Mark Wahlberg
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
Play Dirty
Parker
Raw
The Family Plan
Dan Morgan
Entourage
Mark Wahlberg
Flight Risk
Daryl
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Cade Yeager
Boogie Nights
Eddie Adams / Dirk Diggler
The Italian Job
Charlie Croker
Ted 2
John
The Departed
Dignam
Shooter
Bob Lee Swagger
Uncharted
Victor 'Sully' Sullivan
Transformers: The Last Knight
Cade Yeager
Lone Survivor
Petty Officer First Class Marcus Luttrell
Ted
John Bennett
Infinite
Evan McCauley
The Lovely Bones
Jack Salmon
2 Guns
Michael 'Stig' Stigman
Fear
David McCall
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Self
Going Live!
Self
Planet of the Apes
Captain Leo Davidson
The Other Guys
Detective Terry Hoitz
Pain & Gain
Daniel Lugo
The Basketball Diaries
Mickey
Rock Star
Chris 'Izzy' Cole
Arthur the King
Michael Light
Contraband
Chris Farraday
Deepwater Horizon
Mike Williams
Scoob!
Blue Falcon (voice)
Instant Family
Pete Wagner
Kids' Choice Awards
Host
The Happening
Elliot Moore
The Gambler
Jim Bennett
The Perfect Storm
Bobby Shatford
The Union
Mike McKenna
Invincible
Vince Papale
The Truth About Charlie
Peter Joshua
Entourage
Mark Wahlberg
Patriots Day
Sgt. Tommy Saunders
Daddy's Home
Dusty Mayron
Broken City
Billy Taggart
Wahl Street
Self
Max Payne
Max Payne
Daddy's Home 2
Dusty
The Big Hit
Melvin Smiley
Joe Bell
Joe Bell
Date Night
Holbrooke
We Own the Night
Cpt. Joseph 'Joe' Grusinsky
Spenser Confidential
Spenser
Spenser Confidential 2
Spenser
Mile 22
James Silva
Me Time
Huck Dembo
Four Brothers
Bobby Mercer
Three Kings
Troy Barlow
Balls Up
Brad Lewison
Renaissance Man
Pvt. Tommy Lee Haywood
The Fighter
Micky Ward
Evolution Within Extinction
Self
The Yards
Leo Handler
The Defiant Ones
Self (archive footage)
By Any Means
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
Self
Father Stu
Father Stuart 'Stu' Long
Traveller
Pat
Wahlburgers
Self
Out All Night
Marky Mark
Weekend Warriors
The Corruptor
Danny Wallace
The Family Plan 2
Dan Morgan
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mojave
Norman
All the Money in the World
Fletcher Chase
I ♥ Huckabees
Tommy Corn
Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and 'The Departed'
Self
kid 90
Self (archive footage)
Uncharted 2
Victor Sullivan
Der Weg des Ruhms
Self
Ted: The Animated Series
John (voice)
Flip It Like Disick
Self
E! True Hollywood Story
The Making of We Own the Night
Self
Overnight
Self
T.J. Miller: Farm Hippie
Self
Manny
The Substitute
Ryan Westerberg
The Invocation
Self
Die 90er - Popwunder & Popsünden
Self
Teen Vid II
Self
Legendary Nights: The Tale of Gatti-Ward
Narrator (voice)
The Marky Mark Workout: Form... Focus... Fitness
Marky Mark
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Conan
Self
The Graham Norton Show
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
The View
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Top Gear
Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Good Day Live
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Entertainment Tonight
Self
Lie Detector
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Today
Self
Hart to Heart
Self
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
Self
Nightline
The Early Show
Self - Guest
Inside the Actors Studio
Self