Andy Serkis

Andy Serkis is an English film actor, director and author. He 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, the eponymous King Kong in the 2005 film, Caesar in Rise and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock in Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin and Supreme Leader Snoke in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Serkis also earned a Golden Globe Award nomination for his portrayal of serial killer Ian Brady in the British television film Longford and 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. In 2015, he had a small role in Avengers: Age of Ultron. He has his own motion capture workshop, The Imaginarium Studios in London, which he will use for his directorial debut, The Jungle Book.

Born on: 20 April, 1964

Born in: Ruislip, London, England, UK

Height: 5' 8"

Nickname(s): Gollum