Andy Serkis | |
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 Serkis at GalaxyCon Austin in 2023 | |
| Born | Andrew Clement Serkis 20 April 1964 Ruislip Manor, Middlesex, England |
| Education | Lancaster University |
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| Years active | 1985–present |
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| Children | 3, including Ruby and Louis |
| Awards | Full list |
Andrew Clement Serkis[1][2] (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.[3][4][5] 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.[6] In 2021, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for the series The Letter for the King (2020).[7]
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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- ^ Clark, Nick (16 November 2014). "Oscars debate for computerised stars makes a monkey out of movie actors". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 3 December 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ Clark, Nick (6 November 2014). "Should Oscar go to Andy Serkis or the computer that turned him into an ape?". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ Robey, Tim (8 November 2014). "Does Andy Serkis's motion capture acting deserve an Oscar?". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "Andy Serkis to be honoured at the 2020 EE British Academy Film Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ Cordero, Rosy (18 July 2021). "Alex Trebek, Zac Efron, Karrueche Tran, More, Announced As Daytime Emmy Fiction & Lifestyle Winners—Complete Winners List". Deadline. Retrieved 19 July 2021.