Mark Rylance
Born in Ashford, Kent, England, UK — Jan 18 1960
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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…
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Mark Rylance's Credits
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Great Performances
King Henry V
Dunkirk
Mr. Dawson
Don't Look Up
Peter Isherwell
Wolf Hall
Thomas Cromwell
Ready Player One
Anorak / Halliday
Bing
Narrator / Flop (voice)
Blitz
Roberts
The BFG
The BFG
Bones and All
Sully
Bridge of Spies
Rudolf Abel
Intimacy
Jay
The Undeclared War
John Yeabsley
The Other Boleyn Girl
Sir Thomas Boleyn
The Outfit
Leonard Burling
The Trial of the Chicago 7
William Kunstler
The Gunman
Terrance Cox
Waiting for the Barbarians
The Magistrate
Anonymous
Condell
My Grandparents' War
Self
The Nightingale
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
Nikki Fodor
Muse of Fire
Self
The Way of the Wind
Satan
Angels and Insects
William Adamson
The McGuffin
Gavin
Leonardo
Leonardo
Artificial
Geoffrey Hinton
We Are Many
Self
Days and Nights
Stephen
The Phantom of the Open
Maurice Flitcroft
Loving
Charlie Raunce
A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies
Self
Hamlet {Solo}
Self
Hearts of Fire
Fizz
Inland
Dunleavy
Twelfth Night
Olivia
The Government Inspector
Dr. David Kelly
Prospero's Books
Ferdinand
On the Edge
(voice)
The Grass Arena
John Healy
In Lambeth
William Blake
Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration
Flop (voice)
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
Jakob
Love Lies Bleeding
Conn Ellis
The Colorado
Self - Narrator (voice)
Inside The Institute
Self
Shakespeare's Globe
Himself
Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe
Henry V
Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Richard II
Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe
Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
Spirit of Place
Searching for Shakespeare
Nothing Is Truer than Truth
Self
Wolf Hall: The Inside Story
Self
Much Ado About Something
Himself
Measure for Measure: Live from the Globe
Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
Bing’s Christmas and Other Stories
Flop
Incident in Judaea
The Flaneur
Narrator
Tony Awards
Self - Winner