Mark Wahlberg
Born: 1971-06-05 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Known For: Acting
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. 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.
Filmography
2025
- The Family Plan 2 as Dan Morgan
- Play Dirty as Parker
- Flight Risk as Daryl
- Cocaine Quarterback: Signal-Caller for the Cartel ... (Executive Producer)
- Spy High ... (Executive Producer)
2024
- Arthur the King as Michael
- The Union as Mike McKenna
- MoviePass, MovieCrash ... (Producer)
- Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands as Self
2023
- The Family Plan as Dan Morgan
- The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Golden Boy ... (Executive Producer)
2022
- Uncharted as Victor 'Sully' Sullivan
- Father Stu as Father Stuart 'Stu' Long
- Me Time as Huck Dembo
2021
- Infinite as Evan McCauley
- kid 90 as Self (archive footage)
- Hart to Heart as Self
- Wahl Street as Self
- The Murders at Starved Rock ... (Executive Producer)
2020
- Spenser Confidential as Spenser
- Scoob! as Blue Falcon (voice)
- Joe Bell as Joe Bell
- McMillion$ ... (Executive Producer)
- Undiscovered ... (Executive Producer)
- Run This City ... (Executive Producer)
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Flip It Like Disick as Self
2018
- Instant Family as Pete Wagner
- Lie Detector as Self
- Mile 22 as James Silva
- GQ Presents: Iconic Characters as Self
2017
- Transformers: The Last Knight as Cade Yeager
- Daddy's Home 2 as Dusty
- All the Money in the World as Fletcher Chase
- The Defiant Ones as Self (archive footage)
2016
- Shooter ... (Executive Producer)
- Mojave as Norman
- Stealing Cars ... (Executive Producer)
- Deepwater Horizon as Mike Williams
- Patriots Day as Sgt. Tommy Saunders
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- Ted 2 as John
- Daddy's Home as Dusty Mayron
- Entourage as Mark Wahlberg
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Transformers: Age of Extinction as Cade Yeager
- The Gambler as Jim Bennett
- Evolution Within Extinction as Self
- Wahlburgers as Self
- Manny
- T.J. Miller: Farm Hippie as Self
2013
- Prisoners ... (Executive Producer)
- Pain & Gain as Daniel Lugo
- Lone Survivor as Petty Officer First Class Marcus Luttrell
- 2 Guns as Michael 'Stig' Stigman
- Broken City as Billy Taggart
- Legendary Nights: The Tale of Gatti-Ward as Narrator (voice)
2012
- Ted as John Bennett
- Contraband as Chris Farraday
2011
- Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame as Self (archive footage)
2010
- Conan as Self
- Boardwalk Empire ... (Executive Producer)
- The Other Guys as Detective Terry Hoitz
- Date Night as Holbrooke
- The Fighter as Micky Ward
- How to Make It in America ... (Executive Producer)
- The Invocation as Self
2009
- The Lovely Bones as Jack Salmon
2008
- In Treatment ... (Executive Producer)
- The Happening as Elliot Moore
- Max Payne as Max Payne
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Shooter as Bob Lee Swagger
- We Own the Night as Joseph Grusinsky
- Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and 'The Departed' as Self
2006
- The Departed as Dignam
- Invincible as Vince Papale
2005
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- Four Brothers as Bobby Mercer
2004
- Entourage as Mark Wahlberg
- I ♥ Huckabees as Tommy Corn
- Die 90er - Popwunder & Popsünden as Self
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- The Italian Job as Charlie Croker
- Overnight as Self
2002
- Top Gear as Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
- Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway as Self
- The Truth About Charlie as Peter Joshua
2001
- Good Day Live as Self
- Rock Star as Chris 'Izzy' Cole
- Planet of the Apes as Captain Leo Davidson
2000
- The Yards as Leo Handler
- The Perfect Storm as Bobby Shatford
1999
- Three Kings as Troy Barlow
- The Corruptor as Danny Wallace
- The Early Show as Self - Guest
1998
- The Big Hit as Melvin Smiley
1997
- The View as Self
- Boogie Nights as Eddie Adams / Dirk Diggler
- Traveller as Pat
1996
- Fear as David McCall
- E! True Hollywood Story
1995
- The Basketball Diaries as Mickey
1994
- Renaissance Man as Pvt. Tommy Lee Haywood
- Inside the Actors Studio as Self
1993
- Raw
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- The Substitute as Ryan Westerberg
- The Marky Mark Workout: Form... Focus... Fitness as Marky Mark
1992
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- Out All Night as Marky Mark
1991
- Teen Vid II as Self
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1987
- Kids' Choice Awards as Host
- Going Live! as Self
1981
- Entertainment Tonight as Self
1980
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1952
- Today as Self