All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. Jonno Davies plays Robbie Williams as a chimp in "Better Man" from Paramount Pictures.

He had 14 No. 1 singles in Britain, but is not well known in America. In the new movie “Better Man,” he’s played by a CGI monkey.

I’ve seen all the musical biopics, from this year’s A Complete Unknown and Back to Black (bad, but not as bad as some say) to old-school selections like The Buddy Holly Story, Bird, St. Louis Blues, and loads of others.

Robbie Williams' unique biopic Better Man has landed a strong Rotten Tomatoes rating ahead of its UK release. The film sees Robbie portrayed by a CGI chimpanzee (performed by Jonno Davies) with the singer himself providing the narration.

A new biopic about Robbie Williams' life has got fans of the singer hoping for one thing as he gears up for the release of his biopic

Better Man' director Michael Gracey claims it was a simple decision to have Robbie Williams portrayed by a chimp in the new film as the singer considers himself to be a "performing monkey".