<P> Andrew Clement Serkis ( born April 20 , 1964 ) is an English actor 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 -- 17 ) , 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 2019 , he will play the character of Baloo in his self - directed film , Mowgli . </P>
<P> Andrew Clement Serkis ( born April 20 , 1964 ) is an English actor 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 -- 17 ) , 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 2019 , he will play the character of Baloo in his self - directed film , Mowgli . </P>
who acts as gollum in lord of the rings
who acts as gollum in lord of the rings
Andrew Clement Serkis
Andrew Clement Serkis