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Born · January 18, 1960 (64 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Ashford, Kent, England, UK
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.
Flop (voice)
0.0
2024
0.0
2024
Dunleavy
5.2
2023
Sully
7.1
2022
(1 episode)
2.7
2022
John Yeabsley · (4 episodes)
6.5
2022
Maurice Flitcroft
6.7
2022
Leonard Burling
7.1
2022
Peter Isherwell
7.1
2021
Flop
0.0
2020
William Kunstler
7.7
2020
Self · (1 episode)
7.3
2019
The Magistrate
5.9
2019
Self
4.3
2018
Anorak / Halliday
7.6
2018
Mr. Dawson
7.5
2017
The BFG
6.3
2016
Rudolf Abel
7.2
2015
Self
0.0
2015
Terrance Cox
5.7
2015
Thomas Cromwell · (12 episodes)
7.6
2015
Stephen
4.7
2014
Narrator / Flop (voice) · (157 episodes)
7.6
2014
Self
6.7
2014
Self
6.5
2013
Olivia
7.5
2012
Condell
6.4
2011
Roberts
6.2
2011
Self
0.0
2010
Sir Thomas Boleyn
6.7
2008
Himself
0.0
2005
Dr. David Kelly
8.0
2005
Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
0.0
2004
Richard II
10.0
2003
Leonardo · (3 episodes)
9.2
2003
Himself
5.2
2001
Jay
6.3
2001
Henry V
0.0
1997
Charlie Raunce
1.0
1996
William Adamson
6.4
1995
Jakob
7.7
1995
William Blake
0.0
1993
Conn Ellis
0.0
1993
John Healy
8.0
1992
Ferdinand
6.8
1991
Fizz
3.8
1987
Gavin
6.0
1986
Nikki Fodor · (2 episodes)
6.0
1985
Nikki Fodor
3.0
1985
Satan
0.0
King Henry V · (1 episode)
5.2
1971
Self - Winner · (2 episodes)
5.0
1956