Mark Wahlberg
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 5, 1971 (age 55)
- Birthplace
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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. 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.
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Filmography
Spenser Confidential 2
Movie · as Spenser
The Making of We Own the Night
Movie · as Self
Weekend Warriors
Movie
The Operator
Movie
Six Billion Dollar Man
Movie · as Steve Austin
The Big Fix
Movie
Balls Up
Movie · as Brad
By Any Means
Movie · as Gregory Scarpa
TED: The Animated Series
TV · as John (voice) · 8 eps
Flight Risk
Movie · as Daryl Booth
Play Dirty
Movie · as Parker
The Family Plan 2
Movie · as Dan Morgan
Arthur the King
Movie · as Michael
The Union
Movie · as Mike McKenna
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Match: Superstars
TV · as Self · 4 eps
The Family Plan
Movie · as Dan Morgan
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Commitment to Life
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Uncharted
Movie · as Victor 'Sully' Sullivan
Father Stu
Movie · as Father Stuart 'Stu' Long
Me Time
Movie · as Huck Dembo
Infinite
Movie · as Evan McCauley
kid 90
Movie · as Self (voice)
Wahl Street
TV · as Self · 16 eps
Hart to Heart
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Spenser Confidential
Movie · as Spenser
Joe Bell
Movie · as Joe Bell
Scoob!
Movie · as Blue Falcon (voice)
Flip It Like Disick
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Mile 22
Movie · as James Silva
Instant Family
Movie · as Pete Wagner
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Transformers: The Last Knight
Movie · as Cade Yeager
Daddy's Home 2
Movie · as Dusty
All the Money in the World
Movie · as Fletcher Chase
The Defiant Ones
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Mojave
Movie · as Norman
Deepwater Horizon
Movie · as Mike Williams
Patriots Day
Movie · as Sgt. Tommy Saunders
Ted 2
Movie · as John
Daddy's Home
Movie · as Dusty Mayron
Entourage
Movie · as Mark Wahlberg
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Movie · as Cade Yeager
The Gambler
Movie · as Jim Bennett
Evolution Within Extinction
Movie · as Self
Manny
Movie
Wahlburgers
TV · as Self · 96 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 3 eps
Broken City
Movie · as Billy Taggart
Pain & Gain
Movie · as Daniel Lugo
2 Guns
Movie · as Michael 'Stig' Stigman
Lone Survivor
Movie · as Petty Officer First Class Marcus Luttrell
Legendary Nights: The Tale of Gatti-Ward
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Ted
Movie · as John Bennett
Contraband
Movie · as Chris Farraday
Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Other Guys
Movie · as Detective Terry Hoitz
Date Night
Movie · as Holbrooke
The Fighter
Movie · as Micky Ward
The Invocation
Movie · as Self
Conan
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Lovely Bones
Movie · as Jack Salmon
The Happening
Movie · as Elliot Moore
Max Payne
Movie · as Max Payne
We Own the Night
Movie · as Joseph Grusinsky
Shooter
Movie · as Bob Lee Swagger
Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and 'The Departed'
Movie · as Self
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 5 eps
The Departed
Movie · as Dignam
Invincible
Movie · as Vince Papale
Four Brothers
Movie · as Bobby Mercer
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
I ♥ Huckabees
Movie · as Tommy Corn
Die 90er - Popwunder & Popsünden
Movie · as Self
Entourage
TV · as Self · 4 eps
The Italian Job
Movie · as Charlie Croker
Overnight
Movie · as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps
The Truth About Charlie
Movie · as Peter Joshua
Top Gear
TV · as Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car · 1 ep
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Planet of the Apes
Movie · as Captain Leo Davidson
Rock Star
Movie · as Chris 'Izzy' Cole
Good Day Live
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Perfect Storm
Movie · as Bobby Shatford
The Yards
Movie · as Leo Handler
Three Kings
Movie · as Troy Barlow
The Corruptor
Movie · as Danny Wallace
The Early Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
The Big Hit
Movie · as Melvin Smiley
Boogie Nights
Movie · as Eddie Adams / Dirk Diggler
Traveller
Movie · as Pat
The View
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Fear
Movie · as David McCall
E! True Hollywood Story
TV · 1 ep
The Basketball Diaries
Movie · as Mickey
Renaissance Man
Movie · as Pvt. Tommy Lee Haywood
Inside the Actors Studio
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Substitute
Movie · as Ryan Westerberg
The Marky Mark Workout: Form... Focus... Fitness
Movie · as Marky Mark
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Raw
TV · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Out All Night
TV · as Marky Mark · 1 ep
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Teen Vid II
Movie · as Self
The Word
TV · 2 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 8 eps
Going Live!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Kids' Choice Awards
TV · as Host · 1 ep
Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Nightline
TV · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self (uncredited) · 1 ep
Today
TV · as Self · 1 ep