1960-01-18 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 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.
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The Nightingale | 2027-02-11 | |
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Buscando a Shakespeare | 2025-04-10 | |
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Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration | Flop (voice) | 2024-09-27 |
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Spirit of Place | 2024-09-13 | |
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Inland | Dunleavy | 2023-06-16 |
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The Phantom of the Open | Maurice Flitcroft | 2022-03-18 |
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The Outfit | Leonard Burling | 2022-02-25 |
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Bones and All | Sully | 2022-11-18 |
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Don't Look Up | Peter Isherwell | 2021-12-08 |
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The Trial of the Chicago 7 | William Kunstler | 2020-09-25 |
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Bing’s Christmas and Other Stories | Flop | 2020-11-25 |
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Waiting for the Barbarians | The Magistrate | 2019-09-06 |
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Nothing Is Truer than Truth | Self | 2018-04-29 |
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Ready Player One | Anorak / Halliday | 2018-03-28 |
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Dunkirk | Mr. Dawson | 2017-07-19 |
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A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies | Self | 2016-02-02 |
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The Colorado | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2016-05-18 |
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The BFG | The BFG | 2016-06-01 |
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The Gunman | Terrance Cox | 2015-02-16 |
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Bridge of Spies | Rudolf Abel | 2015-10-15 |
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Wolf Hall: The Inside Story | Self | 2015-02-25 |
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We Are Many | Self | 2014-06-08 |
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Days and Nights | Stephen | 2014-09-26 |
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Muse of Fire | Self | 2013-09-26 |
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Twelfth Night | Olivia | 2012-05-04 |
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Blitz | Roberts | 2011-05-20 |
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Anonymous | Condell | 2011-10-21 |
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Inside The Institute | Self | 2010-01-01 |
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The Other Boleyn Girl | Sir Thomas Boleyn | 2008-02-28 |
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Hamlet {Solo} | Self | 2007-09-13 |
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The Government Inspector | Dr. David Kelly | 2005-03-17 |
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Shakespeare's Globe | Himself | 2005-07-03 |
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Measure for Measure: Live from the Globe | Vincentio, Duke of Vienna | 2004-09-04 |
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Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe | Vincentio, Duke of Vienna | 2004-09-04 |
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Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe | Richard II | 2003-09-06 |
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Intimacy | Jay | 2001-01-20 |
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Much Ado About Something | Himself | 2001-09-08 |
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Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe | Henry V | 1997-11-05 |
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Loving | Charlie Raunce | 1996-10-19 |
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Angels and Insects | William Adamson | 1995-09-10 |
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Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life | Jakob | 1995-08-01 |
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Love Lies Bleeding | Conn Ellis | 1993-06-14 |
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In Lambeth | William Blake | 1993-07-04 |
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The Grass Arena | John Healy | 1992-01-19 |
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Prospero's Books | Ferdinand | 1991-08-30 |
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Hearts of Fire | Fizz | 1987-11-06 |
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The McGuffin | Gavin | 1986-01-12 |
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On the Edge | (voice) | |
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The Way of the Wind | Satan | |
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Artificial | Geoffrey Hinton |
