Mark Rylance

Mark Rylance

b. 1960 (age 66) Ashford, Kent, UK
Actor Director

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

Filmography

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★ 6.4
Spirit of Place
2024 Actor
Alf
My Extinction
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★ 6.4
My Extinction
2023 Self
The Outfit
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★ 7.2
The Outfit
2022 Actor
Leonard
Bones and All
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★ 6.8
Bones and All
2022 Actor
Sully
Inland
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★ 5.1
Inland
2022 Actor
Dunleavy
Don't Look Up
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★ 7.1
Don't Look Up
2021 Actor
Peter Isherwell
The Phantom of the Open
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★ 7.0
The Phantom of the Open
2021 Actor
Maurice Flitcroft
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★ 8.8
The Whole World is Watching: Inside Aaron Sorkin's Trial of the Chicago 7
2021 Self
The Trial of the Chicago 7
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★ 7.7
The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020 Actor
William Kunstler
Waiting for the Barbarians
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★ 6.0
Waiting for the Barbarians
2019 Actor
Magistrate
My Grandparents' War
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★ 8.0
My Grandparents' War
2019 Self
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★ 6.9
The Flaneur
2019 Actor
Narrator
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The Nightingale
2019 Self
Ready Player One
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★ 7.4
Ready Player One
2018 Actor
Halliday
Dunkirk
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★ 7.8
Dunkirk
2017 Actor
Mr. Dawson
The BFG
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★ 6.3
The BFG
2016 Actor
BFG
The Colorado
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★ 7.0
The Colorado
2016 Actor
Narrator
Bridge of Spies
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★ 7.6
Bridge of Spies
2015 Actor
Rudolf Abel
The Gunman
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★ 5.8
The Gunman
2015 Actor
Terrance Cox
Wolf Hall
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★ 8.2
Wolf Hall
2015 Actor
Thomas Cromwell
Days and Nights
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★ 4.6
Days and Nights
2014 Actor
Stephen
Bing
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★ 5.9
Bing
2014 Actor
Flop
We Are Many
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★ 7.4
We Are Many
2014 Self
Muse of Fire
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★ 7.1
Muse of Fire
2013 Self
Shakespeare in Italy
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★ 8.0
Shakespeare in Italy
2012 Self
Blitz
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★ 6.2
Blitz
2011 Actor
Roberts
Nocturne
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★ 8.2
Nocturne
2009 Actor
Frank
The Other Boleyn Girl
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★ 6.7
The Other Boleyn Girl
2008 Actor
Sir Thomas Boleyn
The Government Inspector
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★ 7.5
The Government Inspector
2005 Actor
Dr. David Kelly
Leonardo
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★ 8.0
Leonardo
2003 Actor
Leonardo
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★ 8.5
Richard II
2003 Actor
King Richard II
Intimacy
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★ 6.0
Intimacy
2001 Actor
Jay
Much Ado About Something
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★ 7.1
Much Ado About Something
2001 Self
William Shakespeare
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★ 8.3
William Shakespeare
2000 Actor
Artistic Director, Shakespeare's Globe
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The River
1999 Self
Angels and Insects
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★ 6.8
Angels and Insects
1995 Actor
William Adamson
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream That One Calls Human Life
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★ 7.0
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream That One Calls Human Life
1995 Actor
Jakob
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★ 7.3
Incident in Judaea
1992 Actor
Yeshua Ha-Notsri (Jesus Christ)
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Encounters
1992 Actor
William Blake
Prospero's Books
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★ 6.8
Prospero's Books
1991 Actor
Ferdinand
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This Is History, Gran
1986 Actor
Young Edward
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
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★ 7.3
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
1985 Actor
Nikki Fodor
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Nice Fish
Actor Director Writer
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On the Edge
Actor
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Artificial
Actor
Geoffrey Hinton
The Way of the Wind
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The Way of the Wind
Actor
Satan