Mark Wahlberg
Date of birth: 1971-06-05
Place of birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Marky Mark, Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg
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.
Movie Credits
Planet of the Apes
2001-07-26
After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself
The Departed
2006-10-04
To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the under
The Perfect Storm
2000-06-29
In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atl
I ♥ Huckabees
2004-09-10
A husband-and-wife team play detective, but not in the traditional sense. Instead, the happy duo hel
Fear
1996-04-12
Nicole Walker always dreamed of being swept away by someone special — someone strong, sexy and sensi
We Own the Night
2007-10-12
A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hitmen.
The Basketball Diaries
1995-04-21
A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world
Boogie Nights
1997-10-10
Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic po
Three Kings
1999-09-27
A group of American soldiers stationed in Iraq at the end of the Gulf War find a map they believe wi
Shooter
2007-03-22
A top Marine sniper, Bob Lee Swagger, leaves the military after a mission goes horribly awry and dis
The Lovely Bones
2009-12-26
After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken
Invincible
2006-08-25
Inspired by the true story of Vince Papale, a man with nothing to lose who ignored the staggering od
Renaissance Man
1994-06-03
An advertising man is slowly sliding downhill. When he is fired from his job in Detroit, he signs up
Die 90er - Popwunder & Popsünden
2004-10-10
The Happening
2008-06-11
When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliot Mo
Four Brothers
2005-08-11
Four adopted brothers return to their Detroit hometown when their mother is murdered and vow to exac
The Big Hit
1998-04-24
Affable hit man Melvin Smiley is constantly being scammed by his cutthroat colleagues in the life-en
The Corruptor
1999-03-12
Danny is a young cop partnered with Nick, a seasoned but ethically tainted veteran. As the two try t
Max Payne
2008-10-15
A DEA agent whose family was slain as part of a conspiracy, and an assassin out to avenge her sister
Rock Star
2001-09-04
A wannabe rock star who fronts a Pennsylvania-based tribute band is devastated when his bandmates ki
The Other Guys
2010-08-06
Unlike their heroic counterparts on the force, desk-bound NYPD detectives Gamble and Hoitz garner no
The Italian Job
2003-05-30
Charlie Croker pulled off the crime of a lifetime. The one thing that he didn't plan on was being do
The Truth About Charlie
2002-10-25
Regina meets charming Joshua while vacationing in Martinique, as she contemplates ending her whirlwi
Date Night
2010-04-08
Phil and Claire Foster fear that their mild-mannered relationship may be falling into a stale rut. D
The Fighter
2010-12-10
Boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise
The Yards
2000-04-27
In the rail yards of Queens, contractors repair and rebuild the city's subway cars. These contracts
Flight Risk
2025-01-22
A pilot transports a U.S. Marshal accompanying a government witness to a trial in New York. As they
Ted
2012-06-29
John Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must deci
Transformers: Age of Extinction
2014-06-25
As humanity picks up the pieces after the battle of Chicago, a shadowy group reveals itself in an at
Spenser Confidential 2
A sequel to the 2020 film.
Contraband
2012-01-12
When his brother-in-law runs afoul of a drug lord, family man Chris Farraday turns to a skill he aba
Broken City
2013-01-18
In a broken city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and revenge after being
Pain & Gain
2013-04-18
Daniel Lugo, manager of the Sun Gym in 1990s Miami, decides that there is only one way to achieve hi
2 Guns
2013-08-02
A DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who have been tasked with investigating one
Lone Survivor
2013-12-24
Four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level Taliban operative must make an imposs
The Making of We Own the Night
The cast and crew talk about We Own the Night. Written and directed by James Gray.
Ted 2
2015-06-25
Newlywed couple Ted and Tami-Lynn want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent, Ted w
Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and 'The Departed'
2007-02-13
Authorities, journalists, and the cast & crew from "The Departed" (2006) talk about the film's influ
Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame
2011-10-15
Documentary about Hollywood.
Daddy's Home
2015-12-25
The story of a mild-mannered radio executive who strives to become the best stepdad ever to his wife
The Substitute
1993-09-22
A high school substitute English teacher resorts to murder to protect her murderous dark past while
Play Dirty
2025-09-30
Expert thief Parker gets a shot at a major heist, but to pull it off he and his team must outsmart a
The Gambler
2014-12-25
Literature professor Jim Bennett leads a secret life as a high-stakes gambler. Always a risk-taker,
Mojave
2016-01-22
A suicidal artist goes into the desert, where he finds his doppelgänger, a homicidal drifter.
Uncharted 2
In development.
The Family Plan
2023-12-14
Dan Morgan is many things: a devoted husband, a loving father, a celebrated car salesman. He's also
Deepwater Horizon
2016-09-28
A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded during April 2010 and cre
Evolution Within Extinction
2014-09-30
The definitive feature-length documentary on the creation of "Transformers: Age of Extinction".
Mile 22
2018-08-16
An elite group of American operatives, aided by a top-secret tactical command team, must transport a
Transformers: The Last Knight
2017-06-16
Humans and Transformers are at war. Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried
Entourage
2015-06-03
Movie star Vincent Chase, together with his boys, Eric, Turtle and Johnny, are back…and back in busi
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
2023-05-22
An investigation into many of the shocking claims against Emmett, which include allegations of race
Patriots Day
2016-12-12
In the aftermath of an unspeakable act of terror, Police Sergeant Tommy Saunders joins courageous su
Balls Up
Two American marketing executives are fired for blowing a client sponsorship opportunity and decide
Daddy's Home 2
2017-11-09
Father and stepfather Dusty and Brad join forces to make Christmastime perfect for the children. The
Weekend Warriors
Based on the 2023 German comedy-drama Weekend Rebels, an autistic teenager wants to find a favorite
All the Money in the World
2017-12-21
The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devo
Traveller
1997-04-18
A young man, Pat, visits the clan of gypsy-like grifters (Irish Travellers) in rural North Carolina
T.J. Miller: Farm Hippie
2014-09-30
T.J. Miller never imagined he'd be part of a massive franchise like Transformers so he sets off arme
Manny
2014-12-31
From abject poverty to becoming a ten-time boxing world champion, congressman, and international ico
Overnight
2003-06-12
Alternately hilarious and horrifying, Overnight chronicles one man's misadventures of making a Holly
Instant Family
2018-11-13
When Pete and Ellie decide to start a family, they stumble into the world of foster care adoption. T
Spenser Confidential
2020-03-06
Spenser, a former Boston patrolman who just got out from prison, teams up with Hawk, an aspiring fig
Joe Bell
2020-09-14
The true story of a small town, working class father who embarks on a solo walk across the U.S. to c
Scoob!
2020-07-08
In Scooby-Doo’s greatest adventure yet, see the never-before told story of how lifelong friends Scoo
Infinite
2021-09-09
Evan McCauley has skills he never learned and memories of places he has never visited. Self-medicate
Arthur the King
2024-02-22
Over the course of ten days and 435 miles, an unbreakable bond is forged between pro adventure racer
Uncharted
2022-02-10
A young street-smart, Nathan Drake and his wisecracking partner Victor “Sully” Sullivan embark on a
The Marky Mark Workout: Form... Focus... Fitness
1993-01-01
A shirtless, shiny and ultra-buffed Marky Mark (a.k.a. Mark Wahlberg) provides plenty of eye candy a
The Invocation
2010-09-01
An exploration of the notion of 'God' and World Peace through Religion, Spirituality, History, Scien
Teen Vid II
1991-01-01
Video magazine with interviews, behind-the-scenes and music videos, including several young stars su
Legendary Nights: The Tale of Gatti-Ward
2013-10-19
The brutal trilogy of light-welterweight fights between Arturo 'Thunder' Gatti and 'Irish' Mickey Wa
The Union
2024-08-15
A New Jersey construction worker goes from regular guy to aspiring spy when his long-lost high schoo
Father Stu
2022-04-13
The true-life story of boxer-turned-priest. When an injury ends his amateur boxing career, Stuart Lo
kid 90
2021-03-12
As a teenager in the '90s, Soleil Moon Frye carried a video camera everywhere she went. She document
Me Time
2022-08-26
With his family away, a devoted stay-at-home dad enjoys his first me time in years by joining his ha
The Family Plan 2
2025-11-11
Now that Dan's assassin days are behind him, all he wants for Christmas is quality time with his kid
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
2024-11-12
Highlights boy bands and their rise — and fall — to fame, from The Beatles to Jackson 5 to the Jonas
By Any Means
2026-09-17
A notorious mafia hitman and a young Black FBI agent team up to investigate the murders of civil rig
Untitled Headhunters Remake
Remake of the Norwegian movie "Hodejegerne".
Epic OC Animatic
Epic animatic feat. Randy (wolf) and oc Olive (rabbit)
The Operator
An ex-Tier One Operator who earns a living as one of the CIA’s invisible clean-up men. When he’s ord
Six Billion Dollar Man
Plot unknown. Feature film based on the popular '70s TV series "The Six Million Dollar Man".