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| Andy Serkis | |
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| Biographical Information | |
| Lifetime | April 20, 1964 |
| Portrayed | Gollum in: The Lord of the Rings (film series) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum |
| Portrayed | Witch-king of Angmar (voice) in: The Lord of the Rings (film series) |
| IMDb | Profile |
Andy Serkis is an English actor. He portrayed Gollum in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit (film series), as well as providing voices for various characters in The Lord of the Rings (film series). He was the second unit director for The Hobbit (film series). In 2020, he narrated The Hobbit audiobook,[1] and followed this up with an audiobook narration of all three volumes of The Lord of the Rings in 2021, and The Silmarillion in 2023.[2][3] Since 2002, he has been married to actress Lorraine Ashbourne, and together they have three children.
Gollum
When he heard from his agent that John Hubbard wanted to hear him as the voice of an animated character, Serkis originally felt dismayed. When told it was Gollum, it changed little: he had read The Hobbit when he was eight, but nothing else. Not until his (later) wife Lorraine convinced him to go to the audition did he actually think of doing it.
He recorded a demo, in which he portrayed Gollum full of self-pity and guilt, and he based the gulping swallow sound "gollum" on his cat Diz coughing up a furball.
At the advice of Fran Walsh, he kept a diary, and this diary was later edited to become Gollum: How We Made Movie Magic. It details his casting, the shooting, the additional motion capture, and the voice dubbing pick-ups.
Serkis spent a total of five years in New Zealand, and did extra work later in London. He dubbed most of his lines as Gollum there, and also provided an eerie voice for the Witch-king of Angmar. Together with Jim Dunk, he also voiced most of the Uruk-hai in Uglúk's troop.
Quotes
They're only scorned because they're into something popular. But it's just the same as supporting a football team or being madly into Picasso or Brahms. And it's certainly a lot more fun than chess.
Roles
- 2027 - The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum - Gollum
- 2023 - The Silmarillion (audiobook) - Narrator
- 2021 - The Return of the King (audiobook) - Narrator
- 2021 - The Two Towers (audiobook) - Narrator
- 2021 - The Fellowship of the Ring (audiobook) - Narrator
- 2020 - The Hobbit (audiobook) - Narrator
- 2012 - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Gollum
- 2006 - EA's The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king - Gollum, Witch-king
- 2005 - Ringers: Lord of the Fans - Himself
- 2004 - Gollum's acceptance speech - Himself, Gollum
- 2004 - EA's The Third Age - Gollum (archive footage)
- 2004 - DNZ: The Real Middle Earth - Himself, Gollem (sic)
- 2003 - EA's The Return of the King - Gollum, Witch-king (archive footage)
- 2003 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Sméagol, Gollum, Witch-king
- 2002 - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Gollum, Orcs, Snaga (voice), Mauhúr (voice)
- 2002 - The Making of The Lord of the Rings - Himself
- 2001 - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Gollum, Witch-king, Black Riders (voice)
Direction
- 2027 - The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum - Director
- 2014 - The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies - Director (Second Unit)
- 2013 - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Director (Second Unit)
- 2012 - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Director (Second Unit)
Awards
- 2002 - PFCS Award, Best Acting Ensemble, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- 2003 - OFCS Award, Best Ensemble, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- 2003 - PFCS Award, Best Acting Ensemble, Peter Jackson's The Two Towers
- 2003 - VES Award, Best Performance by an Actor in an Effects Film, Peter Jackson's The Two Towers
- 2003 - Saturn Award, Best Supporting Actor, Peter Jackson's The Two Towers
- 2003 - MTV Movie Award, Best On-Screen Team, Peter Jackson's The Two Towers
- 2004 - Critics' Choice Award, Best Acting Ensemble, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- 2004 - NBR Award, Best Acting by an Ensemble, Peter Jackson's The Return of the King
- 2004 - Empire Award, UK, Best British Actor, Peter Jackson's The Return of the King
- 2004 - SAG Award, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Peter Jackson's The Return of the King
Bibliography, selected
Books
Articles
- 2003: The Art of The Two Towers
- "Afterword"
- 2013: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Chronicles: Creatures & Characters
- "Introduction"
External links
References
- ↑ "Andy Serkis records audiobook of The Hobbit for HarperCollins" July 2, 2020, The Bookseller
- ↑ "Andy Serkis records Lord of the Rings audiobooks for HarperCollins" July 7, 2021, The Bookseller
- ↑ "Andy Serkis-Narrated The Silmarillion Is Coming This Summer" May 22, 2023, Nerdist