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Mark Rylance

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Known For

65 Years Old

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.

Born

Ashford, Kent, England, UK on 18th January 1960

All Credits

Great Performances Image
Great Performances
King Henry V
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg Image
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Bing Image
Bing
Narrator / Flop (voice)
Tony Awards Image
Tony Awards
Self - Winner
Intimacy Image
Intimacy
Jay
Wolf Hall Image
Wolf Hall
Thomas Cromwell
The Undeclared War Image
The Undeclared War
John Yeabsley
Ready Player One Image
Ready Player One
Anorak / Halliday
Dunkirk Image
Dunkirk
Mr. Dawson
Don't Look Up Image
Don't Look Up
Peter Isherwell
The BFG Image
The BFG
The BFG
Blitz Image
Blitz
Roberts
The Other Boleyn Girl Image
The Other Boleyn Girl
Sir Thomas Boleyn
Bones and All Image
Bones and All
Sully
The Outfit Image
The Outfit
Leonard Burling
Leonardo Image
Leonardo
Leonardo
Bridge of Spies Image
Bridge of Spies
Rudolf Abel
The Trial of the Chicago 7 Image
The Trial of the Chicago 7
William Kunstler
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story Image
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
Nikki Fodor
The Gunman Image
The Gunman
Terrance Cox
My Grandparents' War Image
My Grandparents' War
Self
Anonymous Image
Anonymous
Condell
Waiting for the Barbarians Image
Waiting for the Barbarians
The Magistrate
The Phantom of the Open Image
The Phantom of the Open
Maurice Flitcroft
The Way of the Wind Image
The Way of the Wind
Satan
Muse of Fire Image
Muse of Fire
Self
Hearts of Fire Image
Hearts of Fire
Fizz
Prospero's Books Image
Prospero's Books
Ferdinand
Days and Nights Image
Days and Nights
Stephen
We Are Many Image
We Are Many
Self
Angels and Insects Image
Angels and Insects
William Adamson
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life Image
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
Jakob
Loving Image
Loving
Charlie Raunce
Twelfth Night Image
Twelfth Night
Olivia
The McGuffin Image
The McGuffin
Gavin
Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe Image
Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe
Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
Inland Image
Inland
Dunleavy
Nothing Is Truer than Truth Image
Nothing Is Truer than Truth
Self
Love Lies Bleeding Image
Love Lies Bleeding
Conn Ellis
The Grass Arena Image
The Grass Arena
John Healy
The Government Inspector Image
The Government Inspector
Dr. David Kelly
Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe Image
Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Richard II
Much Ado About Something Image
Much Ado About Something
Himself
Shakespeare's Globe Image
Shakespeare's Globe
Himself
Bing’s Christmas and Other Stories Image
Bing’s Christmas and Other Stories
Flop
Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration Image
Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration
Flop (voice)
In Lambeth Image
In Lambeth
William Blake
Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe Image
Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe
Henry V
Spirit of Place Image
Spirit of Place
Hamlet {Solo} Image
Hamlet {Solo}
Self
Inside The Institute Image
Inside The Institute
Self
No Image
Wolf Hall: The Inside Story
Self
Searching for Shakespeare Image
Searching for Shakespeare