Andy Serkis filmography
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The 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 computer-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 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 | |||
| 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 (voice and motion capture) / Sméagol | |||
| 2004 | Blessed | Father Carlo | ||
| 13 Going on 30 | Richard Kneeland | |||
| 2005 | King Kong | Kong (motion capture) / Lumpy | [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 | Also executive producer | |
| 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) | Also second unit director | |
| 2013 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | — | Second unit director | |
| 2014 | Godzilla | — | Motion capture consultant | |
| Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | Caesar (voice and motion capture) | [3] | ||
| The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | — | Second unit director | ||
| 2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | Ulysses Klaue | Also motion capture consultant | [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) | ||
| Breathe | — | Director | ||
| The Ritual | — | Producer | ||
| Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Snoke (voice and motion capture) | [7] | ||
| 2018 | Black Panther | Ulysses Klaue | ||
| Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle | Baloo (voice and motion capture) | Also director | [8] | |
| 2019 | Long Shot | Parker Wembley | ||
| Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Snoke (voice) | Cameo | [9] | |
| 2020 | A Christmas Carol | Marley's Ghost (voice) | [10] | |
| 2021 | SAS: Red Notice | George Clements | [11] | |
| No One Gets Out Alive | — | Executive producer | [12] | |
| Venom: Let There Be Carnage | — | Director | [13] | |
| 2022 | The Batman | Alfred Pennyworth | Post-production | |
| TBA | Next Goal Wins | — | Executive producer; post-production | |
| Luther | TBA | Filming | [14] |
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 Grande Weekend" | |
| 1994 | Grushko | Pyotr | 3 episodes | |
| Pie in the Sky | Maxwell | Episode: "Passion Fruit Fool" | ||
| Finney | Tom | 6 episodes | ||
| 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 | ||
| Shooting the Past | Styeman | |||
| Touching Evil | Michael Lawler | 2 episodes | ||
| 2000 | Arabian Nights | Kasim | ||
| 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 | [15] |
| 2019 | A Christmas Carol | Ghost of Christmas Past | Miniseries; 3 episodes | |
| 2020 | Home Movie: The Princess Bride | Count Rugen | 1 episode | [16] |
| Hilda (season 2) | Kertasníkir (voice) | Episode: "The Yule Lads" | [17] | |
| 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?" | [18] |
| 2022 | Animal | Narrator | Documentary series for Netflix; 1 episode | [19] |
| TBA | Half Bad | — | Executive producer; 8 episodes | [20] |
Video games
| Year | Title | 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 | ||
| 2005 | Peter Jackson's King Kong | Lumpy | ||
| 2007 | Heavenly Sword | King Bohan | Also motion capture and dramatic director | [3] |
| 2009 | Risen | Inquisitor Mendoza | ||
| 2010 | Enslaved: Odyssey to the West | Monkey / The Pyramid | Also motion capture | |
| 2012 | Lego The Lord of the Rings | Gollum | Archive voice | |
| 2014 | Lego The Hobbit | Gollum | ||
| 2015 | Volume | Guy Gisborne | ||
| TBA | Squadron 42 | Thul'Óqquray | Also motion capture | [21] |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Rover | Willmore | BBC Open University Productions (An educational theatrical performance available on DVD) | [22] |
Audiobooks
| Year | Title | Role | Author | Production company | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Brightonomicon | Count Otto Black | Robert Rankin | Hokus Bloke Productions/BBC Audiobooks | |
| 2009 | The Screwtape Letters | Screwtape | C.S. Lewis | Focus on the Family Radio Theatre | |
| 2014 | The Child | Engler | Sebastian Fitzek | Audible | |
| 2019 | The Beast of Buckingham Palace | Lord Protector | David Walliams | HarperCollins Children's Books | |
| 2020 | The Sandman | Matthew the Raven | Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs | Audible | |
| The Hobbit | Narrator/Performer | J. R. R. Tolkien | HarperCollins (UK)/Recorded Books (USA) | [23] | |
| 2021 | The Lord of the Rings | Narrator/Performer | J. R. R. Tolkien | HarperCollins (UK)/Recorded Books (USA) | [24] |
| The Sandman: Act II | Matthew the Raven | Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs | Audible | [25] |
See also
References
- ^ Patrick Cavanaugh (29 November 2018). "'The Lord of the Rings' Star Andy Serkis Does His Perfect Gollum Impression". Comicbook.com. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ "'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 3, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- ^ "Get to Know the 'Avengers' as They Assemble for New Adventure". Inquirer. April 3, 2015. Archived from the original on April 4, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ^ Dave Trumbore (12 November 2015). "'Star Wars: The Force Awakens': Andy Serkis' Villainous Character Details Unveiled". Collider. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ Justin Chang. "A tour de force". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ Peter Debruge (8 December 2018). "Film Review: 'Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle'". Variety. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "A Christmas Carol". IMDb. 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Ruby Rose, Andy Serkis, More Join Action-Thriller 'SAS: Red Notice', Sky Cinema Boards UK Rights, First Look – EFM". Deadline. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- ^ "'The Ritual' Writer Adam Nevill's Horror Novel 'No One Gets Out Alive' Being Turned into a Netflix Movie". 8 September 2020.
- ^ Justin Kroll (5 August 2019). "Andy Serkis to Direct 'Venom' Sequel". Variety. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Cynthia Erivo, Andy Serkis Join Idris Elba, Neil Cross in 'Luther' Movie for Netflix (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Neanderthals - Meet Your Ancestors". BBC Two. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- ^ Breznican, Anthony (June 26, 2020). "Watch the Celebrity-Filled Fan-Film Version of The Princess Bride". Vanity Fair. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ "Chapter 10: The Yule Lads". IMDb. 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Andy Serkis Teases MCU Return in Marvel's What If?".
- ^ "Netflix Nature Series 'Animal' Gets Release Date; Narrators Include Bryan Cranston, Rashida Jones, Rebel Wilson & Pedro Pascal". 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Netflix Unveils New U.K. Projects with Sam Mendes, Rowan Atkinson, Andy Serkis". 13 December 2020.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FanEYdkFQXA
- ^ "The Rover (1997)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 2016-08-23.
- ^ "You Can Now Listen to Andy Serkis Read You the Entirety of the Hobbit".
- ^ "Andy Serkis records Lord of the Rings audiobooks for HarperCollins | the Bookseller".
- ^ "Sandman Audible Drama Adds the Batman, Bridgeton Stars for Act II". 22 July 2021.
External links
- Andy Serkis at IMDb