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Mark Rylance

Playwright / Theatre Director | * 01/18/1960 (64) | Ashford, Kent (United Kingdom (UK))
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Sir David Mark Rylance Waters (born 18 January 1960) is an English actor, playwright, and theatre director. He is known for his roles on stage and screen having received numerous awards including an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Olivier Awards, and three Tony Awards. In 2016, he was included in the Time 100 list of the world's most influential people. In 2017 he was made a knight by Queen Elizabeth II. He was the first artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe in London, between 1995 and 2005. After training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, he made his professional debut at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow in 1980. He appeared in the West End productions of Much Ado About Nothing in 1994 and Jerusalem in 2010, winning the Olivier Award for Best Actor for both. He has also appeared on Broadway, winning three Tony Awards: two for Best Actor for Boeing Boeing in 2008 and Jerusalem in 2011, and one for Best Featured Actor for Twelfth Night in 2014. He received Best Actor nominations for Richard III in 2014 and Farinelli and the King in 2017. Rylance's film appearances include Prospero's Books (1991),... ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | TV Movies

Known for these Movies & Shows

The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between M ...

Dunkirk

PG-13

2017 | 3.8/5 | 1h 47min
War, Action, Drama
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What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history. ...

The Trial of the Chicago 7

R

2020 | 3.9/5 | 2h 10min
Drama, History
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During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan ...

Bridge of Spies

PG-13

2015 | 3.6/5 | 2h 21min
Thriller, Drama
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The BFG is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. It's lucky for Sophie that he is. Had she been carried off in the middle of the night by the Bloodbottler, or any of the oth ...

The BFG

PG

2016 | 3.1/5 | 1h 57min
Adventure, Kids & Family, Fantasy
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Awards & Nominations for Mark Rylance

Laurence Olivier Awards Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Theatre World Award British Academy Television Award for Best Actor Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play Knight Bachelor Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play Drama League Award Sam Wanamaker Award Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 2x Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor European Film Academy Lux Award
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Movies with Mark Rylance as Actor(37)

as Dunleavy2023 Inland
as Leonard Burling2022 The Outfit
as Maurice Flitcroft2022 The Phantom of the Open
as Sully2022 Bones and All
as Peter Isherwell2021 Don't Look Up
as William Kunstler2020 The Trial of the Chicago 7
as Flop2020 Bing’s Christmas and Other Stories
as The Magistrate2019 Waiting for the Barbarians
as Satan2019 The Last Planet
as James Halliday / Anorak2018 Ready Player One
2018 Nothing Is Truer than Truth
as Mr. Dawson2017 Dunkirk
as The BFG2016 The BFG
as Rudolf Abel2015 Bridge of Spies
as Terrance Cox2015 The Gunman
as Stephen2014 Days and Nights
as himself2014 We Are Many
as himself2013 Muse of Fire
as Olivia2012 Twelfth Night
as Roberts2011 Blitz
as Condell2011 Anonymous
as Sir Thomas Boleyn2008 The Other Boleyn Girl
as Dr. David Kelly2005 The Government Inspector
as Richard II2003 Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
as himself2001 Much Ado About Something
as Jay2001 Intimacy
as Henry V1997 Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe
as Charlie Raunce1996 Loving
as William Adamson1995 Angels and Insects
as Jakob1995 Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
as Conn Ellis1993 Love Lies Bleeding
as William Blake1993 In Lambeth
as John Healy1992 The Grass Arena
as Ferdinand1991 Prospero's Books
as Fizz1987 Hearts of Fire
as Gavin1986 The McGuffin
as Nikki Fodor1985 Wallenberg: A Hero's Story

TV Shows/Series with Mark Rylance as Actor(6)

as John Yeabsley2022 The Undeclared War
as himself2019 My Grandparents' War
as Thomas Cromwell2015 Wolf Hall
as Narrator / Flop (voice)2014 Bing
as Leonardo2003 Leonardo
as King Henry V1971 Great Performances

Movies with Mark Rylance as Crew(1)

Production/Executive Producer2022 The Phantom of the Open

Additional Information

Official websites:
www.markrylance.co.uk
Full Name: Mark David Waters
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Monday, 01/18 1960 (January) in Ashford, Kent (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 64 years + 92 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, University School of Milwaukee
Spouses (current/former): Claire van Kampen
Siblings: Susannah Waters
Related to: Juliet Rylance
Other names for Mark Rylance (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"David Mark Rylance Waters"
"마크 라이런스"
"马克·里朗斯"
"大卫·马克·里朗斯·沃特斯"
Mark Rylance frequently works together with these people:
Steven Spielberg (6x, Crew)
Plácido Domingo (5x, Actor)
Christian Camargo (5x, Actor)
Simon Farnaby (5x, Actor)
Peter Kosminsky (5x, Crew)
Adam Somner (5x, Crew)
Blythe Danner (4x, Actress)
Adam McKay (4x, Crew)
Giles Terera (4x, Actor)
Geraldine Fitzgerald (4x, Actress)
Frederica von Stade (4x, Actress)
Dan Poole (4x, Cast)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:12657, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/05/2024