Andy Serkis played Gollum in Peter Jackson’s film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s works.
Serkis portrayed Gollum in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, beginning with The Fellowship of the Ring in 2001. He also returned as Gollum in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, released in 2012. The performance combined Serkis’s voice, physical acting, and digital visual effects.
Gollum was created through motion-capture and performance techniques that helped translate Serkis’s movements and expressions into the digital character. His rasping voice and repeated use of “my precious” became among the films’ most recognizable features.
The role is sometimes confused with the actors who played other major Tolkien characters. Ian McKellen played Gandalf, Christopher Lee played Saruman, and Hugo Weaving played Elrond. Serkis’s contribution to Gollum helped establish motion-capture performance as a prominent part of modern filmmaking.