Mark Rylance

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

56

Gender

Male

Birthday

1960-01-18 (66 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

  • Ready Player One

    Ready Player One

  • Dunkirk

    Dunkirk

  • Intimacy

    Intimacy

  • Don't Look Up

    Don't Look Up

  • Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

    Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

  • Angels and Insects

    Angels and Insects

  • Bing

    Bing

  • Wolf Hall

    Wolf Hall

  • Bridge of Spies

    Bridge of Spies

  • Bones and All

    Bones and All

  • Blitz

    Blitz

  • The BFG

    The BFG

  • Muse of Fire

    Muse of Fire

  • The Other Boleyn Girl

    The Other Boleyn Girl

  • The Gunman

    The Gunman

  • The Outfit

    The Outfit

  • Artificial

    Artificial

  • The Undeclared War

    The Undeclared War

  • Loving

    Loving

  • We Are Many

    We Are Many

  • Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life

    Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life

  • The Trial of the Chicago 7

    The Trial of the Chicago 7

  • The Colorado

    The Colorado

  • Waiting for the Barbarians

    Waiting for the Barbarians

  • Much Ado About Something

    Much Ado About Something

  • Anonymous

    Anonymous

  • The Phantom of the Open

    The Phantom of the Open

  • My Grandparents' War

    My Grandparents' War

  • The Grass Arena

    The Grass Arena

  • Prospero's Books

    Prospero's Books

  • In Lambeth

    In Lambeth

  • Days and Nights

    Days and Nights

  • Leonardo

    Leonardo

  • Twelfth Night

    Twelfth Night

  • The Way of the Wind

    The Way of the Wind

  • Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration

    Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration

  • Hamlet {Solo}

    Hamlet {Solo}

  • Wallenberg: A Hero's Story

    Wallenberg: A Hero's Story

  • The McGuffin

    The McGuffin

  • Hearts of Fire

    Hearts of Fire

  • Inside The Institute

    Inside The Institute

  • Love Lies Bleeding

    Love Lies Bleeding

  • Nothing Is Truer than Truth

    Nothing Is Truer than Truth

  • A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies

    A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies

  • Searching for Shakespeare

    Searching for Shakespeare

  • Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

    Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

  • The Government Inspector

    The Government Inspector

  • Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe

    Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe

  • Wolf Hall: The Inside Story

    Wolf Hall: The Inside Story

  • Bing’s Christmas and Other Stories

    Bing’s Christmas and Other Stories

  • Inland

    Inland

  • Shakespeare's Globe

    Shakespeare's Globe

  • Measure for Measure: Live from the Globe

    Measure for Measure: Live from the Globe

  • Spirit of Place

    Spirit of Place

  • Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe

    Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe