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Mark Rylance

Mark Rylance

Acting January 18, 1960 (66 years old) Ashford, Kent, England, UK

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.

Movies 53

Ready Player One 7.6

Ready Player One

as Anorak / Halliday

2018
Dunkirk 7.5

Dunkirk

as Mr. Dawson

2017
Don't Look Up 7.1

Don't Look Up

as Peter Isherwell

2021
Bridge of Spies 7.2

Bridge of Spies

as Rudolf Abel

2015
Intimacy 6.2

Intimacy

as Jay

2001
The Outfit 7.1

The Outfit

as Leonard Burling

2022
The BFG 6.3

The BFG

as The BFG

2016
Bones and All 7.0

Bones and All

as Sully

2022
The Trial of the Chicago 7 7.7

The Trial of the Chicago 7

as William Kunstler

2020
The Other Boleyn Girl 6.7

The Other Boleyn Girl

as Sir Thomas Boleyn

2008
Artificial

Artificial

as Geoffrey Hinton

2026
Blitz 6.2

Blitz

as Roberts

2011
Waiting for the Barbarians 5.9

Waiting for the Barbarians

as The Magistrate

2020
The Gunman 5.8

The Gunman

as Terrance Cox

2015
The Nightingale

The Nightingale

2027
The Phantom of the Open 6.8

The Phantom of the Open

as Maurice Flitcroft

2022
Anonymous 6.4

Anonymous

as Condell

2011
The Way of the Wind

The Way of the Wind

as Satan

Muse of Fire 6.5

Muse of Fire

as Self

2013
Prospero's Books 6.8

Prospero's Books

as Ferdinand

1991
Angels and Insects 6.2

Angels and Insects

as William Adamson

1995
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life 7.6

Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life

as Jakob

1995
Twelfth Night 7.7

Twelfth Night

as Olivia

2012
Days and Nights 4.5

Days and Nights

as Stephen

2014
We Are Many 6.7

We Are Many

as Self

2014
The McGuffin 6.5

The McGuffin

as Gavin

1986
Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration

Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration

as Flop (voice)

2024
Hearts of Fire 4.1

Hearts of Fire

as Fizz

1987
The Colorado

The Colorado

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2016
Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe 10.0

Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

as Richard II

2003
A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies

A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies

as Self

2016
On the Edge

On the Edge

as (voice)

2027
Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe

Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe

as Vincentio, Duke of Vienna

2004
Wolf Hall: The Inside Story

Wolf Hall: The Inside Story

as Self

2015
Inland 5.3

Inland

as Dunleavy

2023
Hamlet {Solo}

Hamlet {Solo}

as Self

2007
The Government Inspector 8.0

The Government Inspector

as Dr. David Kelly

2005
Nothing Is Truer than Truth 3.5

Nothing Is Truer than Truth

as Self

2018
Bing’s Christmas and Other Stories

Bing’s Christmas and Other Stories

as Flop

2020
Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe

Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe

as Henry V

1997
The Grass Arena 8.5

The Grass Arena

as John Healy

1991
Love Lies Bleeding 10.0

Love Lies Bleeding

as Conn Ellis

1993
Measure for Measure: Live from the Globe

Measure for Measure: Live from the Globe

as Vincentio, Duke of Vienna

2004
Nice Fish

Nice Fish

Loving 3.7

Loving

as Charlie Raunce

1996
Searching for Shakespeare 10.0

Searching for Shakespeare

2025
In Lambeth

In Lambeth

as William Blake

1993
Much Ado About Something 5.1

Much Ado About Something

as Himself

2001
Inside The Institute

Inside The Institute

as Self

2010
Spirit of Place

Spirit of Place

2024
Incident in Judaea

Incident in Judaea

1991
Shakespeare's Globe

Shakespeare's Globe

as Himself

2005
The Flaneur

The Flaneur

as Narrator

2019

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