Mark Rylance

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 & TV Shows

1. Dunkirk (2017) — Mr. Dawson
2. Ready Player One (2018) — Anorak / Halliday
3. Don't Look Up (2021) — Peter Isherwell
4. Bridge of Spies (2015) — Rudolf Abel
5. The BFG (2016) — The BFG
6. The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) — William Kunstler
7. The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) — Sir Thomas Boleyn
8. Blitz (2011) — Roberts
9. Bones and All (2022) — Sully
10. The Outfit (2022) — Leonard Burling
11. The Gunman (2015) — Terrance Cox
12. Anonymous (2011) — Condell
13. Intimacy (2001) — Jay
14. Waiting for the Barbarians (2020) — The Magistrate
15. Wolf Hall (2015) — Thomas Cromwell
16. The Phantom of the Open (2022) — Maurice Flitcroft
17. Prospero's Books (1991) — Ferdinand
18. The Undeclared War (2022) — John Yeabsley
19. Angels and Insects (1995) — William Adamson
20. Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life (1995) — Jakob
21. Great Performances (1971) — King Henry V
22. Days and Nights (2014) — Stephen
23. We Are Many (2014) — Self
24. Hearts of Fire (1987) — Fizz
25. Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985) — Nikki Fodor
26. American Playhouse (1982) — William Adamson
27. Much Ado About Something (2001) — Himself
28. Inland (2023) — Dunleavy
29. Twelfth Night (2012) — Olivia
30. Screen Two (1985) — Charlie Raunce
31. Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg (2022) — Self
32. Nothing Is Truer than Truth (2018) — Self
33. Leonardo (2003) — Leonardo
34. Loving (1996) — Charlie Raunce
35. My Grandparents' War (2019) — Self
36. Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2003) — Richard II
37. Muse of Fire (2013) — Self
38. The Grass Arena (1992) — John Healy
39. The McGuffin (1986) — Gavin
40. ScreenPlay (1986) — Conn Ellis

Directed

1. Nice Fish — Director