“I think the actors in 'Greystoke' were amazing. They had a really good performance coach called Peter Elliott who's, of his time, one of the greatest simian performance coaches for actors.”

English actor and director

Andy Serkis is an English actor and director. He is known for his performances using motion capture, animation, and voice work, especially as computer-generated characters in major film franchises. His best-known roles include Gollum in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, King Kong in King Kong, Caesar in the Planet of the Apes reboot series, Captain Haddock and Sir Francis Haddock in The Adventures of Tintin, Baloo in Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, which he also directed, and Supreme Leader Snoke in the Star Wars sequel trilogy. His work often centers on vividly realized nonhuman or transformed characters.