Mark Wahlberg
Biography
Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5, 1971), formerly known by his stage name Marky Mark, is an American actor and former rapper. His work as a leading man spans the comedy, drama, and action genres. He has received multiple accolades, including a BAFTA Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and nine Primetime Emmy Awards. Wahlberg was born in Boston. As a youth, he took part in a number of violent and racially motivated attacks. He gained fame as a member of the hip hop group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch in the 1990s, with whom he released the albums Music for the People (1991) and You Gotta Believe (1992). Wahlberg made his screen debut in Renaissance Man (1994) and had his first starring role in Fear (1996). He received critical praise for his performance as porn actor Dirk Diggler in Boogie Nights (1997). In the early 2000s, Wahlberg ventured into big-budget action movies, such as The Perfect Storm (2000), Planet of the Apes (2001), and The Italian Job (2003). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing a police officer in the crime drama The Departed (2006). Wahlberg was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for portraying Micky Ward in the sports drama biopic The Fighter (2010); as co-producer, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. During the 2010s, he landed successful comedy roles with The Other Guys (2010), Ted (2012), Ted 2 (2015), Daddy's Home (2015), and Daddy's Home 2 (2017). Wahlberg also starred in the Transformers franchise films Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) and Transformers: The Last Knight (2017). He was the world's highest-paid actor in 2017. Wahlberg served as executive producer of five HBO series: the comedy-drama Entourage (2004–2011), the period crime drama Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014), the comedy-dramas How to Make It in America (2010–2011) and Ballers (2015–2019), and the documentary McMillions (2020). He is co-owner of the Wahlburgers chain and co-starred in the reality TV series about it. Wahlberg received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010.
Known For
Captain Leo Davidson
Planet of the Apes
Dignam
The Departed
Bobby Shatford
The Perfect Storm
Tommy Corn
I ♥ Huckabees
David McCall
Fear
Joseph Grusinsky
We Own the Night
Mickey
The Basketball Diaries
Eddie Adams / Dirk Diggler
Boogie Nights
Troy Barlow
Three Kings
Bob Lee Swagger
Shooter
Jack Salmon
The Lovely Bones
Vince Papale
Invincible
Pvt. Tommy Lee Haywood
Renaissance Man
Self
Die 90er - Popwunder & Popsünden
Elliot Moore
The Happening
Bobby Mercer
Four Brothers
Melvin Smiley
The Big Hit
Danny Wallace
The Corruptor
Max Payne
Max Payne
Chris 'Izzy' Cole
Rock Star
Detective Terry Hoitz
The Other Guys
Charlie Croker
The Italian Job
Peter Joshua
The Truth About Charlie
Holbrooke
Date Night
Micky Ward
The Fighter
Leo Handler
The Yards
Daryl Booth
Flight Risk
John Bennett
Ted
Cade Yeager
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Spenser
Spenser Confidential 2
Chris Farraday
Contraband
Billy Taggart
Broken City
Daniel Lugo
Pain & Gain
Michael 'Stig' Stigman
2 Guns
Petty Officer First Class Marcus Luttrell
Lone Survivor
Self
The Making of We Own the Night
John
Ted 2
Self
Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and 'The Departed'
Self (archive footage)
Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame
Dusty Mayron
Daddy's Home
Ryan Westerberg
The Substitute
Parker
Play Dirty
Jim Bennett
The Gambler
Norman
Mojave
Victor Sullivan
Uncharted 2
Dan Morgan
The Family Plan
Mike Williams
Deepwater Horizon
Self
Evolution Within Extinction
James Silva
Mile 22
Cade Yeager
Transformers: The Last Knight
Mark Wahlberg
Entourage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
Sgt. Tommy Saunders
Patriots Day
Brad Lewison
Balls Up
Dusty
Daddy's Home 2
Weekend Warriors
Fletcher Chase
All the Money in the World
Self
Overnight
Manny
Pat
Traveller
Self
T.J. Miller: Farm Hippie
Pete Wagner
Instant Family
Spenser
Spenser Confidential
Joe Bell
Joe Bell
Blue Falcon (voice)
Scoob!
Evan McCauley
Infinite
Michael
Arthur the King
Victor 'Sully' Sullivan
Uncharted
Marky Mark
The Marky Mark Workout: Form... Focus... Fitness
Self
Teen Vid II
Self
The Invocation
Narrator (voice)
Legendary Nights: The Tale of Gatti-Ward
Mike McKenna
The Union
Father Stuart 'Stu' Long
Father Stu
Self (archive footage)
kid 90
Huck Dembo
Me Time
Dan Morgan
The Family Plan 2
Self
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
By Any Means
Untitled Headhunters Remake
Olive (voice)
Epic OC Animatic
The Operator
Steve Austin
Six Billion Dollar Man
The Big Fix
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
84
Gender
Male
Birthday
1971-06-05
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Also Known As
Marky Mark