Mark Wahlberg

Mark Wahlberg (born June 5, 1971), former stage name Marky Mark, is an American actor, businessman, 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, nine Primetime Emmy Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. Wahlberg was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1971. During his early life, he perpetrated several crimes. In the 1990s, Wahlberg was a member of the music group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, 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, he 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). He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for the sports drama biopic The Fighter (2010), in which he starred as Micky Ward. In 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). He also became the protagonist in two films in the Transformers live-action film franchise, Transformers: Age of Extinction and Transformers: The Last Knight. 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. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010.

Cast

Planet of the Apes

(Captain Leo Davidson)

The Departed

(Dignam)

The Perfect Storm

(Bobby Shatford)

I ♥ Huckabees

(Tommy Corn)

Fear

(David McCall)

We Own the Night

(Cpt. Joseph 'Joe' Grusinsky)

The Basketball Diaries

(Mickey)

Boogie Nights

(Eddie Adams / Dirk Diggler)

Three Kings

(Troy Barlow)

Shooter

(Bob Lee Swagger)

The Lovely Bones

(Jack Salmon)

Invincible

(Vince Papale)

Renaissance Man

(Pvt. Tommy Lee Haywood)

Die 90er - Popwunder & Popsünden

(Self)

The Happening

(Elliot Moore)

Four Brothers

(Bobby Mercer)

The Big Hit

(Melvin Smiley)

The Corruptor

(Danny Wallace)

Max Payne

(Max Payne)

Rock Star

(Chris 'Izzy' Cole)

The Other Guys

(Detective Terry Hoitz)

The Italian Job

(Charlie Croker)

The Truth About Charlie

(Peter Joshua)

Date Night

(Holbrooke)

The Fighter

(Micky Ward)

The Yards

(Leo Handler)

Flight Risk

(Daryl Booth)

Ted

(John Bennett)

Transformers: Age of Extinction

(Cade Yeager)

Spenser Confidential 2

(Spenser)

Contraband

(Chris Farraday)

Broken City

(Billy Taggart)

Pain & Gain

(Daniel Lugo)

2 Guns

(Michael 'Stig' Stigman)

Lone Survivor

(Petty Officer First Class Marcus Luttrell)

The Making of We Own the Night

(Self)

Ted 2

(John)

Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and 'The Departed'

(Self)

Der Weg des Ruhms

(Self)

Daddy's Home

(Dusty Mayron)

The Substitute

(Ryan Westerberg)

Play Dirty

(Parker)

The Gambler

(Jim Bennett)

Mojave

(Norman)

Uncharted 2

(Victor Sullivan)

The Family Plan

(Dan Morgan)

Deepwater Horizon

(Mike Williams)

Evolution Within Extinction

(Self)

Mile 22

(James Silva)

Transformers: The Last Knight

(Cade Yeager)

Entourage

(Mark Wahlberg)

The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

Patriots Day

(Sgt. Tommy Saunders)

Balls Up

Daddy's Home 2

(Dusty)

Father Stu: Reborn

(Father Stuart)

Weekend Warriors

All the Money in the World

(Fletcher Chase)

Traveller

(Pat)

T.J. Miller: Farm Hippie

(Self)

Manny

Overnight

(Self)

Instant Family

(Pete Wagner)

Spenser Confidential

(Spenser)

Joe Bell

(Joe Bell)

Scoob!

(Blue Falcon (voice))

Infinite

(Evan McCauley)

Arthur the King

(Michael Light)

Uncharted

(Victor 'Sully' Sullivan)

The Marky Mark Workout: Form... Focus... Fitness

(Marky Mark)

The Invocation

(Self)

Teen Vid II

(Self)

Legendary Nights: The Tale of Gatti-Ward

(Narrator (voice))

The Union

(Mike McKenna)

Father Stu

(Father Stuart 'Stu' Long)

kid 90

(Self (archive footage))

Me Time

(Huck Dembo)

The Family Plan 2

(Dan Morgan)

Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands

(Self)

By Any Means

Inside the Actors Studio

(Self)

Nightline

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Today

(Self)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

(Self)

The View

(Self)

E! True Hollywood Story

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Early Show

(Self - Guest)

Wahl Street

(Self)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

(Self - Guest)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

(Self - Guest)

Saturday Night Live

(Self - Cameo (uncredited))

Entertainment Tonight

(Self)

Entertainment Tonight

(Self (archive footage))

Entourage

(Mark Wahlberg)

Wahlburgers

(Self)

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

(Self)

Late Night with Seth Meyers

(Self)

Flip It Like Disick

(Self)

Top Gear

(Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car)

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

(Self)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

(Self)

The Graham Norton Show

(Self)

Going Live!

(Self)

Hart to Heart

(Self)

Good Day Live

(Self)

Honest Trailers

(Dan Morgan (archive footage))

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

(Self)

Band of Brothers

The Graham Norton Show

(Self - Guest)

Out All Night

(Marky Mark)

WWE Raw

The Kelly Clarkson Show

(Self)

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

(Self)

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

(Self)

Kids' Choice Awards

(Host)

The Defiant Ones

(Self (archive footage))

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

(Self)

Conan

(Self)

Lie Detector

(Self)