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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Spirit of Place | 2024-09-13 | |
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Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration | Flop (voice) | 2024-09-27 |
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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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Shakespeare: The Man Behind the Name | 2021-09-13 | |
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Bing’s Christmas and Other Stories | Flop | 2020-11-25 |
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The Trial of the Chicago 7 | William Kunstler | 2020-09-25 |
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Waiting for the Barbarians | The Magistrate | 2019-09-06 |
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Ready Player One | Anorak / Halliday | 2018-03-28 |
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Nothing Is Truer than Truth | Self | 2018-04-29 |
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Dunkirk | Mr. Dawson | 2017-07-19 |
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The BFG | The BFG | 2016-06-01 |
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Bridge of Spies | Rudolf Abel | 2015-10-15 |
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The Gunman | Terrance Cox | 2015-02-16 |
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Wolf Hall: The Inside Story | Self | 2015-02-25 |
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Days and Nights | Stephen | 2014-09-26 |
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We Are Many | Self | 2014-06-08 |
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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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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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Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe | Richard II | 2003-09-06 |
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Much Ado About Something | Himself | 2001-09-08 |
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Intimacy | Jay | 2001-01-20 |
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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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In Lambeth | William Blake | 1993-07-04 |
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Love Lies Bleeding | Conn Ellis | 1993-06-14 |
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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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Wallenberg: A Hero's Story | Nikki Fodor | 1985-04-07 |
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The Way of the Wind | Satan |
