Highest rated as cast or director
Mark Rylance's 5 titles from the 2010s have a median Balasaur Score of 80, led by Dunkirk (84) and Bridge of Spies (80), against 72 for those from the 2020s.
Biography
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.
Acted in 49
2020s
- 2027
On the Edge
(voice)
- 2026
- 2025
Searching for Shakespeare
Movie
- 2024
Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration
Flop (voice)
Spirit of Place
Movie
- 2023
Inland
Dunleavy
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
Bing’s Christmas and Other Stories
Flop
2010s
- 2018
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
Days and Nights
Stephen
- 2012
Twelfth Night
Olivia
- 2011
2000s
- 2008
- 2005
The Government Inspector
Dr. David Kelly
- 2004
Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe
Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
Measure for Measure: Live from the Globe
Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
- 2003
Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Richard II
Leonardo
Leonardo · 3 episodes
- 2001
1990s
- 1997
Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe
Henry V
- 1996
Loving
Charlie Raunce
- 1995
- 1993
In Lambeth
William Blake
Love Lies Bleeding
Conn Ellis
- 1991
The Grass Arena
John Healy
Prospero's Books
Ferdinand
1980s
- 1987
Hearts of Fire
Fizz
- 1986
The McGuffin
Gavin
- 1985
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
Nikki Fodor · 2 episodes
- 1982
1970s
- 1978
- 1971
No release date
The Way of the Wind
Satan
Produced 1
2020s
- 2022
Appearances13
2010s
- 2019
My Grandparents' War
Self · 1 episode
- 2018
Nothing Is Truer than Truth
Self
- 2016
The Colorado
Self - Narrator (voice)
A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies
Self
- 2014
- 2013
Muse of Fire
Self
- 2010
Inside The Institute
Self
2000s
- 2007
Hamlet {Solo}
Self
- 2005
Shakespeare's Globe
Himself
- 2001
Much Ado About Something
Himself
