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
Don't Look Up (2021)
as Peter Isherwell
Dunkirk (2017)
as Mr. Dawson
Bridge of Spies (2015)
as Rudolf Abel
Bones and All (2022)
as Sully
The BFG (2016)
as The BFG
Intimacy (2001)
as Jay
The Outfit (2022)
as Leonard Burling
The Gunman (2015)
as Terrance Cox
The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
as Sir Thomas Boleyn
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
as William Kunstler
Blitz (2011)
as Roberts
Waiting for the Barbarians (2020)
as The Magistrate
Artificial (2026)
as Geoffrey Hinton
Anonymous (2011)
as Condell
The Nightingale (2027)
Actor
The Phantom of the Open (2022)
as Maurice Flitcroft
Muse of Fire (2013)
as Self
Prospero's Books (1991)
as Ferdinand
Days and Nights (2014)
as Stephen
The Way of the Wind (—)
as Satan
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life (1995)
as Jakob
The Colorado (2016)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2003)
as Richard II
Angels and Insects (1995)
as William Adamson
A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies (2016)
as Self
Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration (2024)
as Flop (voice)
Nice Fish (—)
Actor
Hearts of Fire (1987)
as Fizz
We Are Many (2014)
as Self
Nothing Is Truer than Truth (2018)
as Self
The Grass Arena (1992)
as John Healy
Measure for Measure: Live from the Globe (2004)
as Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
Twelfth Night (2012)
as Olivia
Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe (1997)
as Henry V
On the Edge (2027)
as (voice)
Bing’s Christmas and Other Stories (2020)
as Flop
The Government Inspector (2005)
as Dr. David Kelly
In Lambeth (1993)
as William Blake
Wolf Hall: The Inside Story (2015)
as Self
Love Lies Bleeding (1993)
as Conn Ellis
The Flaneur (2019)
as Narrator
The McGuffin (1986)
as Gavin
Inside The Institute (2010)
as Self
Hamlet {Solo} (2007)
as Self
Inland (2023)
as Dunleavy
Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe (2004)
as Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
Much Ado About Something (2001)
as Himself
Incident in Judaea (1991)
Actor
Loving (1996)
as Charlie Raunce
Searching for Shakespeare (2025)
Actor
Spirit of Place (2024)
Actor
Shakespeare's Globe (2005)
as Himself