Andy Serkis Height, Weight, Age, Affairs, Wife, Family, Biography, Facts & More

Bio
Full Name	Andrew Clement Serkis
Nickname(s)	The Blockheads, Andy, Gollum
Profession	Actor, Director, Producer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters - 173 cm in meters - 1.73 m in feet inches - 5’ 8”
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms - 75 kg in Pounds - 165 lbs
Eye Color	Blue
Hair Color	Salt and Pepper
Personal Life
Date of Birth	April 20, 1964
Age (as in 2017)	53 Years
Birth Place	Ruislip, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Aries
Signature
Nationality	British
Hometown	Crouch End, north London
School	St Benedict's School, Ealing
College/University	Lancaster University
Educational Qualification	Not Known
Debut	Film- Royal Deceit (1994) TV- The New Statesman (1989)
Family	Father- Clement Serkis Mother- Lylie Serkis Brother- 1 (Name Not Known) Sisters- 3 (Names Not Known)
Religion	Atheist
Ethnicity/Race	Armenian descent
Address (FanMail)	The Imaginarium Studios Ealing Studios Ealing Green London W5 5EP UK
Hobbies	Painting, Drawing, Mountaineering
Girlfriends, Affairs and More
Sexual Orientation	Straight
Marital Status	Married
Girlfriend/Affair	Lorraine Ashbourne, English stage, film and television actress
Wife/Spouse	Lorraine Ashbourne, English stage, film and television actress
Marriage Date	July 22, 2002
Children	Sons- Sonny Serkis, Louis George Serkis Daughter- Ruby Serkis
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	$28 million

Some Lesser Known Facts About Andy Serkis

He was born to mother Lylie Serkis, a British teacher, and father Clement Serkis, an Armenian doctor in Ruislip Manor in Middlesex.

Since his childhood, he wanted to be an artist because he was a painting and drawing buff.

He studied visual arts at Lancaster University and opted theater as a secondary subject in his course as he had no interest in acting at that time.

He developed his interest in acting when he played the lead role of a rebellious teenager holding a teacher hostage in Barrie Keeffe’s play titled “Gotcha.” He got a lot of appreciation and motivation from others, which prompted him to choose acting as his primary subject.

Andy started his acting career and joined a local theater team named Duke’s Playhouse as a backstage member to earn an Equity card.

After getting the card, he professionally performed in fourteen plays that too back-to-back under the guidance of Jonathan Petherbridge.

He joined The Royal Court Theater and participated in a plethora of hit plays viz Dogboy, Bill Sikes in a television film of Oliver Twist, Wilson Milam’s production of Hurlyburly, and Shaftesbury Avenue.

After gaining a lot of experience in theater, he went on to make his career in the Television industry and did his debut on the TV show “The New Statesman,” playing the role of Peter Moran in 1989.

Andy did multitudinous small roles in many TV shows and films out of which some of his famous ones are- Greville in an episode of The Darling Buds of May in 1992, Albert Einstein in BBC/HBO production of Einstein and Eddington, and as Bill in the film Loop in 1997.

He rose to fame after his splendid performance as Gollum in the trilogy series of The Lord of the Rings based on the novel of same title from 2001-2003.

Andy also voiced three Computer Generated Imagery characters named Robbie Magasiva, Jed Brophy, and Brent McIntyre.

On July 22, 2002, Andy Serkis got married to actress Lorraine Ashbourne, and the couple is now blessed with three children named Ruby, Sonny, and Louis.

In 2003, he was honored with the National Board of Review Award for Best Cast for the film- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

Apart from the theater and TV shows, he started appearing in numerous commercials. Here’s a video of his advert for Greenpeace:

He was starred in a black comedy film titled “Burke & Hare,” which was based on the Burke and Hare murders in Scotland.

In 2010, Serkis was cast as William Hare, with Simon Pegg as Burke, in the John Landis black comedy film Burke and Hare based on the Burke and Hare murders in Scotland in 1828

In 2011, he made a blockbuster comeback to movies using motion capture technology and was featured in the lead role of Caesar in the movie Rise of the Planet of the Apes as Captain Haddock.

He was starred in the movie titled “The Adventures of Tintin” and played the character- Sir Francis Haddock in it.

Andy reprised his role of Gollum in the motion picture trilogy titled- The Hobbit, which was released in three consecutive years that is 2012, 2013, and 2014.

He co-founded his own production company and motion capture workshop named “The Imaginarium Studios.”

Apart from his fantastic acting skills, he released his first directorial debut film on October 27, 2017, titled “Breathe” through his own production company.

His magical performance in 2017 American sci-fi film- War for the Planet of the Apes, was appreciated highly worldwide. He played the role of Caesar, who was an intelligent common chimpanzee acting as the leader of a tribe. Here’s a trailer showcasing his outstanding acting in the movie:

In 2018, he was seen doing an incredible performance in an American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character- Black Panther as a South African black-market arms dealer, smuggler, and gangster named Ulysses Klaue.