Birth Place: Ashford, Kent, England, UK
Mark Rylance was born in England in 1960 and emigrated with his family to America in 1962. He lived in Connecticut until 1969 and then moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he lived until returning to London in 1978. Mark trained at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (1978-1980) under Hugh Cruttwell, and The Glasgow Citizens Theatre gave him his first job in 1980, a year in repertoire, a trip to the carnival in Venice with Goldoni, and an Equity card. Mark last appeared in New York at Brooklyn's St. Ann's Warehouse in 2016 in Nice Fish, which he co-authored with the Minnesota poet Louis Jenkins, and was directed by Claire van Kampen.
The play was produced by The A.R.T. and St. Ann's, having originally been produced by Joe Dowling at The Guthrie Theatre and subsequently produced by Sonia Friedman for The Harold Pinter Theatre in London's West End. Mark last appeared at The Belasco Theatre in 2013 as the Countess Olivia in Twelfth Night, and Richard in Richard III. Both productions originated at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. They were subsequently produced by Sonia Friedman and directed by Tim Carroll, Artistic Director of The Shaw Festival, Canada. He has also appeared on Broadway as Johnny "Rooster" Byron in Jerusalem directed by Ian Rickson (The Music Box); Valere in La Bete (The Music Box) and Robert in Boeing Boeing (The Longacre), both directed by Matthew Warchus. He first played in NYC for A Theatre for a New Audience, Henry V and Touchstone, 1992-94. Recent film work includes Chris Nolan's Dunkirk, Steven Spielberg's Big Friendly Giant and Bridge of Spies.
He is heard as Flop in "Bing Bunny" for the BBC and Thomas Cromwell in "Wolf Hall," directed by Peter Kosminsky, which was aired in America in 2015 on PBS. He will appear in Steven Spielberg's new film Ready Player One, due for release in 2018. Mark was the Artistic Director of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre (1996-2006) and during his career has acted in over 50 productions of plays by Shakespeare and his contemporaries.
He is an honorary bencher of the Middle Temple Hall in London; trustee of The Shakespearean Authorship Trust; an ambassador of SURVIVAL the movement for tribal peoples; and a patron of PEACE DIRECT, working for non-violent resolution of conflict. In 2017, he was knighted by HRH Prince William for services to Drama.
Mark Rylance, Farinelli and The King
Mark RylanceFarinelli And The King
Mark Rylance, Twelfth Night
Mark Rylance, Twelfth Night
Mark Rylance, Richard III
Mark RylanceTwelfth Night
Mark Rylance, Jerusalem
Mark Rylance, Jerusalem
Mark Rylance, Jerusalem
Mark Rylance, La Bete
Mark Rylance, La Bête and Jerusalem
Mark Rylance, La Bete
Mark Rylance, Jerusalem
Mark Rylance, Jerusalem
Mark Rylance, Jerusalem
Mark Rylance, Jerusalem
Mark Rylance, Jerusalem
Mark Rylance, Boeing-Boeing
Mark Rylance, Boeing Boeing
Mark Rylance, Boeing-Boeing
Mark Rylance, Boeing-Boeing
Mark RylanceTwelfth Night
Mark RylanceMuch Ado About Nothing
Mark RylanceArden Of Faversham
Mark Rylance has appeared on Broadway in 6 shows.
Mark Rylance has appeared on London's West End in 7 shows.
Mark Rylance's first West End show was La Bete which opened in 2010
Mark Rylance has been nominated for various awards throughout his career, including Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Farinelli and The King," Best Actor at the Olivier Awards for "Farinelli And The King," Outstanding Actor in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Twelfth Night," and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Twelfth Night." He has also received nominations for Best Leading Actor in a Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "Jerusalem," Outstanding Actor in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Jerusalem," and Distinguished Performance Awards at the Drama League Awards for both "Jerusalem" and "La Bete." Additionally, he has been nominated for various other awards such as Special Citations at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, Best Actor at the Evening Standard Awards, and Performance at the Theatre World Awards.
Mark Rylance has won several awards, including Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Twelfth Night," Best Leading Actor in a Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "Jerusalem," Distinguished Performance Awards at the Drama League Awards for both "Jerusalem" and "La Bete," Special Citations at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for "La Bête" and "Jerusalem," Outstanding Actor in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Jerusalem," Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Jerusalem," Best Actor at the Olivier Awards for "Jerusalem," Best Actor at the Evening Standard Awards for "Jerusalem," Outstanding Actor in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Boeing-Boeing," Performance at the Theatre World Awards for "Boeing-Boeing," Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Boeing-Boeing," and Best Actor at the Olivier Awards for "Much Ado About Nothing."
Mark Rylance has written 1 shows including Nice Fish (Author).
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