Supreme Leader Snoke

Supreme Leader Snoke
Star Wars character
Supreme Leader Snoke in The Force Awakens
First appearance	The Force Awakens (2015)
Created by	Lawrence Kasdan J. J. Abrams Michael Arndt
Portrayed by	Andy Serkis
Voiced by	Andy Serkis
Information
Gender	Male
Affiliation	First Order

Supreme Leader Snoke is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. Introduced in the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens, he is a CGI character voiced and performed by Andy Serkis. Snoke is the leader of the First Order, an organization resurrected from the fallen Galactic Empire, which seeks to reclaim control of the galaxy. Powerful with the Force, he has seduced Kylo Ren to the dark side.

Snoke's appearance changed throughout principal photography and post-production of the The Force Awakens. Serkis said, "It's the first time I've been on set not yet knowing what the character's gonna look like. I mean, talk about secrecy!" According to the actor, the character's appearance, voice, and movements evolved as he and the film's writer/director J. J. Abrams challenged the visual effects team.

While Serkis secretly joined the project in February 2014, his casting in The Force Awakens was first announced on April 29, 2014. When asked about his role in July 2014. he joked, "I'm not Yoda." In May 2015, a StarWars.com interview with photographer Annie Leibovitz about her The Force Awakens shoot for Vanity Fair revealed that Serkis would be playing a CGI character named Supreme Leader Snoke, and featured an image of the actor in motion capture gear. Serkis had previously played several CGI characters, including Gollum in The Lord of the Rings film series (2001–2003), the titular ape in 2005's King Kong, and Caesar in Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) and its 2014 sequel, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.