU).