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Searching for Shakespeare
2025
Mark Rylance
Also known as: David Mark Rylance Waters, Sir Mark Rylance, Sir David Mark Rylance Waters
Acting
Born:January 18, 1960(age 66)
Birthplace:Ashford, Kent, England, UK
Nationality:United Kingdom
Education:Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, University School of Milwaukee
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CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (48 movies)
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Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2003
as Richard II
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8.0
The Government Inspector
2005
as Dr. David Kelly
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8.0
The Grass Arena
1992
as John Healy
7.7
7.7
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
1995
as Jakob
7.7
7.7
The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020
as William Kunstler
7.6
7.6
Ready Player One
2018
as Anorak / Halliday
7.5
7.5
Twelfth Night
2012
as Olivia
7.5
7.5
Dunkirk
2017
as Mr. Dawson
7.2
7.2
Bridge of Spies
2015
as Rudolf Abel
7.1
7.1
The Outfit
2022
as Leonard Burling
7.1
7.1
Don't Look Up
2021
as Peter Isherwell
7.0
7.0
Bones and All
2022
as Sully
6.7
6.7
The Phantom of the Open
2022
Executive Producer
6.7
6.7
Prospero's Books
1991
as Ferdinand
6.7
6.7
We Are Many
2014
as Self
6.7
6.7
The Other Boleyn Girl
2008
as Sir Thomas Boleyn
6.5
6.5
Muse of Fire
2013
as Self
6.4
6.4
Anonymous
2011
as Condell
6.3
6.3
The BFG
2016
as The BFG
6.2
6.2
Intimacy
2001
as Jay
6.2
6.2
Blitz
2011
as Roberts
6.1
6.1
Angels and Insects
1995
as William Adamson
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6.0
The McGuffin
1986
as Gavin
5.9
5.9
Waiting for the Barbarians
2019
as The Magistrate
5.8
5.8
The Gunman
2015
as Terrance Cox
5.3
5.3
Inland
2023
as Dunleavy
4.5
4.5
Much Ado About Something
2001
as Himself
4.5
4.5
Days and Nights
2014
as Stephen
3.7
3.7
Hearts of Fire
1987
as Fizz
3.5
3.5
Nothing Is Truer than Truth
2018
as Self
1.0
1.0
Loving
1996
as Charlie Raunce
Inside The Institute
2010
as Self
Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe
2004
as Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe
1997
as Henry V
Artificial
TBA
as Geoffrey Hinton
The Colorado
2016
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Spirit of Place
2024
Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration
2024
as Flop (voice)
A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies
2016
as Self
Wolf Hall: The Inside Story
2015
as Self
Shakespeare's Globe
2005
as Himself
Hamlet {Solo}
2007
as Self
Measure for Measure: Live from the Globe
2004
as Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
Love Lies Bleeding
1993
as Conn Ellis
The Way of the Wind
TBA
as Satan
Bing’s Christmas and Other Stories
2020
as Flop
In Lambeth
1993
as William Blake
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