Mark Rylance

Sir David Mark Rylance Waters (born 18 January 1960) is an English actor, theatre director and playwright. He was the first artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe in London, from 1995 to 2005. 

His movie appearances include Prospero's Books (1991), Angels and Insects (1995), Institute Benjamenta (1996), and Intimacy (2001). Rylance won the Academy Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Rudolf Abel in Bridge of Spies (2015). He played the title role in Steven Spielberg's The BFG (2016).

In 2016, he was named in the Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.

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Other websites



 Official homepage 
 Interview on Farinelli (theatre play), Bridge of Spies (film) etc. Oct-2015
 Interview with Mark Rylance at the Globe on wisdom, Sir Francis Bacon, Shakespeare Jun-94
 Mark Rylance performing the Peacebuilder, Henri Ladyi, Congo
 doollee.com listing of Rylance's works written for the stage 

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