Mark Wahlberg
Acting
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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Mark Wahlberg
Parker
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Daryl
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Mike McKenna
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Michael Light
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Dan Morgan
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Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Huck Dembo
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Father Stuart 'Stu' Long
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Victor 'Sully' Sullivan
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Evan McCauley
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Self (archive footage)
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Joe Bell
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Blue Falcon (voice)
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Spenser
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Pete Wagner
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James Silva
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Fletcher Chase
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Dusty
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Cade Yeager
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Sgt. Tommy Saunders
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Mike Williams
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Norman
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Dusty Mayron
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John
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Mark Wahlberg
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Jim Bennett
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Cade Yeager
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Petty Officer First Class Marcus Luttrell
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Narrator (voice)
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Michael 'Stig' Stigman
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Daniel Lugo
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Billy Taggart
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John Bennett
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Chris Farraday
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Self
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Micky Ward
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Self
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Detective Terry Hoitz
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Holbrooke
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Jack Salmon
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Max Payne
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Elliot Moore
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Cpt. Joseph 'Joe' Grusinsky
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Bob Lee Swagger
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Dignam
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Vince Papale
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Bobby Mercer
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Tommy Corn
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Self
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Charlie Croker
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Peter Joshua
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Chris 'Izzy' Cole
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Captain Leo Davidson
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Bobby Shatford
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Leo Handler
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Troy Barlow
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Danny Wallace
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Melvin Smiley
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Eddie Adams / Dirk Diggler
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Pat
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David McCall
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Mickey
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Pvt. Tommy Lee Haywood
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Ryan Westerberg
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Self
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Spenser
Victor Sullivan
Brad Lewison
Dan Morgan