Mark Rylance
Born
January 18, 1960 (65 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.
Searching for Shakespeare
2025
Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration
Flop (voice)
2024
Spirit of Place
2024
Inland
Dunleavy
2023
Bones and All
Sully
2022
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
(1 episode)
2022
The Undeclared War
John Yeabsley · (4 episodes)
2022
The Phantom of the Open
Maurice Flitcroft
2022
The Outfit
Leonard Burling
2022
Don't Look Up
Peter Isherwell
2021
Bing’s Christmas and Other Stories
Flop
2020
The Trial of the Chicago 7
William Kunstler
2020
My Grandparents' War
Self · (1 episode)
2019
Waiting for the Barbarians
The Magistrate
2019
Nothing Is Truer than Truth
Self
2018
Ready Player One
Anorak / Halliday
2018
Dunkirk
Mr. Dawson
2017
The BFG
The BFG
2016
Bridge of Spies
Rudolf Abel
2015
Wolf Hall: The Inside Story
Self
2015
The Gunman
Terrance Cox
2015
Wolf Hall
Thomas Cromwell · (12 episodes)
2015
Days and Nights
Stephen
2014
Bing
Narrator / Flop (voice) · (157 episodes)
2014
We Are Many
Self
2014
Muse of Fire
Self
2013
Twelfth Night
Olivia
2012
Anonymous
Condell
2011
Blitz
Roberts
2011
Inside The Institute
Self
2010
The Other Boleyn Girl
Sir Thomas Boleyn
2008
Hamlet {Solo}
Self
2007
Shakespeare's Globe
Himself
2005
The Government Inspector
Dr. David Kelly
2005
Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe
Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
2004
Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Richard II
2003
Leonardo
Leonardo · (3 episodes)
2003
Much Ado About Something
Himself
2001
Intimacy
Jay
2001
Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe
Henry V
1997
Loving
Charlie Raunce
1996
Angels and Insects
William Adamson
1995
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
Jakob
1995
In Lambeth
William Blake
1993
Love Lies Bleeding
Conn Ellis
1993
The Grass Arena
John Healy
1992
Prospero's Books
Ferdinand
1991
Hearts of Fire
Fizz
1987
The McGuffin
Gavin
1986
The Way of the Wind
Satan
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
Nikki Fodor · (2 episodes)
1985
Great Performances
King Henry V · (1 episode)
1971
Tony Awards
Self - Winner · (2 episodes)
1956