Andy Serkis: His 8 Best Performances
7. Ian Dury (Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll)
This frequently frenzied and chaotic biopic sees Serkis playing English new wave rocker Ian Dury.
The most fascinating thing about this performance is just how well it demonstrates the fact that Serkis has never needed motion-capture or effects to fully inhabit a character. Serkis is Ian Dury for all intents and purposes in this film, in attitude, appearance, and sound.
The film goes to great lengths to show the juxtaposing pieces of Dury's life, between the bonkers-insane energy of his shows/musical career and the more quiet and introverted moments away from the stage both in childhood and adulthood. Serkis could not be more committed to bringing all of these emotions to life on-screen, capture Dury as a man who is frequently manic and crazed on the surface but almost always has something else boiling beneath the surface.
It's a complex performance and one that Serkis absolutely nails.