Mark Rylance
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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
Credits
Ready Player One (2018)
as Anorak / Halliday
Dunkirk (2017)
as Mr. Dawson
Don't Look Up (2021)
as Peter Isherwell
The BFG (2016)
as The BFG
Bones and All (2022)
as Sully
Bridge of Spies (2015)
as Rudolf Abel
Intimacy (2001)
as Jay
The Outfit (2022)
as Leonard Burling
Blitz (2011)
as Roberts
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
as William Kunstler
The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
as Sir Thomas Boleyn
The Gunman (2015)
as Terrance Cox
Artificial (2026)
as Geoffrey Hinton
Waiting for the Barbarians (2020)
as The Magistrate
Anonymous (2011)
as Condell
We Are Many (2014)
as Self
The Phantom of the Open (2022)
as Maurice Flitcroft
On the Edge (2027)
as (voice)
The Nightingale (2027)
Actor
Muse of Fire (2013)
as Self
Angels and Insects (1995)
as William Adamson
Days and Nights (2014)
as Stephen
Incident in Judaea (1991)
Actor
Measure for Measure: Live from the Globe (2004)
as Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life (1995)
as Jakob
Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2003)
as Richard II
Prospero's Books (1991)
as Ferdinand
The Way of the Wind (—)
as Satan
In Lambeth (1993)
as William Blake
Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration (2024)
as Flop (voice)
Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe (2004)
as Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
Hearts of Fire (1987)
as Fizz
Nothing Is Truer than Truth (2018)
as Self
The Colorado (2016)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Twelfth Night (2012)
as Olivia
Bing’s Christmas and Other Stories (2020)
as Flop
The Flaneur (2019)
as Narrator
Much Ado About Something (2001)
as Himself
Nice Fish (—)
Actor
Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe (1997)
as Henry V
Love Lies Bleeding (1993)
as Conn Ellis
The Grass Arena (1991)
as John Healy
A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies (2016)
as Self
Wolf Hall: The Inside Story (2015)
as Self
Hamlet {Solo} (2007)
as Self
The McGuffin (1986)
as Gavin
Loving (1996)
as Charlie Raunce
The Government Inspector (2005)
as Dr. David Kelly
Searching for Shakespeare (2025)
Actor
Spirit of Place (2024)
Actor
Inland (2023)
as Dunleavy
Inside The Institute (2010)
as Self
Shakespeare's Globe (2005)
as Himself