Mark Rylance
Born
January 18, 1960 (age 65)
Birthplace
Ashford, Kent, England, UK

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.

Movies

Searching for Shakespeare
Searching for Shakespeare
2025 ★ 10.0
Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration
Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration
2024
Flop (voice)
Spirit of Place
Spirit of Place
2024
Inland
Inland
2023 ★ 5.3
Dunleavy
Bones and All
Bones and All
2022 ★ 7.0
Sully
The Phantom of the Open
The Phantom of the Open
2022 ★ 6.7
Maurice Flitcroft
The Outfit
The Outfit
2022 ★ 7.1
Leonard Burling
Don't Look Up
Don't Look Up
2021 ★ 7.1
Peter Isherwell
Bing’s Christmas and Other Stories
Bing’s Christmas and Other Stories
2020
Flop
The Trial of the Chicago 7
The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020 ★ 7.7
William Kunstler
Waiting for the Barbarians
Waiting for the Barbarians
2019 ★ 5.9
The Magistrate
Ready Player One
Ready Player One
2018 ★ 7.6
Anorak / Halliday
Dunkirk
Dunkirk
2017 ★ 7.5
Mr. Dawson
The BFG
The BFG
2016 ★ 6.3
The BFG
Bridge of Spies
Bridge of Spies
2015 ★ 7.2
Rudolf Abel
The Gunman
The Gunman
2015 ★ 5.8
Terrance Cox
Days and Nights
Days and Nights
2014 ★ 4.5
Stephen
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
2012 ★ 7.5
Olivia
Anonymous
Anonymous
2011 ★ 6.4
Condell
Blitz
Blitz
2011 ★ 6.2
Roberts
The Other Boleyn Girl
The Other Boleyn Girl
2008 ★ 6.7
Sir Thomas Boleyn
The Government Inspector
The Government Inspector
2005 ★ 8.0
Dr. David Kelly
Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe
Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe
2004
Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
Measure for Measure: Live from the Globe
Measure for Measure: Live from the Globe
2004
Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2003 ★ 10.0
Richard II
Intimacy
Intimacy
2001 ★ 6.2
Jay
Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe
Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe
1997
Henry V
Loving
Loving
1996 ★ 1.0
Charlie Raunce
Angels and Insects
Angels and Insects
1995 ★ 6.1
William Adamson
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
1995 ★ 7.7
Jakob
In Lambeth
In Lambeth
1993
William Blake
Love Lies Bleeding
Love Lies Bleeding
1993
Conn Ellis
The Grass Arena
The Grass Arena
1992 ★ 8.0
John Healy
Prospero's Books
Prospero's Books
1991 ★ 6.7
Ferdinand
Hearts of Fire
Hearts of Fire
1987 ★ 3.7
Fizz
The McGuffin
The McGuffin
1986 ★ 6.0
Gavin
The Way of the Wind
The Way of the Wind
Satan
Artificial
Artificial
Geoffrey Hinton

TV Series