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Mark Rylance

Acting 66 years old Ashford, Kent, England, UK ★ 1.2
Born: January 18, 1960

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.

External Links

🌐 Official Website 🎬 IMDb

Known For

Ready Player One
Ready Player One Anorak / Halliday 2018
Dunkirk
Dunkirk Mr. Dawson 2017
Don't Look Up
Don't Look Up Peter Isherwell 2021
Intimacy
Intimacy Jay 2001
The BFG
The BFG The BFG 2016

Jimmy's Seen (2)

Dunkirk
Dunkirk Mr. Dawson 2017
Don't Look Up
Don't Look Up Peter Isherwell 2021

Filmography

Acting Credits (64)

On the Edge
On the Edge (voice) 2027
The Nightingale
The Nightingale 2027
Searching for Shakespeare
Searching for Shakespeare 2025
Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration
Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration Flop (voice) 2024
Spirit of Place
Spirit of Place 2024
Inland
Inland Dunleavy 2023
Bones and All
Bones and All Sully 2022
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg Self 2022
The Undeclared War
The Undeclared War John Yeabsley 2022
The Phantom of the Open
The Phantom of the Open Maurice Flitcroft 2022
The Outfit
The Outfit Leonard Burling 2022
Don't Look Up
Don't Look Up Peter Isherwell 2021
Bing’s Christmas and Other Stories
Bing’s Christmas and Other Stories Flop 2020
The Trial of the Chicago 7
The Trial of the Chicago 7 William Kunstler 2020
Waiting for the Barbarians
Waiting for the Barbarians The Magistrate 2020
My Grandparents' War
My Grandparents' War Self 2019
The Flaneur
The Flaneur Narrator 2019
Nothing Is Truer than Truth
Nothing Is Truer than Truth Self 2018
Ready Player One
Ready Player One Anorak / Halliday 2018
Dunkirk
Dunkirk Mr. Dawson 2017
The BFG
The BFG The BFG 2016
The Colorado
The Colorado Self - Narrator (voice) 2016
A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies
A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies Self 2016
Bridge of Spies
Bridge of Spies Rudolf Abel 2015
Wolf Hall: The Inside Story
Wolf Hall: The Inside Story Self 2015
The Gunman
The Gunman Terrance Cox 2015
Wolf Hall
Wolf Hall Thomas Cromwell 2015
Days and Nights
Days and Nights Stephen 2014
Bing
Bing Narrator / Flop (voice) 2014
We Are Many
We Are Many Self 2014
Muse of Fire
Muse of Fire Self 2013
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night Olivia 2012
Anonymous
Anonymous Condell 2011
Blitz
Blitz Roberts 2011
Inside The Institute
Inside The Institute Self 2010
The Other Boleyn Girl
The Other Boleyn Girl Sir Thomas Boleyn 2008
Hamlet {Solo}
Hamlet {Solo} Self 2007
Shakespeare's Globe
Shakespeare's Globe Himself 2005
The Government Inspector
The Government Inspector Dr. David Kelly 2005
Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe
Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe Vincentio, Duke of Vienna 2004
Measure for Measure: Live from the Globe
Measure for Measure: Live from the Globe Vincentio, Duke of Vienna 2004
Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe Richard II 2003
Leonardo
Leonardo Leonardo 2003
Much Ado About Something
Much Ado About Something Himself 2001
Intimacy
Intimacy Jay 2001
Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe
Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe Henry V 1997
Loving
Loving Charlie Raunce 1996
Angels and Insects
Angels and Insects William Adamson 1995
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life Jakob 1995
In Lambeth
In Lambeth William Blake 1993
Love Lies Bleeding
Love Lies Bleeding Conn Ellis 1993
The Grass Arena
The Grass Arena John Healy 1992
Prospero's Books
Prospero's Books Ferdinand 1991
Incident in Judaea
Incident in Judaea 1991
Hearts of Fire
Hearts of Fire Fizz 1987
ScreenPlay
ScreenPlay Conn Ellis 1986
The McGuffin
The McGuffin Gavin 1986
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story Nikki Fodor 1985
Screen Two
Screen Two Charlie Raunce 1985
Great Performances
Great Performances King Henry V 1971
Tony Awards
Tony Awards Self - Winner 1956
The Way of the Wind
The Way of the Wind Satan
Artificial
Artificial Geoffrey Hinton
Nice Fish
Nice Fish

Directing Credits (1)

Writing Credits (1)

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