Portrait of Mark Rylance

Acting

Mark Rylance

Career

Active from 1985 to 2027, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
30
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mark Rylance Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.1, average 5.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.7, average 2.7
  • Adrenaline
    3.8, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 3
  • John Williams Score 2
  • Slow-Burn Drama 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Ensemble Cast 2
  • Bright & Cheerful Aesthetic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

49
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
The Way of the Wind
The Way of the Wind

as Satan

Nice Fish
Nice Fish

Screenplay, Director

2020s

12 titles · average score 65
On the Edge
On the Edge (2027)

as (voice)

Artificial
Artificial (2026)
GoodWatch score 67

as Geoffrey Hinton

Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration
Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration (2024)

as Flop (voice)

Inland
Inland (2023)
GoodWatch score 34

as Dunleavy

Bones and All
Bones and All (2022)
GoodWatch score 73

as Sully

The Outfit
The Outfit (2022)
GoodWatch score 76

as Leonard Burling

The Phantom of the Open
The Phantom of the Open (2022)
GoodWatch score 74

as Maurice Flitcroft

The Undeclared War
The Undeclared War (2022)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as John Yeabsley

Don't Look Up
Don't Look Up (2021)
GoodWatch score 60

as Peter Isherwell

The Trial of the Chicago 7
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
GoodWatch score 80

as William Kunstler

Waiting for the Barbarians
Waiting for the Barbarians (2020)
GoodWatch score 56

as The Magistrate

Bing’s Christmas and Other Stories
Bing’s Christmas and Other Stories (2020)

as Flop

2010s

12 titles · average score 65
The Flaneur
The Flaneur (2019)

as Narrator

Ready Player One
Ready Player One (2018)
GoodWatch score 70

as Anorak / Halliday

Dunkirk
Dunkirk (2017)
GoodWatch score 85

as Mr. Dawson

The BFG
The BFG (2016)
GoodWatch score 64

as The BFG

Bridge of Spies
Bridge of Spies (2015)
GoodWatch score 81

as Rudolf Abel

Wolf Hall
Wolf Hall (2015)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Thomas Cromwell

The Gunman
The Gunman (2015)
GoodWatch score 38

as Terrance Cox

Bing
Bing (2014)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Narrator / Flop (voice)

Days and Nights
Days and Nights (2014)
GoodWatch score 41

as Stephen

Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night (2012)
GoodWatch score 83

as Olivia

Blitz
Blitz (2011)
GoodWatch score 50

as Roberts

Anonymous
Anonymous (2011)
GoodWatch score 54

as Condell

2000s

7 titles · average score 65
The Other Boleyn Girl
The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
GoodWatch score 55

as Sir Thomas Boleyn

The Government Inspector
The Government Inspector (2005)
GoodWatch score 77

as Dr. David Kelly

Measure for Measure: Live from the Globe
Measure for Measure: Live from the Globe (2004)

as Vincentio, Duke of Vienna

Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe
Measure for Measure: Live from The Globe (2004)

as Vincentio, Duke of Vienna

Leonardo
Leonardo (2003)

TV show · as Leonardo

Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2003)

as Richard II

Intimacy
Intimacy (2001)
GoodWatch score 63

as Jay

1990s

8 titles · average score 74
Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe
Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe (1997)

as Henry V

Loving
Loving (1996)

as Charlie Raunce

Angels and Insects
Angels and Insects (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

as William Adamson

Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life (1995)
GoodWatch score 89

as Jakob

Love Lies Bleeding
Love Lies Bleeding (1993)

as Conn Ellis

In Lambeth
In Lambeth (1993)

as William Blake

The Grass Arena
The Grass Arena (1991)

as John Healy

Prospero's Books
Prospero's Books (1991)
GoodWatch score 67

as Ferdinand

1980s

6 titles · average score 61
Hearts of Fire
Hearts of Fire (1987)
GoodWatch score 40

as Fizz

The McGuffin
The McGuffin (1986)

as Gavin

ScreenPlay
ScreenPlay (1986)

TV show · as Conn Ellis

Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Nikki Fodor

Screen Two
Screen Two (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Charlie Raunce

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as William Adamson

1970s

2 titles · average score 66
The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

Great Performances
Great Performances (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as King Henry V