Andy Serkis
Andy Serkis
Andrew Clement "Andy" Serkisis 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 trilogyand The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the eponymous King Kong in the 2005 film, Caesar in Riseand Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock in Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintinand Supreme Leader...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth20 April 1964
CityLondon, England
I'm a shockingly bad sleeper. In bed very late. Awake at the crack of dawn.
I've always been really in touch with my primal instincts. In my profession, you have to be.
Be magnificent. Life’s short. Get out there. You can do it. Everyone can do it. Everyone.
Performance capture is a technology, not a genre; it's just another way of recording an actor's performance.
I understand why people went nuts for 'The Artist.' We use words so much, it's nice to be able to explore a different way of communication, to be able to express silently what someone - or something - is thinking or feeling.
What you can do with visual effects is enhance the look of the character, but the actual integrity of the emotional performance and the way the character's facial expressions work, that is what is going to be created on the day with other actors and the director.
I am a bit evangelical, I know, but performance-capture is still misunderstood.
For me, I've never drawn a distinction between live-action acting and performance-capture acting. It is purely a technology.
Gorilla tourism is vital to Rwanda's economy: It's the third highest source of income.
The learning curve is 'The Hobbit' is being shot in 3D.
Mountaineering has always been a huge hobby of mine.
When we, as humans, articulate, our tongues tend to hit the back of the teeth.
I think Caesar is one of the most empathetic characters that I've played. I think that's the key to a successful leadership. Being able to keep your ears open at all times.
The fact of the matter is I have done so many parts.