Andy Serkis
Actor, Film actor
1964 –
Who is Andy Serkis?
Andrew Clement "Andy" Serkis is an English film actor, director and author.
Serkis is best known for his performance capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation and voice work for such computer-generated characters as: Gollum in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, King Kong in the eponymous 2005 film, Caesar in Rise and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and Captain Haddock in Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin. Serkis' film work in motion capture has been critically acclaimed, earning him recognition from many associations that do not traditionally recognise motion capture as "real acting". Serkis has received an Empire Award, a National Board of Review Award, two Saturn Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award for his motion capture work.
Serkis also earned a Golden Globe Award nomination for his portrayal of serial killer Ian Brady in the British television film Longford; and he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for his portrayal of new wave and punk rock musician Ian Dury in the biopic Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll.
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- Born
- Apr 20, 1964
Ruislip - Also known as
- Andy Serkis and The Blockheads
- Andrew C.G. Serkis
- Andrew Clement G. Serkis
- Andrew Clement G. "Andy" Serkis
- Gollum
- Andrew Clement "Andy" Serkis
- Andrew Clement Serkis
- Andy
- Parents
- Spouses
- Lorraine Ashbourne
(2002/07/22 - )
- Lorraine Ashbourne
- Children
- Religion
- Atheism
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Lancaster University
- St Benedict's School
- Lived in
- Ruislip
- Crouch End
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on July 23, 2013
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