Editing Andy Serkis (section)

{{short description|English actor (born 1964)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Andy Serkis
| image              = Andy_Serkis_at_MEGACON_Orlando_2025.png
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| caption            = Serkis at [[MegaCon]] Orlando in 2025
| birth_name         = Andrew Clement Serkis
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1964|4|20}}
| birth_place        = [[Ruislip Manor]], [[Middlesex]], England
| education          = [[Lancaster University]]
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|director|producer}}
| years_active       = 1985–present
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Andy Serkis|Full list]]
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Lorraine Ashbourne]]<br>|22 July 2002}}
| children           = 3, including [[Ruby Ashbourne Serkis|Ruby]] and [[Louis Ashbourne Serkis|Louis]]
}}
'''Andrew Clement Serkis'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/288906 |title=Serkis, Andy |website=[[British Film Institute]] |date=16 April 2009 |access-date=12 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110802141257/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/288906 |archive-date=2 August 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.levelbusiness.com/doc/person/uk/11549140 |title=Mr Andrew Clement Serkis |website=Levelbusiness.com |access-date=21 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406232457/http://levelbusiness.com/andrew-serkis/pva9gt2 |archive-date=6 April 2012}}</ref> (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 series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] (2001–2003) and ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'' (2012), [[King Kong]] in the eponymous [[King Kong (2005 film)|2005 film]], [[Caesar (Planet of the Apes)|Caesar]] in the [[Planet of the Apes#Reboot film series|''Planet of the Apes'' reboot series]] (2011–2017), [[Captain Haddock]] / [[List of The Adventures of Tintin characters#Sir Francis Haddock|Sir Francis Haddock]] in [[Steven Spielberg]]'s ''[[The Adventures of Tintin (film)|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|''Star Wars'' sequel trilogy films]] ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens|The Force Awakens]]'' (2015) and ''[[Star Wars: The Last Jedi|The Last Jedi]]'' (2017), also portraying [[Kino Loy]] in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' [[Disney+]] series ''[[Andor (TV series)|Andor]]'' (2022).

Serkis's film work in motion capture has been critically acclaimed.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11359220 |title=Oscars debate for computerised stars makes a monkey out of movie actors |last=Clark |first=Nick |date=16 November 2014 |newspaper=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=11 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141203150638/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11359220 |archive-date=3 December 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/should-oscar-go-to-andy-serkis-or-the-computer-that-turned-him-into-an-ape-9845011.html |title=Should Oscar go to Andy Serkis or the computer that turned him into an ape? |last=Clark |first=Nick |date=6 November 2014 |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |access-date=11 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141201143345/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/should-oscar-go-to-andy-serkis-or-the-computer-that-turned-him-into-an-ape-9845011.html |archive-date=1 December 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/oscars/11217293/Does-Andy-Serkiss-motion-capture-acting-deserve-an-Oscar.html |title=Does Andy Serkis's motion capture acting deserve an Oscar? |last=Robey |first=Tim |date=8 November 2014 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=11 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112051520/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/oscars/11217293/Does-Andy-Serkiss-motion-capture-acting-deserve-an-Oscar.html |archive-date=12 January 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> He has received an [[Empire Award]] and two [[Saturn Award]]s for his [[motion-capture acting]]. He earned a [[British Academy Television Award for Best Actor|BAFTA]] and a [[Golden Globe]] nomination for his portrayal of serial killer [[Ian Brady]] in the British television film ''[[Longford (film)|Longford]]'' (2006) and was nominated for a [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|BAFTA]] for his portrayal of new wave and punk rock musician [[Ian Dury]] in the biopic ''[[Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (film)|Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll]]'' (2010). In 2020, Serkis received the BAFTA Award for [[BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award|Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bafta.org/media-centre/press-releases/andy-serkis-to-be-honoured-at-the-2020-ee-british-academy-film-award-for |title=Andy Serkis to be honoured at the 2020 EE British Academy Film Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema |date=23 January 2020 |publisher=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] |access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref> In 2021, he won a [[Daytime Emmy Awards|Daytime Emmy Award]] for the series ''[[The Letter for the King (TV series)|The Letter for the King]]'' (2020).<ref name="emmy">{{cite web|last=Cordero|first=Rosy|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/daytime-emmy-award-winners-alex-trebek-zac-efron-karrueche-tran-1234795492/|title=Alex Trebek, Zac Efron, Karrueche Tran, More, Announced As Daytime Emmy Fiction & Lifestyle Winners—Complete Winners List|website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|date=18 July 2021|access-date=19 July 2021}}</ref>

Serkis portrayed [[Klaw (character)|Ulysses Klaue]] in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] (MCU) films ''[[Avengers: Age of Ultron]]'' (2015) and ''[[Black Panther (film)|Black Panther]]'' (2018), as well as the [[Disney+]] series ''[[What If...? (TV series)|What If…?]]'' (2021). He also played [[Alfred Pennyworth]] in ''[[The Batman (film)|The Batman]]'' (2022). Serkis has his own production company and motion capture workshop, [[The Imaginarium]] in London, which he used for ''[[Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle]]''. He made his directorial debut with Imaginarium's 2017 film ''[[Breathe (2017 film)|Breathe]]'' and also directed ''[[Venom: Let There Be Carnage]]'' (2021).