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.
Known for
Credits
The Departed (2006)
as Dignam
Ted 2 (2015)
as John
Ted (2012)
as John Bennett
Play Dirty (2025)
as Parker
Balls Up (2026)
as Brad
Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
as Cade Yeager
Uncharted (2022)
as Victor 'Sully' Sullivan
Lone Survivor (2013)
as Petty Officer First Class Marcus Luttrell
The Family Plan (2023)
as Dan Morgan
The Family Plan 2 (2025)
as Dan Morgan
The Other Guys (2010)
as Detective Terry Hoitz
The Italian Job (2003)
as Charlie Croker
Instant Family (2018)
as Pete Wagner
Planet of the Apes (2001)
as Captain Leo Davidson
Flight Risk (2025)
as Daryl Booth
Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
as Cade Yeager
Boogie Nights (1997)
as Eddie Adams / Dirk Diggler
Shooter (2007)
as Bob Lee Swagger
The Happening (2008)
as Elliot Moore
The Lovely Bones (2009)
as Jack Salmon
Patriots Day (2016)
as Sgt. Tommy Saunders
Arthur the King (2024)
as Michael
Deepwater Horizon (2016)
as Mike Williams
Fear (1996)
as David McCall
Daddy's Home (2015)
as Dusty Mayron
Infinite (2021)
as Evan McCauley
Pain & Gain (2013)
as Daniel Lugo
Scoob! (2020)
as Blue Falcon (voice)
Daddy's Home 2 (2017)
as Dusty
The Perfect Storm (2000)
as Bobby Shatford
Four Brothers (2005)
as Bobby Mercer
The Fighter (2010)
as Micky Ward
Father Stu (2022)
as Father Stuart 'Stu' Long
The Union (2024)
as Mike McKenna
Mile 22 (2018)
as James Silva
Date Night (2010)
as Holbrooke
The Basketball Diaries (1995)
as Mickey
Entourage (2015)
as Mark Wahlberg
Max Payne (2008)
as Max Payne
2 Guns (2013)
as Michael 'Stig' Stigman
We Own the Night (2007)
as Joseph Grusinsky
Three Kings (1999)
as Troy Barlow
The Gambler (2014)
as Jim Bennett
Contraband (2012)
as Chris Farraday
All the Money in the World (2017)
as Fletcher Chase
The Yards (2000)
as Leo Handler
Spenser Confidential (2020)
as Spenser
Me Time (2022)
as Huck Dembo
The Big Hit (1998)
as Melvin Smiley
The Corruptor (1999)
as Danny Wallace
I ♥ Huckabees (2004)
as Tommy Corn
Invincible (2006)
as Vince Papale
Broken City (2013)
as Billy Taggart
Rock Star (2001)
as Chris 'Izzy' Cole
By Any Means (2026)
as Gregory Scarpa
Renaissance Man (1994)
as Pvt. Tommy Lee Haywood
Joe Bell (2020)
as Joe Bell
The Truth About Charlie (2002)
as Peter Joshua
Commitment to Life (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Spenser Confidential 2 (—)
as Spenser
kid 90 (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Mojave (2016)
as Norman
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Overnight (2003)
as Self
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump (2023)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Traveller (1997)
as Pat
Manny (2014)
Actor
The Invocation (2010)
as Self
Teen Vid II (1991)
as Self
Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and 'The Departed' (2007)
as Self
The Big Fix (—)
Actor
Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame (2011)
as Self (archive footage)
The Substitute (1993)
as Ryan Westerberg
Legendary Nights: The Tale of Gatti-Ward (2013)
as Narrator (voice)
Evolution Within Extinction (2014)
as Self
Die 90er - Popwunder & Popsünden (2004)
as Self
The Operator (—)
Actor
The Making of We Own the Night (—)
as Self
Weekend Warriors (—)
Actor
The Marky Mark Workout: Form... Focus... Fitness (1993)
as Marky Mark
Six Billion Dollar Man (—)
as Steve Austin