Actor
Mark Wahlberg
Born 5 June 1971 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Mark Wahlberg (born 1971) is an American actor and former rapper, once known as Marky Mark. He moved from music to film, winning praise for Boogie Nights, then became a leading man across drama, action and comedy, with Oscar recognition for The Departed and The Fighter.
Key films
Boogie Nights (1997)
His breakthrough dramatic performance, as porn actor Dirk Diggler, established him as a serious actor.
The Perfect Storm (2000)
An early big-budget lead role that moved him into major studio action and adventure films.
The Departed (2006)
His performance as a police officer in Scorsese's crime drama earned an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
The Fighter (2010)
He starred as boxer Micky Ward and co-produced the film, which was nominated for Best Picture.
Ted (2012)
A major comedy hit that showed his appeal in broad comedy and led to a sequel.
Key awards
No major award wins are documented here with certainty; he was Oscar-nominated for The Departed (2006) as supporting actor and for The Fighter (2010) as a producer.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 75
- 1991Teen Vid II · as SelfActor
- 1993The Substitute · as Ryan WesterbergActor
- 1993The Marky Mark Workout: Form... Focus... Fitness · as Marky MarkActor
- 1994Renaissance Man · as Pvt. Tommy Lee HaywoodActor
- 1995The Basketball Diaries · as MickeyActor
- 1996Fear · as David McCallActor
- 1997Boogie Nights · as Eddie Adams / Dirk DigglerActor
- 1997Traveller · as PatActor
- 1998The Big Hit · as Melvin SmileyActor
- 1999Three Kings · as Troy BarlowActor
- 1999The Corruptor · as Danny WallaceActor
- 2000The Perfect Storm · as Bobby ShatfordActor
- 2000The Yards · as Leo HandlerActor
- 2001Planet of the Apes · as Captain Leo DavidsonActor
- 2001Rock Star · as Chris 'Izzy' ColeActor
- 2002The Truth About Charlie · as Peter JoshuaActor
- 2003The Italian Job · as Charlie CrokerActor
- 2003Overnight · as SelfActor
- 2004I ♥ Huckabees · as Tommy CornActor
- 2004Die 90er - Popwunder & Popsünden · as SelfActor
- 2005Four Brothers · as Bobby MercerActor
- 2006The Departed · as DignamActor
- 2006Invincible · as Vince PapaleActor
- 2007Shooter · as Bob Lee SwaggerActor
- 2007We Own the Night · as Joseph GrusinskyActor
- 2007Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and 'The Departed' · as SelfActor
- 2008The Happening · as Elliot MooreActor
- 2008Max Payne · as Max PayneActor
- 2009The Lovely Bones · as Jack SalmonActor
- 2010The Fighter · as Micky WardActor
- 2010The Other Guys · as Detective Terry HoitzActor
- 2010Date Night · as HolbrookeActor
- 2010The Invocation · as SelfActor
- 2011Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2012Ted · as John BennettActor
- 2012Contraband · as Chris FarradayActor
- 2013Pain & Gain · as Daniel LugoActor
- 2013Lone Survivor · as Petty Officer First Class Marcus LuttrellActor
- 20132 Guns · as Michael 'Stig' StigmanActor
- 2013Broken City · as Billy TaggartActor
- 2013Legendary Nights: The Tale of Gatti-Ward · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2014Transformers: Age of Extinction · as Cade YeagerActor
- 2014The Gambler · as Jim BennettActor
- 2014MannyActor
- 2014Evolution Within Extinction · as SelfActor
- 2015Ted 2 · as JohnActor
- 2015Daddy's Home · as Dusty MayronActor
- 2015Entourage · as Mark WahlbergActor
- 2016Deepwater Horizon · as Mike WilliamsActor
- 2016Patriots Day · as Sgt. Tommy SaundersActor
- 2016Mojave · as NormanActor
- 2017Transformers: The Last Knight · as Cade YeagerActor
- 2017Daddy's Home 2 · as DustyActor
- 2017All the Money in the World · as Fletcher ChaseActor
- 2018Instant Family · as Pete WagnerActor
- 2018Mile 22 · as James SilvaActor
- 2020Spenser Confidential · as SpenserActor
- 2020Scoob! · as Blue Falcon (voice)Actor
- 2020Joe Bell · as Joe BellActor
- 2021Infinite · as Evan McCauleyActor
- 2021kid 90 · as Self (voice)Actor
- 2022Uncharted · as Victor 'Sully' SullivanActor
- 2022Me Time · as Huck DemboActor
- 2022Father Stu · as Father Stuart 'Stu' LongActor
- 2023The Family Plan · as Dan MorganActor
- 2023The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 2023Commitment to Life · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2024The Union · as Mike McKennaActor
- 2024Arthur the King · as MichaelActor
- 2024Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2025Flight Risk · as Daryl BoothActor
- 2025Play Dirty · as ParkerActor
- 2025The Family Plan 2 · as Dan MorganActor
- 2026Balls Up · as BradActor
- 2026By Any Means · as Gregory ScarpaActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.