# Mark Rylance on screen and stage

Mark Rylance is an English actor known for his work in film, television and theatre.
Rylance started his career with the Royal Shakespeare Company acting in numerous productions of William Shakespeare's work such as The Tempest (1982), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1986), Hamlet (1989), and Romeo and Juliet (1989). On the West End, he received two Laurence Olivier Awards for his roles in Much Ado About Nothing (1994), and Jerusalem (2010). On Broadway, he received three Tony Awards for his roles inBoeing-Boeing (2008), Jerusalem (2011), and Twelfth Night (2014). He was also Tony-nominated for Richard III (2014) and Farinelli and the King (2018).
He made his film debut in the musical Hearts of Fire (1987). He acted in costume dramas playing Thomas Boleyn in The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) and Henry Condell in Anonymous (2011). For his performance as Rudolf Abel in Steven Spielberg's historical drama Bridge of Spies (2015) he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He further collaborated with Spielberg acting in The BFG (2016) and Ready Player One (2018). He also acted in Dunkirk (2017), The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020), Don't Look Up (2021), The Outfit (2022), and Bones and All (2022).

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Director(s) | Notes |
| 1987 | Hearts of Fire | Fizz | Richard Marquand | |
| 1991 | The Grass Arena | John Healy | Gillies MacKinnon | |
| 1991 | Prospero's Books | Ferdinand | Peter Greenaway | |
| 1995 | Institute Benjamenta | Jakob von Gunten | Brothers Quay | |
| 1995 | Angels & Insects | William Adamson | Philip Haas | |
| 2001 | Intimacy | Jay | Patrice Chéreau | |
| 2008 | The Other Boleyn Girl | Thomas Boleyn | Justin Chadwick | |
| 2009 | Nocturne | Frank | Nataasha Van Kampen | Short film |
| 2011 | Anonymous | Henry Condell | Roland Emmerich | |
| 2011 | Blitz | Bruce Roberts | Elliott Lester | |
| 2013 | Days and Nights | Stephen | Christian Camargo | |
| 2015 | The Gunman | Terrance Cox | Pierre Morel | |
| 2015 | Bridge of Spies | Rudolf Abel | Steven Spielberg | |
| 2016 | The BFG | The BFG | Steven Spielberg | Voice and motion capture |
| 2017 | Dunkirk | Mr Dawson | Christopher Nolan | |
| 2018 | Ready Player One | James Halliday / Anorak | Steven Spielberg | |
| 2019 | Waiting for the Barbarians | Magistrate | Ciro Guerra | |
| 2019 | The Flaneur | Narrator | Lyall Stephens | Short film |
| 2020 | The Trial of the Chicago 7 | William Kunstler | Aaron Sorkin | |
| 2021 | The Phantom of the Open | Maurice Flitcroft | Craig Roberts | |
| 2021 | Don't Look Up | Peter Isherwell | Adam McKay | |
| 2022 | The Outfit | Leonard | Graham Moore | |
| 2022 | Bones and All | Sully | Luca Guadagnino | |
| 2022 | Inland | Dunleavy | Fridtjof Ryder | |
| TBA | The Way of the Wind | Satan | Terrence Malick | Post-production |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1985 | Wallenberg: A Hero's Story | Nikki Fodor | Television film |
| 1986–96 | Screen Two | Various roles | 3 episodes |
| 1991 | Incident in Judaea | Yeshua Ha Nozri | Television film |
| 1993 | ScreenPlay | Conn | Episode: "Love Lies Bleeding/L'Inconnue de Belfast" |
| 1995 | Biography | Himself / Hamlet | Episode: "The History of Hamlet" |
| 1997 | Great Performances | King Henry V | Episode: "Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe" |
| 2001 | Changing Stages | Himself | |
| 2003 | Leonardo | Leonardo da Vinci | 3 episodes |
| 2003 | Richard II | Richard II | Television film |
| 2005 | The Government Inspector | David Kelly | Television film |
| 2014–15 | Bing | Flop (voice) | 78 episodes |
| 2015 | Wolf Hall | Thomas Cromwell | 6 episodes |
| 2022 | The Undeclared War | John Yeabsley | 5 episodes |
| 2024 | Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light | Thomas Cromwell | 6 episodes |

### Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
| 1981 | Desperado Corner | Bazza | Citizens' Theatre |
| 1982 | The Tempest | Ariel | Royal Shakespeare Company |
| 1983–84 | Peter Pan | Peter Pan | Royal Shakespeare Company |
| 1985 | Kiss of the Spiderwoman | Valentin | Bush Theatre |
| 1986 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Puck | Royal Opera House |
| 1989 | Hamlet | Hamlet | Royal Shakespeare Company |
| 1989 | Romeo and Juliet | Romeo | Royal Shakespeare Company |
| 1991 | Hamlet | Hamlet | American Repertory Theater |
| 1991 | The Seagull | Treplev | Pittsburgh Public Theater |
| 1993 | Henry V | Henry V | Theatre for a New Audience |
| 1993 | Much Ado About Nothing | Benedick | Queens Theatre |
| 1994 | As You Like It | Touchstone | Theatre for a New Audience |
| 1994 | True West | Lee/Austin | Donmar Warehouse |
| 1995 | Macbeth | Macbeth | Greenwich Theatre |
| 2000 | Life x 3 | Henry | Royal National Theatre |
| 2003 | Twelfth Night | Olivia | Chicago Shakespeare Theater |
| 2007 | I am Shakespeare | Frank | UK tour |
| 2007 | Boeing Boeing | Robert | Comedy Theatre |
| 2008 | Boeing Boeing | Robert | Longacre Theatre |
| 2008 | Peer Gynt | Peer Gynt | Guthrie Theater |
| 2009 | Endgame | Hamm | Duchess Theatre |
| 2009 | Jerusalem | Johnny Byron | Royal Court Theatre |
| 2010 | Jerusalem | Johnny Byron | Apollo Theatre |
| 2010 | La Bete | Valere | Comedy Theatre |
| 2010–11 | La Bete | Valere | Music Box Theatre |
| 2011 | Jerusalem | Johnny Byron | Music Box Theatre |
| 2011–12 | Jerusalem | Johnny Byron | Apollo Theatre |
| 2012–13 | Richard III and Twelfth Night | Richard III / Olivia | Apollo Theatre / Repertory |
| 2013 | Nice Fish | Ron | Guthrie Theater |
| 2013–14 | Richard III and Twelfth Night | Richard III / Olivia | Belasco Theatre / Repertory |
| 2015 | Farinelli and the King | Philip V of Spain | Sam Wanamaker Playhouse |
| 2015 | Farinelli and the King | Philip V of Spain | Duke of York's Theatre |
| 2016 | Nice Fish | Ron | American Repertory Theater |
| 2016 | Nice Fish | Ron | St. Ann's Warehouse |
| 2016–17 | Nice Fish | Ron | Harold Pinter Theatre |
| 2017–18 | Farinelli and the King | Philip V of Spain | Belasco Theatre |
| 2019 | Shakespeare within the Abbey | Richard III | Royal Shakespeare Company |
| 2022 | Jerusalem | Johnny Byron | Apollo Theatre |
| 2022 | Dr Semmelweis | Ignaz Semmelweis | Bristol Old Vic |
| 2023 | Dr Semmelweis | Ignaz Semmelweis | Harold Pinter Theatre |
| 2024 | Juno and the Paycock | Captain Jack Boyle | Gielgud Theatre |

#### Shakespeare's Globe

Along with Rylance's above stage performances, he has also appeared often at the Shakespeare's Globe in London.
| Year | Title | Role |
| 1996 | The Two Gentlemen of Verona | Proteus |
| 1997 | A Chaste Maid in Cheapside | Mr. Allwit |
| 1997 | Henry V | Henry V |
| 1998 | The Merchant of Venice | Bassanio |
| 1998 | The Honest Whore | Hippolito |
| 1999 | Antony and Cleopatra | Cleopatra |
| 2000 | Hamlet | Hamlet |
| 2001 | Cymbeline | Cloten |
| 2002 | The Golden Ass | Lucius |
| 2002 | Twelfth Night | Olivia |
| 2003 | Richard II | Richard II |
| 2004 | Measure for Measure | Duke Vincentio |
| 2005 | The Tempest | Prospero Stephano Sebastian Alonso |
| 2005 | The Storm | Daemones Labrax The Weather |
| 2012 | Richard III | Richard III |
| 2012 | Twelfth Night | Olivia |
| 2018 | Othello | Iago |