10 Best Motion Capture Performances

10. Toby Kebbell As Koba (Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes)

Toby Kebbell brought life to Koba, the tortured and scarred bonobo adviser of ape leader Caesar in Matt Reeves' first go at 20th Century Fox's then-new Planet of the Apes trilogy. The character was initially portrayed by stuntman Christopher Gordon in the first film, Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

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He did an admirable job bringing life to a younger and less vicious version of the simian antagonist. That said, Kebbell brought a whole new dimension to the role that defined Koba as a dangerous threat with a sympathetic motivation for his actions.

His distinctive facial scarring hints at an abusive past at the hands of human scientists and the audience immediately empathizes with his actions. He admires Caesar but cannot understand why he's so lenient on a group of human survivors and would rather the apes take pre-emptive action against the humans.

Kebbell perfectly captures Koba's rage, pain and frustration and expresses

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