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

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Ready Player One

    Ready Player One

  • Don't Look Up

    Don't Look Up

  • Intimacy

    Intimacy

  • The Outfit

    The Outfit

  • Dunkirk

    Dunkirk

  • Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

    Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

  • Wolf Hall

    Wolf Hall

  • The Other Boleyn Girl

    The Other Boleyn Girl

  • Blitz

    Blitz

  • Bing

    Bing

  • Bridge of Spies

    Bridge of Spies

  • The BFG

    The BFG

  • Prospero's Books

    Prospero's Books

  • Bones and All

    Bones and All

  • The Gunman

    The Gunman

  • Anonymous

    Anonymous

  • Artificial

    Artificial

  • Days and Nights

    Days and Nights

  • Loving

    Loving

  • Bing’s Christmas and Other Stories

    Bing’s Christmas and Other Stories

  • The Undeclared War

    The Undeclared War

  • The Trial of the Chicago 7

    The Trial of the Chicago 7

  • Love Lies Bleeding

    Love Lies Bleeding

  • The Phantom of the Open

    The Phantom of the Open

  • Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe

    Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe

  • Spirit of Place

    Spirit of Place

  • A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies

    A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies

  • Hearts of Fire

    Hearts of Fire

  • Waiting for the Barbarians

    Waiting for the Barbarians

  • The Way of the Wind

    The Way of the Wind

  • The McGuffin

    The McGuffin

  • Shakespeare's Globe

    Shakespeare's Globe

  • Nothing Is Truer than Truth

    Nothing Is Truer than Truth

  • Inland

    Inland

  • Angels and Insects

    Angels and Insects

  • The Grass Arena

    The Grass Arena

  • My Grandparents' War

    My Grandparents' War

  • The Colorado

    The Colorado

  • Searching for Shakespeare

    Searching for Shakespeare

  • Inside The Institute

    Inside The Institute

  • Wallenberg: A Hero's Story

    Wallenberg: A Hero's Story

  • Muse of Fire

    Muse of Fire

  • Hamlet {Solo}

    Hamlet {Solo}

  • Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life

    Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life

  • Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

    Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

  • Much Ado About Something

    Much Ado About Something

  • We Are Many

    We Are Many

  • Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration

    Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration

  • Leonardo

    Leonardo

  • Twelfth Night

    Twelfth Night

  • Wolf Hall: The Inside Story

    Wolf Hall: The Inside Story

  • The Government Inspector

    The Government Inspector

  • 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