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 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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Inside The Institute
as Self
2010
Prospero's Books
as Ferdinand
1991
Intimacy
as Jay
2001
Angels and Insects
as William Adamson
1995
The Other Boleyn Girl
as Sir Thomas Boleyn
2008
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
as Jakob
1995
Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe
as Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
2004
Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe
as Henry V
1997
Much Ado About Something
as Himself
2001
Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
as Richard II
2003
Muse of Fire
as Self
2013
Days and Nights
as Stephen
2014
Loving
as Charlie Raunce
1996
Bing’s Christmas and Other Stories
as Flop
2020
The Grass Arena
as John Healy
1992
The Government Inspector
as Dr. David Kelly
2005
Bridge of Spies
as Rudolf Abel
2015
Inland
as Dunleavy
2023
The BFG
as The BFG
2016
We Are Many
as Self
2014
TV Appearances
Wolf Hall
as Thomas Cromwell
2015
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
as Self
2022
Bing
as Narrator / Flop (voice)
2014
The Undeclared War
as John Yeabsley
2022
Leonardo
as Leonardo
2003
My Grandparents' War
as Self
2019
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
as Nikki Fodor
1985
Great Performances
as King Henry V
1971
Tony Awards
as Self - Winner
1956