About

Known credits:
50
Birthday:
1960-01-18
Place of birth:
Ashford, Kent, England, UK
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Mark Rylance

Overview

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

Acting
2024 Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light Actor Thomas Cromwell N/A
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2024 Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration Actor Flop (voice) N/A
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2024 Spirit of Place Actor N/A
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2023 Inland Actor Dunleavy 58
Average
2022 Bones and All Actor Sully 67
Fair
2022 The Phantom of the Open Actor Maurice Flitcroft 60
Fair
2022 The Outfit Actor Leonard Burling 67
Fair
2021 Don't Look Up Actor Peter Isherwell 70
Good
2021 Shakespeare: The Man Behind the Name Actor N/A
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2020 Bing’s Christmas and Other Stories Actor Flop N/A
N/A
2020 The Trial of the Chicago 7 Actor William Kunstler 74
Good
2019 Waiting for the Barbarians Actor The Magistrate 58
Average
2018 Nothing Is Truer than Truth Actor Self 58
Average
2018 Ready Player One Actor Anorak / Halliday 75
Good
2017 Dunkirk Actor Mr. Dawson 74
Good
2016 The BFG Actor The BFG 62
Fair
2015 Bridge of Spies Actor Rudolf Abel 71
Good
2015 Wolf Hall: The Inside Story Actor Self N/A
N/A
2015 The Gunman Actor Terrance Cox 57
Average
2015 Wolf Hall Actor Thomas Cromwell 72
Good
2014 Days and Nights Actor Stephen 58
Average
2014 Bing Actor Narrator / Flop (voice) 70
Good
2014 We Are Many Actor Self 59
Average
2013 Muse of Fire Actor Self 58
Average
2012 Twelfth Night Actor Olivia 59
Average
2011 Anonymous Actor Condell 61
Fair
2011 Blitz Actor Roberts 61
Fair
2010 Inside The Institute Actor Self N/A
N/A
2008 The Other Boleyn Girl Actor Sir Thomas Boleyn 65
Fair
2005 Shakespeare's Globe Actor Himself N/A
N/A
2005 The Government Inspector Actor Dr. David Kelly 59
Average
2004 Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe Actor Vincentio, Duke of Vienna N/A
N/A
2003 Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe Actor Richard II 59
Average
2003 Leonardo Actor Leonardo 70
Good
2001 Much Ado About Something Actor Himself 58
Average
2001 Intimacy Actor Jay 60
Fair
1997 Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe Actor Henry V N/A
N/A
1996 Loving Actor Charlie Raunce 59
Average
1995 Angels and Insects Actor William Adamson 59
Average
1995 Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life Actor Jakob 60
Fair
1993 In Lambeth Actor William Blake N/A
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1993 Love Lies Bleeding Actor Conn Ellis N/A
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1992 The Grass Arena Actor John Healy 58
Average
1991 Prospero's Books Actor Ferdinand 60
Fair
1987 Hearts of Fire Actor Fizz 58
Average
1986 The McGuffin Actor Gavin 59
Average
1985 Wallenberg: A Hero's Story Actor Nikki Fodor 68
Fair
1985 Wallenberg: A Hero's Story Actor Nikki Fodor 59
Average
The Way of the Wind Actor Satan N/A
N/A

Production
2022 The Phantom of the Open Production Executive Producer 60
Fair