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Andy Serkis

English actor (born 1964)

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Film Casting (3)
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Kate Winslet (3) · Lord of the Rings (3) · Andy Serkis (3) · The Hunt for Gollum (2) · Gollum (2) · film (2) · casting (2) · franchise (1) · Hunt for Gollum (1) · director (1) · New Zealand (1) · filming (1) · fantasy film (1) · relocation (1)

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Andrew Clement Serkis (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). Serkis's film work in motion capture has been critically acclaimed.

📰 Related News (3)

🇺🇸 Kate Winslet Joining ‘Lord of the Rings: Hunt for Gollum’ (2026-03-11)
The Oscar winner will play an undisclosed role in Andy Serkis' feature....
🇺🇸 Kate Winslet in Talks to Star in ‘Lord of the Rings: Hunt for Gollum’ With Andy Serkis (2026-03-11)
Kate Winslet is venturing from Pandora to Middle-earth. The beloved actress, who was recently in James Cameron’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” is in talks t...
🇺🇸 Kate Winslet To Play Female Lead In Andy Serkis’ ‘LOTR: The Hunt For Gollum’; Will Uproot Family To New Zealand For Five Months: Breaking Baz (2026-03-11)
EXCLUSIVE: Deadline can confirm that Kate Winslet will join Andy Serkis’ Middle-earth epic The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum in what has been...

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The Hunt for Gollum · 2 shared articles
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