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Andrew Clement Serkis (born 20 April 1964) is an English actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his motion capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation and voice work for computer-generated characters such 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 (2011–2017), Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock in Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin (2011), Baloo in his self-directed film Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018) and Supreme Leader Snoke in the Star Wars sequel trilogy films The Force Awakens (2015) and The Last Jedi (2017), also portraying Kino Loy in the Star Wars Disney+ series Andor (2022). Serkis's film work in motion capture has been critically acclaimed. He has received an Empire Award and two Saturn Awards for his motion-capture acting. He earned a BAFTA and a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of serial killer Ian Brady in the British television film Longford (2006). He was nominated for a BAFTA for his portrayal of new wave and punk rock musician Ian Dury in the biopic Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010). In 2020, Serkis received the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema. In 2021, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for The Letter for the King (2020). Serkis portrayed Ulysses Klaue in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and Black Panther (2018), as well as the Disney+ series What If...? (2021). He also played Alfred Pennyworth in The Batman (2022). Serkis has his own production company and motion-capture workshop, The Imaginarium, in London, which he used for Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle. He made his directorial debut with Imaginarium's 2017 film Breathe and also directed Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Andy Serkis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Two weeks before the rise of the Joker, Gotham is already rotting from within. After the fall of Carmine Falcone, Oswald Cobblepot — known in the city’s underworld as The Penguin — has seized control of Gotham’s criminal empire, running drugs, weapons, and bodies through the Iceberg Lounge under the guise of legitimate business. When a string of brutal murders tied to Cobblepot’s operation surfaces, Batman dives deep into the seedy underbelly of Gotham, uncovering a new wave of organized crime built on political blackmail and blood-soaked corruption. As Bruce pushes himself further into the shadows, his war on crime becomes more ruthless, and the line between justice and vengeance begins to blur. In the midst of this descent, Gordon struggles to maintain order as the GCPD buckles under mob control, and Harvey Dent’s crusade for justice puts him directly in Penguin’s crosshairs. With every lead Batman chases, Cobblepot tightens his icy grip on Gotham’s elite, turning the city into a playground of fear and greed. Batman: Penguin's Chaos is a raw, violent descent into Gotham’s criminal heart — a story of power, paranoia, and moral decay that sets the stage for the chaos soon to come. By the time the Joker arrives, Gotham is already bleeding… and Batman is already on the edge.
