Mark Rylance
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
Credits
- 2027 · The Nightingale as
- 2022 · Bones and All as Sully
- 2022 · Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self
- 2022 · The Undeclared War as John Yeabsley
- 2022 · The Phantom of the Open as Maurice Flitcroft
- 2022 · The Outfit as Leonard Burling
- 2021 · Don't Look Up as Peter Isherwell
- 2020 · The Trial of the Chicago 7 as William Kunstler
- 2020 · Waiting for the Barbarians as The Magistrate
- 2019 · My Grandparents' War as Self
- 2018 · Ready Player One as Anorak / Halliday
- 2017 · Dunkirk as Mr. Dawson
- 2016 · The BFG as The BFG
- 2015 · Bridge of Spies as Rudolf Abel
- 2015 · The Gunman as Terrance Cox
- 2015 · Wolf Hall as Thomas Cromwell
- 2014 · Bing as Narrator / Flop (voice)
- 2014 · We Are Many as Self
- 2013 · Muse of Fire as Self
- 2012 · Twelfth Night as Olivia
- 2011 · Anonymous as Condell
- 2011 · Blitz as Roberts
- 2008 · The Other Boleyn Girl as Sir Thomas Boleyn
- 2001 · Intimacy as Jay
- 1995 · Angels and Insects as William Adamson
- 1991 · Prospero's Books as Ferdinand
- 1986 · ScreenPlay as Conn Ellis
- 1985 · Wallenberg: A Hero's Story as Nikki Fodor
- 1985 · Screen Two as Charlie Raunce
- 1971 · Great Performances as King Henry V
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Winner
- Future · Artificial as
- 2027 · On the Edge as (voice)
- 2025 · Searching for Shakespeare as
- 2024 · Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration as Flop (voice)
- 2024 · Spirit of Place as
- 2023 · Inland as Dunleavy
- 2020 · Bing’s Christmas and Other Stories as Flop
- 2019 · The Flaneur as Narrator
- 2018 · Nothing Is Truer than Truth as Self
- 2016 · The Colorado as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies as Self
- 2015 · Wolf Hall: The Inside Story as Self
- 2014 · Days and Nights as Stephen
- 2010 · Inside The Institute as Self
- 2007 · Hamlet {Solo} as Self
- 2005 · Shakespeare's Globe as Himself
- 2005 · The Government Inspector as Dr. David Kelly
- 2004 · Measure for Measure: Live from the Globe as Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
- 2003 · Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe as Richard II
- 2003 · Leonardo as Leonardo
- 2001 · Much Ado About Something as Himself
- 1995 · Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life as Jakob
- 1993 · In Lambeth as William Blake
- 1986 · The McGuffin as Gavin
- Future · The Way of the Wind as Satan
- Future · Nice Fish as
- 2004 · Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe as Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
- 1997 · Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe as Henry V
- 1996 · Loving as Charlie Raunce
- 1993 · Love Lies Bleeding as Conn Ellis
- 1992 · The Grass Arena as John Healy
- 1991 · Incident in Judaea as
- 1987 · Hearts of Fire as Fizz