Mark Rylance
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Acting Credits
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 pl...
Known For
Filmography
The Nightingale
2027
Searching for Shakespeare
2025
Spirit of Place
2024
Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration
2024
as Flop (voice)
Inland
2023
as Dunleavy
The Phantom of the Open
2022
as Maurice Flitcroft
The Outfit
2022
as Leonard Burling
Bones and All
2022
as Sully
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
as Self
The Undeclared War
2022
as John Yeabsley
Don't Look Up
2021
as Peter Isherwell
Bing’s Christmas and Other Stories
2020
as Flop
The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020
as William Kunstler
Waiting for the Barbarians
2019
as The Magistrate
My Grandparents' War
2019
as Self
Ready Player One
2018
as Anorak / Halliday
Nothing Is Truer than Truth
2018
as Self
Dunkirk
2017
as Mr. Dawson
The BFG
2016
as The BFG
A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies
2016
as Self
The Colorado
2016
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Bridge of Spies
2015
as Rudolf Abel
The Gunman
2015
as Terrance Cox
Wolf Hall: The Inside Story
2015
as Self
Wolf Hall
2015
as Thomas Cromwell
Days and Nights
2014
as Stephen
We Are Many
2014
as Self
Bing
2014
as Narrator / Flop (voice)
Muse of Fire
2013
as Self
Twelfth Night
2012
as Olivia
Blitz
2011
as Roberts
Anonymous
2011
as Condell
Inside The Institute
2010
as Self
The Other Boleyn Girl
2008
as Sir Thomas Boleyn
Hamlet {Solo}
2007
as Self
The Government Inspector
2005
as Dr. David Kelly
Shakespeare's Globe
2005
as Himself
Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe
2004
as Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
Measure for Measure: Live from the Globe
2004
as Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2003
as Richard II
Leonardo
2003
as Leonardo
Intimacy
2001
as Jay
Much Ado About Something
2001
as Himself
Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe
1997
as Henry V
Loving
1996
as Charlie Raunce
Angels and Insects
1995
as William Adamson
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
1995
as Jakob
Love Lies Bleeding
1993
as Conn Ellis
In Lambeth
1993
as William Blake
The Grass Arena
1992
as John Healy
Prospero's Books
1991
as Ferdinand
Incident in Judaea
1991
Hearts of Fire
1987
as Fizz
The McGuffin
1986
as Gavin
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
1985
as Nikki Fodor
Great Performances
1971
as King Henry V