He is smaller than both frodo and sam but still has considerable strength and agility.
Who plays gollum in lord of the rings. Andy serkis almost turned down the role of gollum in lord of the rings after one of his co stars in oliver twist told him it wouldn t be worth his time. Gollum canoeing in his cave in the 1977 animated film in the animated versions of both the hobbit and the return of the king gollum was voiced by comedian brother theodore. Some critics felt serkis should have been nominated for the academy award for best. His work on the lord of the rings started a debate on the legitimacy of cgi assisted acting.
Serkis made this admission to josh gad as. Elijah wood was frodo baggins sean astin was samwise gamgee viggo mortensen was aragorn it was good times. In peter jackson s the lord of the rings film trilogy gollum is a cgi character voiced and performed by actor andy serkis. English film actor director and author andy serkis is known for his performance capture roles comprising motion capture acting animation and voice work for such computer generated characters as gollum in the lord of the rings film trilogy 2001 2003 and the hobbit.
An unexpected journey 2012 the eponymous king kong in the 2005 film caesar.