Mark Rylance
Acting
Born: January 18, 1960 (age 66) · Ashford, Kent, England, UK
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Dunkirk
2017
Ready Player One
2018
Don't Look Up
2021
Bridge of Spies
2015
The BFG
2016
The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020
The Other Boleyn Girl
2008
Blitz
2011
Bones and All
2022
The Outfit
2022
The Gunman
2015
Anonymous
2011
Photos (6)
Movies (36)
Bones and All
Sully
The Other Boleyn Girl
Sir Thomas Boleyn
Ready Player One
Anorak / Halliday
Dunkirk
Mr. Dawson
The BFG
The BFG
Bridge of Spies
Rudolf Abel
Don't Look Up
Peter Isherwell
The Gunman
Terrance Cox
The Trial of the Chicago 7
William Kunstler
The Outfit
Leonard Burling
The Phantom of the Open
Maurice Flitcroft
Intimacy
Jay
Anonymous
Condell
Blitz
Roberts
Waiting for the Barbarians
The Magistrate
Prospero's Books
Ferdinand
Angels and Insects
William Adamson
Hearts of Fire
Fizz
Days and Nights
Stephen
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
Jakob
The Grass Arena
John Healy
Measure for Measure: Live from the Globe
Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
In Lambeth
William Blake
Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration
Flop (voice)
Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe
Henry V
The McGuffin
Gavin
Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe
Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
Loving
Charlie Raunce
Twelfth Night
Olivia
Searching for Shakespeare
2025
Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Richard II
The Government Inspector
Dr. David Kelly
Love Lies Bleeding
Conn Ellis
Spirit of Place
2024
Bing’s Christmas and Other Stories
Flop
Inland
Dunleavy
TV Shows (10)
Great Performances
King Henry V · 1 eps
The South Bank Show
1 eps
American Playhouse
William Adamson · 1 eps
Screen Two
Charlie Raunce · 1 eps
Wolf Hall
Thomas Cromwell · 12 eps
The Undeclared War
John Yeabsley · 4 eps
ScreenPlay
Conn Ellis · 1 eps
Bing
Narrator / Flop (voice) · 105 eps
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
Nikki Fodor · 2 eps
Leonardo
Leonardo · 3 eps
Self / Appearances (12)
Tony Awards
Self - Winner · 2 eps
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self · 1 eps
My Grandparents' War
Self · 1 eps
Muse of Fire
Self
The Colorado
Self - Narrator (voice)
We Are Many
Self
Nothing Is Truer than Truth
Self
Hamlet {Solo}
Self
Much Ado About Something
Himself
A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies
Self
Inside The Institute
Self
Shakespeare's Globe
Himself
