Mark Rylance

Career timeline

1. 1960 · Born

   Born in Ashford, Kent, England, UK

2. 1971 · Screen debut

   Great Performances (TV)

3. 2017 · Breakthrough

   Dunkirk (Movie)

4. 2025 · Latest release

   Searching for Shakespeare (Movie)

Career in numbers

2 1970s

6 1980s

9 1990s

7 2000s

12 2010s

12 2020s

• Drama37
• Comedy11
• History8
• Tv Movie7
• Thriller6
• Romance6

Highest-rated title The Trial of the Chicago 7 2020 7.7 Most popular title Dunkirk 2017 7.5

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Mark Rylance in our catalogue.

Chris O'Dowd

2 titles together

Timothée Chalamet

2 titles together

Johnny Flynn

2 titles together

Steven Spielberg

2 titles together

1. — The Way of the Wind Upcoming as Satan Movie
2. — Nice Fish Upcoming Movie
3. 2027 On the Edge Upcoming as (voice) Movie
4. 2027 The Nightingale Upcoming Movie
5. 2026 Artificial Upcoming as Geoffrey Hinton Movie
6. 2025 Searching for Shakespeare Movie
7. 2024 Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration as Flop (voice) Movie
8. 2024 Spirit of Place Movie
9. 2023 Inland as Dunleavy Movie
10. 2022 Bones and All as Sully 7.0 Movie
11. 2022 The Undeclared War as John Yeabsley 6.3 TV
12. 2022 The Phantom of the Open as Maurice Flitcroft 6.8 Movie
13. 2022 The Outfit as Leonard Burling 7.1 Movie
14. 2021 Don't Look Up as Peter Isherwell 7.1 Movie
15. 2020 Bing’s Christmas and Other Stories as Flop Movie
16. 2020 The Trial of the Chicago 7 as William Kunstler 7.7 Movie
17. 2020 Waiting for the Barbarians as The Magistrate 5.9 Movie
18. 2019 The Flaneur as Narrator Movie
19. 2018 Ready Player One as Anorak / Halliday 7.6 Movie
20. 2017 Dunkirk as Mr. Dawson 7.5 Movie
21. 2016 The BFG as The BFG 6.3 Movie
22. 2015 Bridge of Spies as Rudolf Abel 7.2 Movie
23. 2015 The Gunman as Terrance Cox 5.8 Movie
24. 2015 Wolf Hall as Thomas Cromwell 7.5 TV
25. 2014 Days and Nights as Stephen 4.5 Movie
26. 2014 Bing as Narrator / Flop (voice) TV
27. 2012 Twelfth Night as Olivia Movie
28. 2011 Anonymous as Condell 6.4 Movie
29. 2011 Blitz as Roberts 6.2 Movie
30. 2008 The Other Boleyn Girl as Sir Thomas Boleyn 6.7 Movie
31. 2005 The Government Inspector as Dr. David Kelly Movie
32. 2004 Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe as Vincentio, Duke of Vienna Movie
33. 2004 Measure for Measure: Live from the Globe as Vincentio, Duke of Vienna Movie
34. 2003 Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe as Richard II Movie
35. 2003 Leonardo as Leonardo TV
36. 2001 Intimacy as Jay 6.2 Movie
37. 1997 Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe as Henry V Movie
38. 1996 Loving as Charlie Raunce Movie
39. 1995 Angels and Insects as William Adamson 6.2 Movie
40. 1995 Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life as Jakob 7.6 Movie
41. 1993 In Lambeth as William Blake Movie
42. 1993 Love Lies Bleeding as Conn Ellis Movie
43. 1991 The Grass Arena as John Healy Movie
44. 1991 Prospero's Books as Ferdinand 6.8 Movie
45. 1991 Incident in Judaea Movie
46. 1987 Hearts of Fire as Fizz Movie
47. 1986 ScreenPlay as Conn Ellis TV
48. 1986 The McGuffin as Gavin Movie
49. 1985 Wallenberg: A Hero's Story as Nikki Fodor TV
50. 1985 Screen Two as Charlie Raunce TV
51. 1982 American Playhouse as William Adamson TV
52. 1978 The South Bank Show TV
53. 1971 Great Performances as King Henry V 6.1 TV

1. 2022 The Phantom of the Open 6.8 Movie

1. — Nice Fish Upcoming Movie

1. — Nice Fish Upcoming Movie

1. — Nice Fish Upcoming Movie

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