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