Andrew Clement Serkis conosciuto come Andy Serkis (Ruislip, 20 aprile 1964) è un attore e regista britannico, noto per il ruolo di Gollum/Sméagol nella trilogia cinematografica de Il Signore degli Anelli.
Serkis nacque e crebbe in Ruislip Manor, nel Middlesex. Sua madre, Lylie, era inglese, mentre il padre, Clement Serkis, era un ginecologo iracheno di origini armene. Il cognome originario dei suoi avi era “Sarkisian”.
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Serkis was born and brought up in Ruislip Manor in Middlesex. His mother, Lylie (born Weech), was English and taught disabled children. His father, Clement Serkis, was an Iraqi gynaecologist of Armenian ethnicity. His ancestors’ original surname was “Sarkisian”. His father often worked away in the Middle East, while Serkis and his siblings were raised in Britain, with regular holidays in the Middle East including to Tyre, Sidon, Damascus and Baghdad.
Armenia, la terra di Hayk 