Andy Serkis is an English actor, director and author. Andy Serkis is popularly known for playing Gollum in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, for which he earned several nominations and the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.

Andy Serkis also earned a Golden Globe Award nomination for his portrayal of Ian Brady in the British television film Longford. In 2011, Andy Serkis will reprise his role as Gollum in The Hobbit. Also he will play Caesar in the Rise of the Apes. Andy will also co-star as Captain Haddock in the upcoming Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn film.

Andy Serkis was born and brought up in Ruislip Manor, Middlesex. His mother, Lylie, was English and taught handicapped children, and his father, Clement, was an Iraqi born gynaecologist of Armenian descent. Andy Serkis was educated at St Benedict`s School, Ealing and at Lancaster University.