Character & Cast

Self-confessed cold-blooded murderer, Rigaud, is the villain of our story. He is by turns extremely charming and darkly menacing, whichever the situation demands. He is an opportunist who roams about Europe looking for innocent and unsuspecting victims to sink his teeth into - whether to rob, blackmail or cheat. He is completely undiscriminating in his choice of who to prey on.

Andy is famed for playing dark, troubled characters - the most notable being the sub-human Gollum in The Lord of the Rings. Reprising the unusual technology in which Gollum was portrayed, Andy then went on to play Kong in the Peter Jackson remake of King Kong.

As well as bit parts in The Bill, Kavangh QC, Pie in the Sky and The Darling Buds of May, Serkis's most notable television role to date is his portrayal of the convicted murderer Ian Brady in the ITV drama Longford. Andy is set to reprise his role as Gollum in The Hobbit.

Read an interview with Andy