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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
By Any Means
Character:
Release Date:17/09/2026
The Family Plan 2
Character:Dan Morgan
Release Date:11/11/2025
Play Dirty
Character:Parker
Release Date:30/09/2025
Flight Risk
Character:Daryl Booth
Release Date:22/01/2025
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
Character:Self
Release Date:12/11/2024
The Union
Character:Mike McKenna
Release Date:15/08/2024
Arthur the King
Character:Michael
Release Date:22/02/2024
The Family Plan
Character:Dan Morgan
Release Date:14/12/2023
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:22/05/2023
Me Time
Character:Huck Dembo
Release Date:26/08/2022
Father Stu
Character:Father Stuart 'Stu' Long
Release Date:13/04/2022
Uncharted
Character:Victor 'Sully' Sullivan
Release Date:10/02/2022
Infinite
Character:Evan McCauley
Release Date:09/09/2021
kid 90
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:12/03/2021
Joe Bell
Character:Joe Bell
Release Date:14/09/2020
Scoob!
Character:Blue Falcon (voice)
Release Date:08/07/2020
Spenser Confidential
Character:Spenser
Release Date:06/03/2020
Instant Family
Character:Pete Wagner
Release Date:13/11/2018
Mile 22
Character:James Silva
Release Date:16/08/2018
All the Money in the World
Character:Fletcher Chase
Release Date:21/12/2017
Daddy's Home 2
Character:Dusty
Release Date:09/11/2017
Transformers: The Last Knight
Character:Cade Yeager
Release Date:16/06/2017
Patriots Day
Character:Sgt. Tommy Saunders
Release Date:12/12/2016
Deepwater Horizon
Character:Mike Williams
Release Date:28/09/2016
Mojave
Character:Norman
Release Date:22/01/2016
Daddy's Home
Character:Dusty Mayron
Release Date:25/12/2015
Ted 2
Character:John
Release Date:25/06/2015
Entourage
Character:Mark Wahlberg
Release Date:03/06/2015
Manny
Character:
Release Date:31/12/2014
The Gambler
Character:Jim Bennett
Release Date:25/12/2014
Evolution Within Extinction
Character:Self
Release Date:30/09/2014
T.J. Miller: Farm Hippie
Character:Self
Release Date:30/09/2014
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Character:Cade Yeager
Release Date:25/06/2014
Lone Survivor
Character:Petty Officer First Class Marcus Luttrell
Release Date:24/12/2013
Legendary Nights: The Tale of Gatti-Ward
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:19/10/2013
2 Guns
Character:Michael 'Stig' Stigman
Release Date:02/08/2013
Pain & Gain
Character:Daniel Lugo
Release Date:18/04/2013
Broken City
Character:Billy Taggart
Release Date:18/01/2013
Ted
Character:John Bennett
Release Date:29/06/2012
Contraband
Character:Chris Farraday
Release Date:12/01/2012
Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:15/10/2011
The Fighter
Character:Micky Ward
Release Date:10/12/2010
The Invocation
Character:Self
Release Date:01/09/2010
The Other Guys
Character:Detective Terry Hoitz
Release Date:06/08/2010
Date Night
Character:Holbrooke
Release Date:08/04/2010
The Lovely Bones
Character:Jack Salmon
Release Date:26/12/2009
Max Payne
Character:Max Payne
Release Date:15/10/2008
The Happening
Character:Elliot Moore
Release Date:11/06/2008
We Own the Night
Character:Joseph Grusinsky
Release Date:12/10/2007
Shooter
Character:Bob Lee Swagger
Release Date:22/03/2007
Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and 'The Departed'
Character:Self
Release Date:13/02/2007
The Departed
Character:Dignam
Release Date:04/10/2006
Invincible
Character:Vince Papale
Release Date:25/08/2006
Four Brothers
Character:Bobby Mercer
Release Date:11/08/2005
Die 90er - Popwunder & Popsünden
Character:Self
Release Date:10/10/2004
I ♥ Huckabees
Character:Tommy Corn
Release Date:10/09/2004
Overnight
Character:Self
Release Date:12/06/2003
The Italian Job
Character:Charlie Croker
Release Date:30/05/2003
The Truth About Charlie
Character:Peter Joshua
Release Date:25/10/2002
Rock Star
Character:Chris 'Izzy' Cole
Release Date:04/09/2001
Planet of the Apes
Character:Captain Leo Davidson
Release Date:26/07/2001
The Perfect Storm
Character:Bobby Shatford
Release Date:29/06/2000
The Yards
Character:Leo Handler
Release Date:27/04/2000
Three Kings
Character:Troy Barlow
Release Date:27/09/1999
The Corruptor
Character:Danny Wallace
Release Date:12/03/1999
The Big Hit
Character:Melvin Smiley
Release Date:24/04/1998
Boogie Nights
Character:Eddie Adams / Dirk Diggler
Release Date:10/10/1997
Traveller
Character:Pat
Release Date:18/04/1997
Fear
Character:David McCall
Release Date:12/04/1996
The Basketball Diaries
Character:Mickey
Release Date:21/04/1995
Renaissance Man
Character:Pvt. Tommy Lee Haywood
Release Date:03/06/1994
The Substitute
Character:Ryan Westerberg
Release Date:22/09/1993
The Marky Mark Workout: Form... Focus... Fitness
Character:Marky Mark
Release Date:01/01/1993
Teen Vid II
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1991
Television Appearances
TMZ peanut oil
Character:
Hart to Heart
Character:Self
Wahl Street
Character:Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
Flip It Like Disick
Character:Self
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
Character:Self
The Defiant Ones
Character:Self (archive footage)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self - Guest
Wahlburgers
Character:Self
Conan
Character:Self
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Character:Self
Entourage
Character:Mark Wahlberg
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
Top Gear
Character:Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Character:Self
Good Day Live
Character:Self
The Early Show
Character:Self - Guest
The View
Character:Self
E! True Hollywood Story
Character:
Inside the Actors Studio
Character:Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
Raw
Character:
Out All Night
Character:Marky Mark
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
Going Live!
Character:Self
Kids' Choice Awards
Character:Host
Entertainment Tonight
Character:Self
Nightline
Character:
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Today
Character:Self
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