Mark Rylance
Known for Acting · 64 credits
- Born
- 1960-01-18 (age 66)
- Place of birth
- Ashford, Kent, England, UK
- Also known as
- David Mark Rylance Waters · 마크 라이런스 · 马克·里朗斯 · 大卫·马克·里朗斯·沃特斯
Biography
Sir David Mark Rylance Waters (born 18 January 1960 in Ashford, Kent, England) is an English actor, theatre director, and playwright.
He was the first artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe in London, between 1995 and 2005. His film appearances include Prospero's Books (1991), Angels and Insects (1995), Institute Benjamenta (1996), and Intimacy (2001). Rylance won the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Rudolf Abel in Bridge of Spies (2015). Rylance played the title role in Steven Spielberg's The BFG (2016), a live-action film adaptation of the children's book by Roald Dahl, and appeared in Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk (2017), based on the British evacuation in World War II. He appeared as James Halliday in Spielberg's 2018 film Ready Player One, based on the novel of the same name.
Known For
TV Shows (11)
Great Performances
1971
as King Henry V
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Winner
Screen Two
1985
as Charlie Raunce
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
as Self
Wolf Hall
2015
as Thomas Cromwell
ScreenPlay
1986
as Conn Ellis
Bing
2014
as Narrator / Flop (voice)
The Undeclared War
2022
as John Yeabsley
My Grandparents' War
2019
as Self
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
1985
as Nikki Fodor
Leonardo
2003
as Leonardo
Movies (53)
Ready Player One
2018
as Anorak / Halliday
Dunkirk
2017
as Mr. Dawson
Don't Look Up
2021
as Peter Isherwell
Intimacy
2001
as Jay
The BFG
2016
as The BFG
Bridge of Spies
2015
as Rudolf Abel
The Outfit
2022
as Leonard Burling
Bones and All
2022
as Sully
The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020
as William Kunstler
Blitz
2011
as Roberts
The Other Boleyn Girl
2008
as Sir Thomas Boleyn
The Gunman
2015
as Terrance Cox
Anonymous
2011
as Condell
Angels and Insects
1995
as William Adamson
The Nightingale
2027
Waiting for the Barbarians
2020
as The Magistrate
The Phantom of the Open
2022
as Maurice Flitcroft
The Way of the Wind
as Satan
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
1995
as Jakob
Muse of Fire
2013
as Self
The Government Inspector
2005
as Dr. David Kelly
Artificial
as Geoffrey Hinton
Days and Nights
2014
as Stephen
Hearts of Fire
1987
as Fizz
Prospero's Books
1991
as Ferdinand
Inland
2023
as Dunleavy
Loving
1996
as Charlie Raunce
Twelfth Night
2012
as Olivia
The Grass Arena
1992
as John Healy
Love Lies Bleeding
1993
as Conn Ellis
The McGuffin
1986
as Gavin
We Are Many
2014
as Self
Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration
2024
as Flop (voice)
On the Edge
as (voice)
Hamlet {Solo}
2007
as Self
Bing’s Christmas and Other Stories
2020
as Flop
Nothing Is Truer than Truth
2018
as Self
A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies
2016
as Self
Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2003
as Richard II
Much Ado About Something
2001
as Himself
Nice Fish
Searching for Shakespeare
2025
Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe
1997
as Henry V
Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe
2004
as Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
In Lambeth
1993
as William Blake
The Colorado
2016
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Measure for Measure: Live from the Globe
2004
as Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
Shakespeare's Globe
2005
as Himself
Inside The Institute
2010
as Self
Spirit of Place
2024
Wolf Hall: The Inside Story
2015
as Self
The Flaneur
2019
as Narrator
Incident in Judaea
1991
About Mark Rylance
Sir David Mark Rylance Waters (born 18 January 1960 in Ashford, Kent, England) is an English actor, theatre director, and playwright. He was the first artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe in London, between 1995 and 2005. His film appearances include Prospero's Books (1991), Angels and Insects (1995), Institute Benjamenta (1996), and Intimacy (2001). Rylance won the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Rudolf Abel in Bridge of Spies (2015). Rylance played the title role in Steven Spielberg's The BFG… With 64 credits spanning from 1956 to 2027, Mark Rylance has appeared in 53 films and 11 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mark Rylance Movies
- Ready Player One (2018) — as Anorak / Halliday
- Dunkirk (2017) — as Mr. Dawson
- Don't Look Up (2021) — as Peter Isherwell
- Intimacy (2001) — as Jay
- The BFG (2016) — as The BFG
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