Mark Rylance
43 movies · 9 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 18, 1960 (age 66)
- Place of birth
- Ashford, Kent, England, UK
- Also known as
- David Mark Rylance Waters · Mark Rylance Waters · Sir David Mark Rylance Waters
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Mark Rylance: movies and TV shows
Acting (52)
- Upcoming Artificial
as Geoffrey Hinton
- Upcoming
- Upcoming On the Edge
as (voice)
- Upcoming The Way of the Wind
as Satan
- Upcoming
- 2025
- 2024 Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration
as Flop (voice)
- 2024
- 2023 Inland
as Dunleavy
- 2022 Bones and All
as Sully
- 2022
- 2022 The Phantom of the Open
as Maurice Flitcroft
- 2022 The Outfit
as Leonard Burling
- 2021 Don't Look Up
as Peter Isherwell
- 2020
- 2020 The Trial of the Chicago 7
as William Kunstler
- 2020 Waiting for the Barbarians
as The Magistrate
- 2019 The Flaneur
as Narrator
- 2018 Ready Player One
as Anorak / Halliday
- 2017 Dunkirk
as Mr. Dawson
- 2016 The BFG
as The BFG
- 2015 Bridge of Spies
as Rudolf Abel
- 2015 The Gunman
as Terrance Cox
- 2015
- 2014 Days and Nights
as Stephen
- 2014
- 2012 Twelfth Night
as Olivia
- 2011 Anonymous
as Condell
- 2011 Blitz
as Roberts
- 2008 The Other Boleyn Girl
as Sir Thomas Boleyn
- 2005 The Government Inspector
as Dr. David Kelly
- 2004 Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe
as Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
- 2004 Measure for Measure: Live from the Globe
as Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
- 2003 Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
as Richard II
- 2003
- 2001 Intimacy
as Jay
- 1997 Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe
as Henry V
- 1996 Loving
as Charlie Raunce
- 1995 Angels and Insects
as William Adamson
- 1995
- 1993 In Lambeth
as William Blake
- 1993 Love Lies Bleeding
as Conn Ellis
- 1991 The Grass Arena
as John Healy
- 1991 Prospero's Books
as Ferdinand
- 1991
- 1987 Hearts of Fire
as Fizz
- 1986
- 1986 The McGuffin
as Gavin
- 1985
- 1985
- 1982
- 1971
Behind the camera (2)
- Upcoming Nice Fish
Director, Screenplay, Producer
- 2022 The Phantom of the Open
Executive Producer
Talk shows and appearances (14)
- 2022 Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
1 episode
- 2019 My Grandparents' War
1 episode
- 2018
- 2016
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
- 2010
- 2007
- 2005
- 2001
- 1978 The South Bank Show
1 episode
- 1956 Tony Awards
2 episodes