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Who is Mark Rylance?

Mark Rylance is a actor from United Kingdom (age 66).

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Mark Rylance
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January 18, 1960
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Mark Rylance is 66 years old, an actor, from United Kingdom.

Sir David Mark Rylance Waters (born 18 January 1960) is an English actor, playwright and theatre director. Known for his work on stage and screen, he has received numerous awards including an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Olivier Awards and three Tony Awards. In 2016 he was included in the Time 100 list of the world's most influential people. In 2017 he was made a knight by Queen Elizabeth II. Between 1995 and 2005 Rylance was the first artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe in London.

He appeared in the West End productions of Much Ado About Nothing in 1994 and Jerusalem in 2010, winning the Olivier Award for Best Actor for both. He has also appeared on Broadway, winning three Tony Awards: two for Best Actor for Boeing Boeing in 2008 and Jerusalem in 2011, and one for Best Featured Actor for Twelfth Night in 2014.

Awards & Nominations

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Awards and nominations
YearAwardResult
2016BAFTA Film Award Won
2016Academy Award Won

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Mark Rylance is a United Kingdom actor, aged 66. Known for winning the BAFTA Film Award (2016).

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