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