Mark Rylance

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

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 Christop...

Acting

1991

Prospero's Books

as Ferdinand

2001

Intimacy

as Jay

1995

Angels and Insects

as William Adamson

2008

The Other Boleyn Girl

as Sir Thomas Boleyn

2004

Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe

as Vincentio, Duke of Vienna

2013

2014

Days and Nights

as Stephen

1996

Loving

as Charlie Raunce

1992

The Grass Arena

as John Healy

2005

The Government Inspector

as Dr. David Kelly

2015

Bridge of Spies

as Rudolf Abel

2023

Inland

as Dunleavy

2016

The BFG

as The BFG

2014

2012

Twelfth Night

as Olivia

2015

The Gunman

as Terrance Cox

1986

The McGuffin

as Gavin

2017

Dunkirk

as Mr. Dawson

1987

2018

Ready Player One

as Anorak / Halliday

2011

Blitz

as Roberts

2011

Anonymous

as Condell

2005

1993

Love Lies Bleeding

as Conn Ellis

1993

In Lambeth

as William Blake

2019

2020

The Trial of the Chicago 7

as William Kunstler

2022

The Phantom of the Open

as Maurice Flitcroft

2021

Don't Look Up

as Peter Isherwell

2022

The Outfit

as Leonard Burling

2022

2007

Production

2022

The Phantom of the Open

as Executive Producer

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