Mark Rylance

Also known as David Mark Rylance Waters, Sir Mark Rylance, Sir David Mark Rylance Waters

English actor, playwright and theatre director

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Born: 1960
Works: 11

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Acting · Ashford, Kent, England, UK

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…

Known for

On the Edge — (voice)2027
The Nightingale2027
Searching for Shakespeare2025
Spirit of Place2024
Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration — Flop (voice)2024
Inland — Dunleavy2023
The Phantom of the Open — Maurice Flitcroft2022
The Outfit — Leonard Burling2022
Bones and All — Sully2022

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Sir David Mark Rylance Waters (born 18 January 1960) is an English actor, playwright and theatre director. Known for his work on stage and screen, he has 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.

Between 1995 and 2005 Rylance was the first artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe in London. 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 was Tony-nominated for his roles in Richard III in 2014 and Farinelli and the King in 2017.