Andy Serkis

Andy Serkis

English actor (born 1964)
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Andrew Clement Serkis (born 20 April 1964) is an English actor, narrator and film director. 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 (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), and Supreme Leader Snoke in the first two Star Wars sequel trilogy films, The Force Awakens (2015) and The Last Jedi (2017). In 2018, he portrayed the character of Baloo in his self-directed film, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle.

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Andy Serkis was born on Monday, 20 April 1964 in Ruislip, London, England, UK. His full name at birth was Andrew Clement G. Serkis. He is best known as an actor. Serkis' country of citizenship (nationality) is British. Andy attended high school at St Benedict`s School, London, UK. For university, he studied at Lancaster University (studied visual art). His religion is listed as Atheist. He is 5' 8" (173 cm) tall with a slim build. He has blue eyes and salt and pepper hair (color). His net worth is reported to be $28,000,000 US dollars. Andy Serkis is 60 years old and his zodiac star sign is Aries.

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Full name at birth
Andrew Clement G. Serkis
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Claim to fame
Lord of the Rings
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Date of birth
20 April 1964
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Place of birth
Ruislip, London, England, UK
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Occupation
Actor,Voice artist, director, author
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PERSONAL DETAILS

Height
5' 8" (173 cm)
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Build
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Distinctive feature
  • Turquoise Eyes...
  • Known for his frequent motion-capture performances...
  • Unkempt hair...
  • Known for his expressive facial movements with CGI characters...
  • Often cast by Peter Jackson...
  • Beard...
  • Father of Armenian descent, but born in Iraq...
  • His family name, Serkis, is of Armenian descent...
  • Often close shaven...
  • Greenpeace supporter...
  • Young Andy Serkis wanted to be an artist...
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Pets
  • Lorraine Ashbourne (m. 2002) (3 children)
  • Pet Cats
  • Jonathan Cavendish (business partner)
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ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Residence
  • Crouch End, North London, England, UK
  • Ruislip, London, England, UK
  • Baghdad, Iraq
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Net worth
$28,000,000 USD
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High school
St Benedict`s School, London, UK
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University
Lancaster University (studied visual art)
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Talent agency
  • Larry Taube, Principal Entertainment
  • Lou Coulson Associates
  • Creative Artists Agency
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Partner: Lorraine Ashbourne (Married) 3 children
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Lorraine Ashbourne and Andy Serkis
My agent told me they were casting for the voice of Gollum. I hadn't read The Lord of the Rings, but I read the script and realized what an amazing role it was. I developed a voice for the audition tape, then met Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh at the auditions and fell in love with them both.
  • Andy is 5 feet 8 inches tall.
  • Andy based his voice for Gollum in the Lord Of The Rings films on his cats` voices when coughing up furballs.
  • Andy owns one of the two prop rings made for the Lord Of The Rings films. The other belongs to Elijah Wood.
  • Andy is a vegetarian.
  • Andy appeared in Neneh Cherry`s music video for her song "Woman" in 1996.

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