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Andy Serkis

Andy Serkis

Actor and producer, also director · Born April 20, 1964 (62) · Ruislip, Middlesex, England, UK

BAFTA Award winner · 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards · Primetime Emmy nominee · 3 other major award bodies

Andrew Clement Serkis (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 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), Baloo in his self-directed film Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018) and Supreme Leader Snoke in the Star Wars sequel trilogy films The Force Awakens (2015) and The Last Jedi (2017), also portraying Kino Loy in the Star Wars Disney+ series Andor (2022). Serkis's film work in motion capture has been critically acclaimed. He has received an Empire Award and two Saturn Awards for his motion-capture acting. He earned a BAFTA and a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of serial killer Ian Brady in the British television film Longford (2006). He was nominated for a BAFTA for his portrayal of new wave and punk rock musician Ian Dury in the biopic Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010). In 2020, Serkis received the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema. In 2021, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for The Letter for the King (2020). Serkis portrayed Ulysses Klaue in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and Black Panther (2018), as well as the Disney+ series What If...? (2021). He also played Alfred Pennyworth in 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 and also directed Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Andy Serkis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
April 20, 1964 (62)
From
Ruislip, Middlesex, England, UK
Works as
Actor and producer, also director
Titles
74 on MovieCove · 124 credits in all

What are Andy Serkis' films like?

Across their 50 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 47 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 17 · Serious 13 · Dark 17

Grounded 13 · Stylized 20 · Heightened 14

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 19 · Intense 22

Steady 16 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 11

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 25 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 8

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 23 · Relentless 8

Casual 12 · Engaged 28 · Full focus 7

Easy watch 13 · Affecting 17 · Heavy 17

Resolved 31 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

21 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 6 of 21 analyzed roles.

Shadow
6 of 21
Mentor
5 of 21
Hero
4 of 21
Ally
3 of 21
Trickster
2 of 21
Shapeshifter
1 of 21
Show the 21 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
32
Melancholic
25
Dread
14
Hopeful
13
Contemplative
8
Other
49

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet32
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Andy Serkis' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 63 of their 74 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Subscription and free streaming for Andy Serkis' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

124 credits, 74 with a MovieCove page; 33 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Batman: Part II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    as Alfred

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Director · Executive Producer · as Gollum / Sméagol

  • Nevatars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · as Wasam (voice)

  • Young Washington(2026)

    as General Edward Braddock

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Animal Farm(2025)

    Director · Producer · as Mr. Jones / Rooster (voice)

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
  • Hitpig!(2024)

    as Newscaster (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • Venom: The Last Dance(2024)

    as Knull (voice)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • Brilliant Minds(2024)

    Show 33 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
  • Next Goal Wins(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Blue Whales: Return of the Giants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Luther: The Fallen Sun(2023)

    as David Robey

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Creature(2022)

    as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
  • Andor(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Kino Loy

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
  • Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Kino Loy (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • The Batman(2022)

    as Alfred

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • The Legend of Vox Machina(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as Gideon (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • No One Gets Out Alive(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
  • SAS: Rise of the Black Swan(2021)

    as George Clements

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • What If...?(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Ulysses Klaue (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
  • A Christmas Carol(2020)

    as Marley's Ghost (voice) / Old Joe (voice)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Once Upon a Time in Iraq: Fallujah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Narrator

  • Once Upon a Time in Iraq (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 5 episodes · as Narrator

  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Count Rugen

  • A Christmas Carol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ghost of Christmas Past

  • FX's A Christmas Carol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Ghost of Christmas Past

  • Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • Long Shot(2019)

    as Parker Wembley

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle(2018)

    Director · Producer · as Baloo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • The Ruins of Empires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • Black Panther(2018)

    as Ulysses Klaue

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Great Performers: Horror Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as The Demented Clown

  • Breathe(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • The Ritual(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Fungus the Bogeyman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Narrator

  • Fungus The Bogeyman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens(2015)

    as Supreme Leader Snoke

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • We Are Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Avengers: Age of Ultron(2015)

    as Ulysses Klaue

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Rick and Morty(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
  • The Magnificent Lion Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Umberto Farini

  • The Frame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Caesar

  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey(2012)

    Second Unit Director · as Gollum

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • London: The Modern Babylon(2012)

    as Spoken Quotations (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Arthur Christmas(2011)

    as Lead Elf (voice)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • The Adventures of Tintin(2011)

    as Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Wild Bill(2011)

    as Glen

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Death of a Superhero(2011)

    as Dr. Adrian King

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Eadweard Muybridge

  • Accused (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Liam Black

  • Burke and Hare(2010)

    as William Hare

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
  • Brighton Rock(2010)

    as Mr Colleoni

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll(2010)

    Executive Producer · as Ian Dury

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Animals United(2010)

    as Charles

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • Inkheart(2008)

    as Capricorn

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Einstein and Eddington(2008)

    as Albert Einstein

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • Little Dorrit(2008)

    Show 14 episodes · as Rigaud

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
  • The Cottage(2008)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Sugarhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Hoodwink

  • Extraordinary Rendition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Maro, Interrogator

  • Underground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as The Driver (Narrator)

  • Longford (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Ian Brady

  • Flushed Away(2006)

    as Spike (voice)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Power of Art(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • The Prestige(2006)

    as Alley

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Stormbreaker(2006)

    as Mr Grin

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
  • Stingray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Stingray (voice)

  • King Kong(2005)

    as Kong / Lumpy

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Stories of Lost Souls(2005)

    as Granny / Rastafarian / Hunter Jackson

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
  • The Present (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Cinematographer · as Self

  • Blessed(2004)

    as Father Carlo

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
  • 13 Going on 30(2004)

    as Richard Kneeland

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Standing Room Only (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Granny

  • Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • The Long and Short of It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Assistant Location Manager

  • Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Deathwatch(2002)

    as Pvt. Thomas Quinn

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • MI-5(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Riff

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
  • Icons(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
  • The Escapist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Ricky Barnes

  • 24 Hour Party People(2002)

    as Martin

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Pandaemonium(2000)

    as John Thelwall

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Five Seconds to Spare(2000)

    as Chester

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
  • Shiner(2000)

    as Mel

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • The Jolly Boys' Last Stand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Anthony 'Spider' Dale

  • Arabian Nights(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Kasim

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
  • Topsy-Turvy(1999)

    as John D'Auban

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Oliver Twist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 4 episodes · as Bill Sikes

  • Sweety Barrett (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Leo King

  • Shooting the Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 3 episodes · as Styeman

  • Insomnia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Harry

  • The Jump (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 4 episodes · as Steven Brunos

  • Among Giants(1998)

    as Bob

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • Stella Does Tricks(1996)

    as Fitz

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Loop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Bill

  • Mojo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Potts

  • The Pale Horse(1997)

    as Sergeant Corrigan

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Career Girls(1997)

    as Mr. Evans

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • The Near Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Bunny

  • Finney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 6 episodes · as Tom Finney

  • Grushko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Pyotr

  • Pie in the Sky(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Maxwell

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
  • Royal Deceit(1994)

    as Torsten

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • The Chief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Jacko Dolan

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Cleanie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • Streetwise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 19 episodes · as Owen

  • Morris Minor's Marvellous Motors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 6 episodes · as Sparky Plugg

  • The New Statesman(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · as Peter Moran

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
  • The Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Natural World(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
  • LouiMax Dreams of Being an Adult (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as narrator

  • The Giant's House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • The Last House on Needless Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Man Who Saved Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Chevenchy

  • The Man with the Miraculous Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Heinrich Himmler

  • The Monster Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Untitled The Adventures of Tintin Sequel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Captain Haddock

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 123 titles, 114 of them dated from 1983 to 2026; peak year 2011.

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19832026

Peak 2011 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 20 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 4 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting109 of 123: 103 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score81stDirecting9 of 123: 4 only directing, 5 with another roleProducing11 of 123: 7 only producing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thCinematography1 of 123: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleOther crew3 of 123: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

123 titles, 7 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1980s6 · acting1990s18 · acting2000s33 · 31 acting · 2 crew2010s34 · 30 acting · 7 crew2020s23 · 18 acting · 7 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 15% of 46 roles
9404091419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a BAFTA Award, 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 2 other major awards from 13 major nominations, 2002–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Venice award, nominated
  2. 2020
    • BAFTA Award, won · Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
  3. 2019
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  4. 2012
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
  5. 2010
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actor
  6. 2009
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
  7. 2008
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
  8. 2007
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor
Show 3 earlier years
  1. 2004
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Acting Ensemble
  2. 2003
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Digital Acting Performance
  3. 2002
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Andy Serkis' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 59; across their 47 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Midcredits score across 74 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up35
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

30 of their 74 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved18
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser30
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed15

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 44 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Andy Serkis' work okay for kids?

Across up to 30 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore29 titles28–84 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity30 titles8–52 · median 22 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity29 titles16–85 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs27 titles25–58 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense28 titles30–81 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Andy Serkis work with?

People who share at least 2 of Andy Serkis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jonathan Cavendish shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles