Louis George Ashbourne Serkis (born 19 June 2004) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Alex in the 2019 fantasy adventure film ''

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Early life

Ashbourne Serkis was born on 19 June 2004 in Haringey, North London. He is the youngest son of actor and director Andy Serkis and actress Lorraine Ashbourne with an older sister,

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, and an older brother, Sonny. He attends

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and has a tutor when he is filming.

Career

Ashbourne Serkis began acting on television. In May 2016, he made his film debut portraying Young Hatter in '' Alice Through the Looking Glass''. In July 2017, he portrayed Peter in the English version of ''

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'', and also appeared in '' The Current War''. In November 2018, he appeared as the wolf cub Bhoot in '' Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle'', directed by and co-starring his father. In February 2019, he starred as Alex in ''

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

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* 2004 births Living people 21st-century English male actors English male child actors English male film actors English male television actors English voice actors English people of Armenian descent English people of Iraqi descent Male actors from London People educated at Highgate School People from the London Borough of Haringey {{UK-actor-stub