Louis Ashbourne Serkis

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Louis Ashbourne Serkis
Born
Louis George Ashbourne Serkis

(2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 (age 21)
Haringey, London, England
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present
Parents
Relatives Ruby Ashbourne Serkis (sister)

Louis George Ashbourne Serkis (born 19 June 2004) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Alex in the 2019 fantasy adventure film The Kid Who Would Be King . [1]

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Early life

Ashbourne Serkis was born on 19 June 2004 in Haringey, north London. [2] He is the youngest son of actor and director Andy Serkis and actress Lorraine Ashbourne [3] with an older sister, Ruby, and an older brother Sonny. He attended Highgate School. [4]

Career

Ashbourne Serkis began acting on television. In May 2016, he made his film debut portraying Young Hatter in Alice Through the Looking Glass . In July 2017, he portrayed Peter in the English version of Mary and the Witch's Flower , and also appeared in The Current War . In November 2018, he appeared as the wolf cub Bhoot in Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle , directed by and co-starring his father. In February 2019, he starred as Alex in The Kid Who Would Be King . [5]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Cute Young HobbitExtended edition
2016 Alice Through the Looking Glass Young Tarrant Hightopp
2017 Mary and the Witch's Flower Peter (voice)English dub
The Current War Older Dash
2018 Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle Bhoot (voice)Also motion capture
2019 The Kid Who Would Be King Alex
2022 Allelujah Andy [6]
2023Path to EcstasyAdamShort film
ArcadeBillyShort film
TBA†Desperate JourneyKarlPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Endeavour Tommy CorkSeries 2; episode 4: "Neverland"
2016–2019 Noddy, Toyland Detective NoddySeries 1 and 2; 7 episodes
2017 Taboo RobertEpisodes 1 and 4–8
SS-GB Douggie ArcherMini-series; episodes 1, 2 and 4
2020 The Queen's Gambit Georgi GirevMini-series; episode 4: "Middle Game"
2022 No Return Noah PowellMini-series; episodes 1–4
2025 The Chelsea Detective Stan WiltonSeries 3, Episode 3: "For the Greater Good"
Out There Johnny WilliamsMini-series; episodes 1–6 [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Joe Cornish on the Brexit parallels of 'The Kid Who Would Be King'". Los Angeles Times . 25 January 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "Andy Serkis admits to embarrassing his daughter on set of Netflix show". Belfasttelegraph.
  3. ↑ Drysdale, Jennifer (22 January 2019). "Andy Serkis' Son Louis Shares the Acting Advice He Got From His Dad (Exclusive)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  4. ↑ Angulo Chen, Sandie (28 January 2019). "The star of 'The Kid Who Would Be King' has acting in his blood". The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Yes, that is Andy Serkis' son Louis Serkis in The Kid Who Would Be King, and he's incredible". Metro US. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "first Look Images for Allelujah Starring Judi Dench, Jennifer Saunders". thepeoplesmovies.com. 5 May 2022.
  7. ↑ https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/out-there-air-date-itv-newsupdate/ [ bare URL ]
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