<Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> Official website </Td> </Tr> <P> Andrew Clement Serkis (born 20 April 1964) is an English film actor and 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--17), Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock in Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin (2011), and Supreme Leader Snoke in Star Wars: Episode VII--The Force Awakens (2015) and is set to reprise the role in Star Wars: Episode VIII--The Last Jedi (2017). Upcoming performance capture role includes being cast as Baloo in Jungle Book (2018). </P> <P> Serkis' 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 Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of serial killer Ian Brady in the British television film Longford (2006) and 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). </P>

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