
Mark Wahlberg
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Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5, 1971), formerly known by his stage name Marky Mark, is an American actor and former rapper. His work as a leading man spans the comedy, drama, and action genres. He has received multiple accolades, including a BAFTA Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and nine Primetime Emmy Awards. Wahlberg was born in Boston. He gained fame as a member of the hip hop group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch in the 1990s, with whom he released the albums Music for the People (1991) and You Gotta Believe (1992). Wahlberg made his screen debut in Renaissance Man (1994) and had his first starring role in Fear (1996). He received critical praise for his performance as porn actor Dirk Diggler in Boogie Nights (1997). In the early 2000s, Wahlberg ventured into big-budget action movies, such as The Perfect Storm (2000), Planet of the Apes (2001), and The Italian Job (2003). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing a police officer in the crime drama The Departed (2006). Wahlberg was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for portraying Micky Ward in the sports drama biopic The Fighter (2010); as co-producer, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. During the 2010s, he landed successful comedy roles with The Other Guys (2010), Ted (2012), Ted 2 (2015), Daddy's Home (2015), and Daddy's Home 2 (2017). Wahlberg also starred in the Transformers franchise films Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) and Transformers: The Last Knight (2017). He was the world's highest-paid actor in 2017. Wahlberg served as executive producer of five HBO series: the comedy-drama Entourage (2004–2011), the period crime drama Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014), the comedy-dramas How to Make It in America (2010–2011) and Ballers (2015–2019), and the documentary McMillions (2020). He is co-owner of the Wahlburgers chain and co-starred in the reality TV series about it. Wahlberg received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010.
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Ted 2 (2015)
as John

The Departed (2006)
as Dignam

The Family Plan 2 (2025)
as Dan Morgan

Play Dirty (2025)
as Parker

Ted (2012)
as John Bennett

Uncharted (2022)
as Victor 'Sully' Sullivan

Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
as Cade Yeager

Shooter (2007)
as Bob Lee Swagger

The Family Plan (2023)
as Dan Morgan

Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
as Cade Yeager

Balls Up (2026)
as Brad

Lone Survivor (2013)
as Petty Officer First Class Marcus Luttrell

Deepwater Horizon (2016)
as Mike Williams

The Happening (2008)
as Elliot Moore

Fear (1996)
as David McCall

The Other Guys (2010)
as Detective Terry Hoitz

The Italian Job (2003)
as Charlie Croker

The Lovely Bones (2009)
as Jack Salmon

Infinite (2021)
as Evan McCauley

Flight Risk (2025)
as Daryl Booth

Boogie Nights (1997)
as Eddie Adams / Dirk Diggler

Instant Family (2018)
as Pete Wagner

Planet of the Apes (2001)
as Captain Leo Davidson

The Basketball Diaries (1995)
as Mickey

Patriots Day (2016)
as Sgt. Tommy Saunders

Daddy's Home (2015)
as Dusty Mayron

Pain & Gain (2013)
as Daniel Lugo

The Fighter (2010)
as Micky Ward

Arthur the King (2024)
as Michael

All the Money in the World (2017)
as Fletcher Chase

Scoob! (2020)
as Blue Falcon (voice)

The Perfect Storm (2000)
as Bobby Shatford

Mile 22 (2018)
as James Silva

2 Guns (2013)
as Michael 'Stig' Stigman

Four Brothers (2005)
as Bobby Mercer

The Union (2024)
as Mike McKenna

Daddy's Home 2 (2017)
as Dusty

Entourage (2015)
as Mark Wahlberg

Spenser Confidential (2020)
as Spenser

Father Stu (2022)
as Father Stuart 'Stu' Long

By Any Means (2026)
as Gregory Scarpa

Three Kings (1999)
as Troy Barlow

Contraband (2012)
as Chris Farraday

The Gambler (2014)
as Jim Bennett

Max Payne (2008)
as Max Payne

We Own the Night (2007)
as Joseph Grusinsky

Broken City (2013)
as Billy Taggart

Date Night (2010)
as Holbrooke

Invincible (2006)
as Vince Papale

The Yards (2000)
as Leo Handler

Me Time (2022)
as Huck Dembo

The Corruptor (1999)
as Danny Wallace

The Big Hit (1998)
as Melvin Smiley

The Truth About Charlie (2002)
as Peter Joshua

Rock Star (2001)
as Chris 'Izzy' Cole

I ♥ Huckabees (2004)
as Tommy Corn

Renaissance Man (1994)
as Pvt. Tommy Lee Haywood

Joe Bell (2020)
as Joe Bell

Mojave (2016)
as Norman

The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump (2023)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Commitment to Life (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Spenser Confidential 2 (—)
as Spenser

Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands (2024)
as Self (archive footage)

Overnight (2003)
as Self

kid 90 (2021)
as Self (archive footage)

Traveller (1997)
as Pat
The Operator (—)
Actor
Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame (2011)
as Self (archive footage)
The Big Fix (—)
Actor

The Invocation (2010)
as Self

The Substitute (1993)
as Ryan Westerberg

Manny (2014)
Actor

Evolution Within Extinction (2014)
as Self

Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and 'The Departed' (2007)
as Self

Legendary Nights: The Tale of Gatti-Ward (2013)
as Narrator (voice)

Teen Vid II (1991)
as Self
Weekend Warriors (—)
Actor

Die 90er - Popwunder & Popsünden (2004)
as Self
The Making of We Own the Night (—)
as Self
Six Billion Dollar Man (—)
as Steve Austin

The Marky Mark Workout: Form... Focus... Fitness (1993)
as Marky Mark





