What is Mark Rylance?
{{Infobox person | name = Sir Mark Rylance | image = Mark Rylance Cannes 2016.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Rylance promoting ''[[The BFG (2016 film)|The BFG]]'' at the [[2016 Cannes Film Festival]] | birthname = David Mark Rylance Waters | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|1|18|df=ysep}} | birth_place = [[Ashford, Kent|Ashford]], [[Kent]], England | education = [[University School of Milwaukee]]<br>[[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] | occupation = Actor, theatre director, playwright | yearsactive = 1980–present | spouse = {{marriage|[[Claire van Kampen]]|1989}} | height = {{convert|5|ft|8|in|cm|abbr=on}} }} '''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 (movie)|Intimacy]]'' (2001). Rylance won the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Academy Award]] and the [[BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor|BAFTA Award]] for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of [[Rudolf Abel]] in ''[[Bridge of Spies (movie)|Bridge of Spies]]'' (2015). He played the title role in [[Steven Spielberg]]'s ''[[The BFG (2016 movie)|The BFG]]'' (2016). In 2016, he was named in the [[Time 100|''Time'' 100]] list of the most influential people in the world.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://time.com/4299682/mark-rylance-2016-time-100/|title=Mark Rylance by Steven Spielberg: TIME 100|work=TIME.com|access-date=27 April 2016|archive-date=26 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426122031/http://time.com/4299682/mark-rylance-2016-time-100/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat}} * {{IMDb name|753314}} *{{IBDB name}} * [http://www.markrylance.co.uk Official homepage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624112832/http: