Mark Rylance

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

57

Gender

Male

Birthday

1960-01-18 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Ashford, Kent, England, UK

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.

Known For

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Ready Player One

    Ready Player One

  • Don't Look Up

    Don't Look Up

  • Dunkirk

    Dunkirk

  • Intimacy

    Intimacy

  • Wolf Hall

    Wolf Hall

  • The BFG

    The BFG

  • Bing

    Bing

  • Bridge of Spies

    Bridge of Spies

  • Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

    Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

  • The Other Boleyn Girl

    The Other Boleyn Girl

  • Bones and All

    Bones and All

  • Loving

    Loving

  • Waiting for the Barbarians

    Waiting for the Barbarians

  • Blitz

    Blitz

  • Inland

    Inland

  • Artificial

    Artificial

  • Anonymous

    Anonymous

  • Hamlet {Solo}

    Hamlet {Solo}

  • The Outfit

    The Outfit

  • The Trial of the Chicago 7

    The Trial of the Chicago 7

  • The Gunman

    The Gunman

  • The McGuffin

    The McGuffin

  • The Way of the Wind

    The Way of the Wind

  • The Undeclared War

    The Undeclared War

  • The Phantom of the Open

    The Phantom of the Open

  • Hearts of Fire

    Hearts of Fire

  • Angels and Insects

    Angels and Insects

  • Days and Nights

    Days and Nights

  • Prospero's Books

    Prospero's Books

  • Wolf Hall: The Inside Story

    Wolf Hall: The Inside Story

  • Muse of Fire

    Muse of Fire

  • The Grass Arena

    The Grass Arena

  • Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life

    Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life

  • My Grandparents' War

    My Grandparents' War

  • Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe

    Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe

  • Spirit of Place

    Spirit of Place

  • Searching for Shakespeare

    Searching for Shakespeare

  • Love Lies Bleeding

    Love Lies Bleeding

  • Nothing Is Truer than Truth

    Nothing Is Truer than Truth

  • We Are Many

    We Are Many

  • Much Ado About Something

    Much Ado About Something

  • Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

    Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

  • Inside The Institute

    Inside The Institute

  • Wallenberg: A Hero's Story

    Wallenberg: A Hero's Story

  • Leonardo

    Leonardo

  • Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration

    Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration

  • Bing’s Christmas and Other Stories

    Bing’s Christmas and Other Stories

  • Twelfth Night

    Twelfth Night

  • The Colorado

    The Colorado

  • A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies

    A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies

  • The Government Inspector

    The Government Inspector

  • Shakespeare's Globe

    Shakespeare's Globe

  • In Lambeth

    In Lambeth

  • Measure for Measure: Live from the Globe

    Measure for Measure: Live from the Globe

  • Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe

    Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe