Sir David Mark Rylance Waters (born 18 January 1960 in Ashford, Kent, England) is an English actor, theatre director, and playwright.He was the first artistic director of Shakespeares Globe in London, between 1995 and 2005. His film appearances include Prosperos Books (1991), Angels and Insects (1995), Institute Benjamenta (1996), and Intimacy (2001). Rylance won the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Rudolf Abel in Bridge of Spies (2015). Rylance played the title role in Steven Spielbergs The BFG (2016), a live-action film adaptation of the childrens book by Roald Dahl, and appeared in Christopher Nolans Dunkirk (2017), based on the British evacuation in World War II. He appeared as James Halliday in Spielbergs 2018 film Ready Player One, based on the novel of the same name.
Self
Film 2010
Ferdinand
Film 1991
Jakob
Film 1995
Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
Film 2004
Henry V
Film 1997
Himself
Film 2001
Richard II
Film 2003
Self
Film 2013
Charlie Raunce
Film 1996
Flop
Film 2020
John Healy
Film 1992
Dr. David Kelly
Film 2005
Rudolf Abel
Film 2015
Dunleavy
Film 2023
Self
Film 2014
Gavin
Film 1986
Fizz
Film 1987
Himself
Film 2005
William Blake
Film 1993
The Magistrate
Film 2019
Self
Film 2018
Peter Isherwell
Film 2021
Leonard Burling
Film 2022
Film 2024
Flop (voice)
Film 2024
Self
Film 2015
Self - Winner
Tv 1956
Tv 2022
John Yeabsley
Tv 2022
Leonardo
Tv 2003
Self
Tv 2019
Nikki Fodor
Tv 1985
King Henry V
Tv 1971