Andy Serkis filmography

Serkis at GalaxyCon Austin in 2023

English actor Andy Serkis has been featured in various films, television series, and video games. Serkis started acting in the late 1980s with small roles on the television series Morris Minor and His Marvellous Motors (1989), and The New Statesman (1989) before being cast as Owen in Streetwise from 1989–1992. He then appeared in films such as Prince of Jutland (1994), Career Girls (1997), Pandaemonium (2000). In 2001, he was cast as the voice of Gollum in Peter Jackson's epic fantasy adventure film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring . Serkis reprised this role in the sequels The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) as well as the 2012 prequel The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey . During that time, he also co-starred in the films The Escapist (2002), 13 Going on 30 (2004) and lent his voice to the 2006 animated film Flushed Away .

In 2011, he provided the voice and motion capture for Caesar in the science fiction film Rise of the Planet of the Apes . He provided voice and motion capture for the role again in the 2014 sequel and the 2017 final film of the trilogy. His other voice and motion capture work includes Monkey in the 2010 video game Enslaved: Odyssey to the West , King Bohan in the 2007 video game Heavenly Sword , Kong in Peter Jackson's 2005 film King Kong , and Supreme Leader Snoke in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019).

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Refs.
1994	Prince of Jutland	Torsten	aka Royal Deceit
1995	The Near Room	Bunny
1996	Stella Does Tricks	Fitz
1997	Mojo	Potts
	Career Girls	Nick Evans
	Loop	Bill
1998	Sweety Barrett	Leo King
	Among Giants	Bob
	Clueless	David	Short film
	Insomnia	Harry	Short film
1999	Topsy-Turvy	John D'Auban
2000	Jump	Shaun	Short film
	Shiner	Mel
	Pandaemonium	John Thelwall
	The Jolly Boys' Last Stand	Spider
2001	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	Gollum	Voice	[1]
2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	Gollum	Voice and motion capture	[2]
	The Escapist	Ricky Barnes
	Deathwatch	Pvt. Thomas Quinn
	24 Hour Party People	Martin Hannett
2003	Standing Room Only	Granny / Rastafarian / Hunter Jackson
	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	Gollum / Sméagol	Voice and motion capture of Gollum
2004	Blessed	Father Carlo
	13 Going on 30	Richard Kneeland
2005	King Kong	Kong / Lumpy	Motion capture of Kong	[3]
2006	Stormbreaker	Mr. Grin
	The Prestige	Mr. Alley
	Flushed Away	Spike	Voice
	Longford	Ian Brady
2007	Extraordinary Rendition	Lead Interrogator
	Sugarhouse	Hoodwink
2008	The Cottage	David
	Inkheart	Capricorn
2010	Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll	Ian Dury
	Brighton Rock	Mr. Colleoni
	Animals United	Charles	Voice; English dub
	Burke and Hare	William Hare
2011	Rise of the Planet of the Apes	Caesar	Voice and motion capture	[3]
	Death of a Superhero	Dr. Adrian King
	Wild Bill	Glen
	The Adventures of Tintin	Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock	Voices and motion capture
	Arthur Christmas	General Elf	Voice; cameo
2012	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	Gollum	Voice and motion capture
2014	Dawn of the Planet of the Apes	Caesar	Voice and motion capture	[3]
2015	Avengers: Age of Ultron	Ulysses Klaue		[4] [5]
	Star Wars: The Force Awakens	Supreme Leader Snoke	Voice and motion capture	[6]
2017	War for the Planet of the Apes	Caesar	Voice and motion capture
	Star Wars: The Last Jedi	Supreme Leader Snoke	Voice and motion capture	[7]
2018	Black Panther	Ulysses Klaue
	Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle	Baloo	Voice and motion capture	[8]
2019	Long Shot	Parker Wembley
	Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker	Supreme Leader Snoke	Voice; cameo	[9]
2020	A Christmas Carol	Jacob Marley's Ghost	Voice
2021	SAS: Red Notice	George Clements		[10]
2022	The Batman	Alfred Pennyworth
2023	Luther: The Fallen Sun	David Robey		[11]
2024	Hitpig!	Newscaster	Voice; cameo	[12]
	Venom: The Last Dance	Knull	Voice	[13]

Filmmaking credits

Director

• Breathe (2017)
• Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018)
• Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
• Animal Farm (2025) (Also story writer and producer)

Executive producer

• Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010)
• The Ritual (2017)
• No One Gets Out Alive (2021)
• Next Goal Wins (2023)

Second unit director

• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Motion capture consultant

• Godzilla (2014)
• Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Refs.
1989	Morris Minor and His Marvellous Motors	Sparky Plugg	3 episodes
	The New Statesman	Peter Moran	2 episodes
	Saracen	Dudin	Episode: "Into Africa"
	Made in Spain	Hooligan	TV movie
1989–1992	Streetwise	Owen	25 episodes
1990, 1993	The Bill	Dean Platt, Alex Rackin	2 episodes
1992	The Darling Buds of May	Greville	Episode: "Le Grand Weekend"
1994	Grushko	Pyotr	3 episodes
	Pie in the Sky	Maxwell	Episode: "Passion Fruit Fool"
	Finney	Tom	6 episodes
	The Chief	Jacko Dolan	Episode: "Hammer and Tongs"
1996	Kavanagh QC	MEM O'Brien	Episode: "The Burning Deck"
1997	The Pale Horse	Sergeant Corrigan	Television film
1998	The Jump	Steven Brunos	3 episodes
1999	Oliver Twist	Bill Sikes	3 episodes
	Shooting the Past	Styeman	3 episodes
	Touching Evil	Michael Lawler	2 episodes
2000	Arabian Nights	Kasim	2 episodes
2003	The Simpsons	Cleanie (voice)	Episode: "Dude, Where's My Ranch?"
2004	Spooks	Riff	Episode: "Celebrity"
2006	Simon Schama's Power of Art	Vincent van Gogh	Episode: "Van Gogh: Wheat Field with Crows"
	Longford	Ian Brady	Television film
2007	Monkey Life	Narrator	Documentary; 14 episodes
2008	Little Dorrit	Rigaud	11 episodes
	Einstein and Eddington	Albert Einstein	Television film
2010	Accused	Liam Black	Episode: "Liam's Story"
2012	The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World	Narrator	Documentary; 3 episodes
2015	Fungus the Bogeyman	Narrator	Miniseries; 3 episodes
2018	Neanderthals: Meet Your Ancestors	Ned	Documentary; 2 episodes	[14]
2019	A Christmas Carol	Ghost of Christmas Past	Miniseries; 3 episodes
2020	The Letter for the King	Mayor of Mistrinaut	6 episodes
	Home Movie: The Princess Bride	Count Rugen	Episode: "Chapter Seven: The Pit of Despair"	[15]
	Hilda	Kertasníkir (voice)	Episode: "The Yule Lads"
	Once Upon a Time in Iraq	Narrator	Documentary; 5 episodes
2021	What If...?	Ulysses Klaue (voice)	Guest role; Episode: "What If... Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?"	[16]
2022	Animal	Narrator	Documentary series for Netflix; 1 episode	[17]
	Andor	Kino Loy	3 episodes
	The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself	—	Executive producer only; 8 episodes	[18]
2024	Brilliant Minds	—	Executive producer only	[19]

Video games

Year	Title	Voice role	Notes	Refs.
2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	Gollum	Archive voice
2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	Gollum / The Witch-king
2004	The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth	Smeagol / Gollum / The Witch-king
2005	King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie	Lumpy
2006	The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II - The Rise of the Witch-king	The Witch-king / Gollum		[3]
2007	Heavenly Sword	King Bohan	Also motion capture and dramatic director	[3]
2009	Risen	The Inquisitor Mendoza
2010	Enslaved: Odyssey to the West	Monkey / Pyramid	Also motion capture
2012	Lego The Lord of the Rings	Gollum	Archive voice
2014	Lego The Hobbit	Gollum	Archive voice
2015	Volume	Guy Gisborne
2016	Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens	Supreme Leader Snoke	Archive voice; uncredited
2022	Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters	Grand Master Vardan Kai		[20]
2025	Clair Obscur: Expedition 33	Renoir		[21]
2026	Squadron 42	Thul	Also motion capture	[22]

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Refs.
1995	Mojo	Potts	Royal Court
1997	The Rover	Willmore	BBC Open University Productions	[23]
2023-2024	Ulster American	Leigh	Riverside Studios	[24]

Audiobooks

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Refs.
2008	The Brightonomicon	Count Otto Black
2009	The Screwtape Letters	Screwtape
2014	The Child	Engler
2019	The Beast of Buckingham Palace	Lord Protector
2020	The Sandman	Matthew the Raven
	The Hobbit	Narrator / Performer		[25]
2021	The Lord of the Rings	Narrator / Performer		[26]
	The Sandman: Act II	Matthew the Raven		[27]
2022	Small Gods	Narrator
2023	The Silmarillion	Narrator / Performer

See also

• List of awards and nominations received by Andy Serkis

References

1. Patrick Cavanaugh (29 November 2018). "'The Lord of the Rings' Star Andy Serkis Does His Perfect Gollum Impression". Comicbook.com. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
2. Joel Meares (17 May 2019). "21 Most Memorable Movie Moments: Gollum talks to Smeagol in The Two Towers (2002)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
3. Lauren Keating (30 May 2015). "The Many Faces Of Andy Serkis: From Gollum To Snoke And Everything In Between". Tech Times. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
4. "'The Avengers: Age of Ultron' New Stills, Behind-the-Scenes in High Resolution; Serkis Confirmed as Klaw". Stitch Kingdom. February 3, 2015. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
5. "Get to Know the 'Avengers' as They Assemble for New Adventure". Inquirer. April 3, 2015. Archived from the original on April 5, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
6. Dave Trumbore (12 November 2015). "'Star Wars: The Force Awakens': Andy Serkis' Villainous Character Details Unveiled". Collider. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
7. Justin Chang. "A tour de force". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 14 January 2020.
8. Peter Debruge (8 December 2018). "Film Review: 'Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle'". Variety. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
9. Anthony Breznican; Joanna Robinson (20 December 2019). "25 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Cameos You Might Have Missed". Vanity Fair . Retrieved 14 January 2020.
10. "Ruby Rose, Andy Serkis, More Join Action-Thriller 'SAS: Red Notice', Sky Cinema Boards UK Rights, First Look – EFM". Deadline. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
11. "Cynthia Erivo, Andy Serkis Join Idris Elba, Neil Cross in 'Luther' Movie for Netflix (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . 13 September 2021.
12. Milligan, Mercedes (August 15, 2024). "Hitpig! Oinks into Action with November 1 Release Date". Animation Magazine . Retrieved August 15, 2024.
13. Venugopal, Arun (October 2, 2024). "Exclusive: Andy Serkis to Play Knull in Sony's Venom: The Last Dance". Maxblizz. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
14. "Neanderthals - Meet Your Ancestors". BBC Two. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
15. Breznican, Anthony (June 26, 2020). "Watch the Celebrity-Filled Fan-Film Version of The Princess Bride". Vanity Fair . Retrieved June 26, 2020.
16. "Andy Serkis Teases MCU Return in Marvel's What If?".
17. "Netflix Nature Series 'Animal' Gets Release Date; Narrators Include Bryan Cranston, Rashida Jones, Rebel Wilson & Pedro Pascal". 13 October 2021.
18. "Netflix Unveils New U.K. Projects with Sam Mendes, Rowan Atkinson, Andy Serkis". 13 December 2020.
19. Mitovich, Matt (20 October 2023). "Zachary Quinto's Dr. Wolf Ordered to Series at NBC". TVLine. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
20. Hall, Charlie (8 February 2022). "Andy Serkis is your Space Marine boss in new Warhammer 40K game, Chaos Gate". Polygon. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
21. Svedberg-Yen, Jennifer (October 16, 2024). "Introducing the cast of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33". PlayStation Blog. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
22. "Squadron 42: Meet Andy Serkis". Robert's Space Industries . March 16, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
23. "The Rover (1997)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-23.
24. Akbar, Arifa (2023-12-14). "Ulster American review – Woody Harrelson and Andy Serkis perfectly awful in anarchic comedy". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2024-12-16.
25. "You Can Now Listen to Andy Serkis Read You the Entirety of the Hobbit".
26. "Andy Serkis records Lord of the Rings audiobooks for HarperCollins | the Bookseller".
27. "Sandman Audible Drama Adds the Batman, Bridgeton Stars for Act II". 22 July 2021.

External links

• Andy Serkis at IMDb