Serkis

Serkis is a surname. The name is best known in contemporary culture through Andy Serkis, a British actor, director, and producer born in 1964. He is widely recognized for his work in performance capture, blending live acting with digital character animation.

Serkis’s most famous screen roles include Gollum in The Lord of the Rings film series, a character brought to life primarily through motion-capture technology. He also portrays Caesar in the Planet of the Apes reboot trilogy and appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Ulysses Klaue. In addition to acting, Serkis has directed feature films and contributed to development in performance capture, expanding the use of digital characters in cinema.

Beyond acting, he co-founded The Imaginarium Studios, a facility dedicated to performance capture and the creative integration of actors with CGI. The studio supports projects across film and other media, emphasizing advances in digital character work and motion-capture techniques. The surname Serkis remains relatively uncommon, with Andy Serkis by far the most widely known bearer in modern media.