Acting
Mark Rylance
DE, EN, ES cinema · 53 credits
Born
18 January 1960 (age 66)
Birthplace
Ashford, Kent, England, UK
Also known as David Mark Rylance Waters · Mark Rylance Waters · Sir David Mark Rylance Waters
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
Filmography
The Way of the Wind
as Satan
Nice Fish
Nice Fish
Actor, Director, Screenplay, Producer
On the Edge
as (voice)
Artificial
as Geoffrey Hinton
Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration
as Flop (voice)
Inland
as Dunleavy
The Phantom of the Open
as Maurice Flitcroft, Executive Producer
The Outfit
as Leonard Burling
Bones and All
as Sully
Don't Look Up
as Peter Isherwell
Waiting for the Barbarians
as The Magistrate
The Trial of the Chicago 7
as William Kunstler
The Flaneur
2019
The Flaneur
as Narrator
Ready Player One
as Anorak / Halliday
Dunkirk
as Mr. Dawson
The BFG
as The BFG
The Colorado
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Bridge of Spies
as Rudolf Abel
The Gunman
as Terrance Cox
Days and Nights
as Stephen
We Are Many
as Self
Muse of Fire
as Self
Twelfth Night
as Olivia
Blitz
as Roberts
Anonymous
as Condell
The Other Boleyn Girl
as Sir Thomas Boleyn
The Government Inspector
as Dr. David Kelly
Shakespeare's Globe
as Himself
Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe
as Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
Measure for Measure: Live from the Globe
as Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
Intimacy
as Jay
Much Ado About Something
as Himself
Loving
as Charlie Raunce
Angels and Insects
as William Adamson
Love Lies Bleeding
as Conn Ellis
In Lambeth
as William Blake
Prospero's Books
as Ferdinand
The Grass Arena
as John Healy
Hearts of Fire
as Fizz
The McGuffin
as Gavin