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Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 18, 1960
Place of Birth
Ashford, Kent, England, UK
Also Known As
- David Mark Rylance Waters
- 마크 라이런스
- 马克·里朗斯
- 大卫·马克·里朗斯·沃特斯
Mark Rylance
1.3 Popularity
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 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
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Searching for Shakespeare
2025
0.0
Flop (voice)
Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration
2024
0.0
Spirit of Place
2024
5.3
Dunleavy
Inland
2023
7.0
Sully
Bones and All
2022
2.7
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
6.5
John Yeabsley
The Undeclared War
2022
6.7
Maurice Flitcroft
The Phantom of the Open
2022
7.1
Leonard Burling
The Outfit
2022
7.1
Peter Isherwell
Don't Look Up
2021
Credits
Searching for Shakespeare
2025
0.0
Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration
as Flop (voice)
2024
0.0
Spirit of Place
2024
0.0
Inland
as Dunleavy
2023
5.3
Bones and All
as Sully
2022
7.0
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
2.7
The Undeclared War
as John Yeabsley
2022
6.5
The Phantom of the Open
as Maurice Flitcroft
2022
6.7
The Outfit
as Leonard Burling
2022
7.1
Don't Look Up
as Peter Isherwell
2021
7.1
Bing’s Christmas and Other Stories
as Flop
2020
0.0
The Trial of the Chicago 7
as William Kunstler
2020
7.7
My Grandparents' War
as Self
2019
7.3
Waiting for the Barbarians
as The Magistrate
2019
5.9
Nothing Is Truer than Truth
as Self
2018
4.3
Ready Player One
as Anorak / Halliday
2018
7.6
Dunkirk
as Mr. Dawson
2017
7.5
The BFG
as The BFG
2016
6.3
Bridge of Spies
as Rudolf Abel
2015
7.2
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Wolf Hall: The Inside Story
as Self
2015
0.0
The Gunman
as Terrance Cox
2015
5.7
Wolf Hall
as Thomas Cromwell
2015
7.5
Days and Nights
as Stephen
2014
4.5
Bing
as Narrator / Flop (voice)
2014
7.3
We Are Many
as Self
2014
6.7
Muse of Fire
as Self
2013
6.5
Twelfth Night
as Olivia
2012
7.5
Anonymous
as Condell
2011
6.4
Blitz
as Roberts
2011
6.2
Inside The Institute
as Self
2010
0.0
The Other Boleyn Girl
as Sir Thomas Boleyn
2008
6.7
Hamlet {Solo}
as Self
2007
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Shakespeare's Globe
as Himself
2005
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The Government Inspector
as Dr. David Kelly
2005
8.0
Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe
as Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
2004
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Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
as Richard II
2003
10.0
Leonardo
as Leonardo
2003
9.2
Much Ado About Something
as Himself
2001
5.2
Intimacy
as Jay
2001
6.2
Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe
as Henry V
1997
0.0
Loving
as Charlie Raunce
1996
1.0
Angels and Insects
as William Adamson
1995
6.3
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
as Jakob
1995
7.8
In Lambeth
as William Blake
1993
0.0
Love Lies Bleeding
as Conn Ellis
1993
0.0
The Grass Arena
as John Healy
1992
8.0
Prospero's Books
as Ferdinand
1991
6.8
Hearts of Fire
as Fizz
1987
3.8
The McGuffin
as Gavin
1986
6.0
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
as Nikki Fodor
1985
6.0
Great Performances
as King Henry V
1971
5.3
Tony Awards
as Self - Winner
1956
5.1
The Way of the Wind
as Satan
N/A
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