Ready Player One2018
As Anorak / Halliday
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Mark Rylance
Born
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 (53)
Dunkirk2017
As Mr. Dawson
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Don't Look Up2021
As Peter Isherwell
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Bridge of Spies2015
As Rudolf Abel
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The BFG2016
As The BFG
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Intimacy2001
As Jay
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Artificial2026
As Geoffrey Hinton
Bones and All2022
As Sully
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Blitz2011
As Roberts
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Outfit2022
As Leonard Burling
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The Gunman2015
As Terrance Cox
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Waiting for the Barbarians2020
As The Magistrate
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Trial of the Chicago 72020
As William Kunstler
TMDb 7.7 / 10
The Other Boleyn Girl2008
As Sir Thomas Boleyn
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Anonymous2011
As Condell
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Colorado2016
As Self - Narrator (voice)
The Nightingale2027
The Phantom of the Open2022
As Maurice Flitcroft
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Muse of Fire2013
As Self
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Nice Fish
Nice FishRelease date TBA
Prospero's Books1991
As Ferdinand
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Flaneur
The Flaneur2019
As Narrator
Angels and Insects1995
As William Adamson
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Days and Nights2014
As Stephen
TMDb 4.5 / 10
In Lambeth1993
As William Blake
We Are Many2014
As Self
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Incident in Judaea
Incident in Judaea1991
Measure for Measure: Live from the Globe2004
As Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
The Way of the WindRelease date TBA
As Satan
Hamlet {Solo}2007
As Self
The Grass Arena1992
As John Healy
TMDb 8.5 / 10
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life1995
As Jakob
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Love Lies Bleeding1993
As Conn Ellis
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The McGuffin1986
As Gavin
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration2024
As Flop (voice)
Twelfth Night2012
As Olivia
TMDb 7.7 / 10
On the Edge2027
As (voice)
Wolf Hall: The Inside Story
Wolf Hall: The Inside Story2015
As Self
Hearts of Fire1987
As Fizz
TMDb 4.1 / 10
Much Ado About Something2001
As Himself
TMDb 5.1 / 10
A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies2016
As Self
Nothing Is Truer than Truth2018
As Self
TMDb 3.5 / 10
Spirit of Place2024
Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe2003
As Richard II
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Inland2023
As Dunleavy
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Loving1996
As Charlie Raunce
TMDb 3.7 / 10
Searching for Shakespeare2025
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe1997
As Henry V
The Government Inspector2005
As Dr. David Kelly
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Shakespeare's Globe2005
As Himself
Bing’s Christmas and Other Stories2020
As Flop
Inside The Institute2010
As Self
Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe2004
As Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
Filmography and biography: TMDb