Acting · آشفورد بمقاطعة كينت، إنجلترا · Born January 18, 1960
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.
MovieOn the Edge
2027
as (voice)
MovieThe Nightingale
2027
MovieSearching for Shakespeare
2025
MovieBing & Friends: Birthday Celebration
2024
as Flop (voice)
MovieSpirit of Place
2024
MovieInland
2023
as Dunleavy
MovieBones and All
2022
as Sully
TVSunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
as Self
TVThe Undeclared War
2022
as John Yeabsley
MovieThe Phantom of the Open
2022
as Maurice Flitcroft
MovieThe Outfit
2022
as Leonard Burling
MovieDon't Look Up
2021
as Peter Isherwell
MovieBing’s Christmas and Other Stories
2020
as Flop
MovieThe Trial of the Chicago 7
2020
as William Kunstler
MovieWaiting for the Barbarians
2020
as The Magistrate
TVMy Grandparents' War
2019
as Self
MovieThe Flaneur
2019
as Narrator
MovieNothing Is Truer than Truth
2018
as Self
MovieReady Player One
2018
as Anorak / Halliday
MovieDunkirk
2017
as Mr. Dawson
MovieThe BFG
2016
as The BFG
MovieThe Colorado
2016
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieA Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies
2016
as Self
MovieBridge of Spies
2015
as Rudolf Abel
Wolf Hall: The Inside Story
2015
as Self
MovieThe Gunman
2015
as Terrance Cox
TVWolf Hall
2015
as Thomas Cromwell
MovieDays and Nights
2014
as Stephen
TVBing
2014
as Narrator / Flop (voice)
MovieWe Are Many
2014
as Self
MovieMuse of Fire
2013
as Self
MovieTwelfth Night
2012
as Olivia
MovieAnonymous
2011
as Condell
MovieBlitz
2011
as Roberts
MovieInside The Institute
2010
as Self
MovieThe Other Boleyn Girl
2008
as Sir Thomas Boleyn
MovieHamlet {Solo}
2007
as Self
MovieShakespeare's Globe
2005
as Himself
MovieThe Government Inspector
2005
as Dr. David Kelly
MovieMeasure for Measure: Live from The Globe
2004
as Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
MovieMeasure for Measure: Live from the Globe
2004
as Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
MovieRichard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2003
as Richard II
TVLeonardo
2003
as Leonardo
MovieMuch Ado About Something
2001
as Himself
MovieIntimacy
2001
as Jay
MovieHenry V at Shakespeare's Globe
1997
as Henry V
MovieLoving
1996
as Charlie Raunce
MovieAngels and Insects
1995
as William Adamson
MovieInstitute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
1995
as Jakob
MovieIn Lambeth
1993
as William Blake
MovieLove Lies Bleeding
1993
as Conn Ellis
MovieThe Grass Arena
1992
as John Healy
MovieProspero's Books
1991
as Ferdinand
Incident in Judaea
1991
MovieHearts of Fire
1987
as Fizz
TVScreenPlay
1986
as Conn Ellis
MovieThe McGuffin
1986
as Gavin
TVWallenberg: A Hero's Story
1985
as Nikki Fodor
TVScreen Two
1985
as Charlie Raunce
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as William Adamson
TVGreat Performances
1971
as King Henry V
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Winner
MovieThe Way of the Wind
as Satan
MovieArtificial
as Geoffrey Hinton
Nice Fish
