Add/Update Information: Andy Serkis - Actor

In 1964, Andy Serkis was born in London to a special education teacher mother and an Armenian father who worked as a medical doctor abroad. His family spent a lot of time traveling around the Middle East. Up until age 10, Serkis lived back and forth between Baghdad and London. Serkis got involved in theatre while studying visual arts at Lancaster University, where he did set design for theatrical productions, from which he launched into acting. In 1985, Serkis joined the Duke Playhouse in Lancaster, where he acted in 14 plays. In 1999, Serkis scored the role of Gollum in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Serkis is also known for his roles in The Prestige (2006), and Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011).