MW
Mark Wahlberg
Actor, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn June 5, 1971 (53 years)
Mark Wahlberg (born June 5, 1971), former stage name Marky Mark, is an American actor, businessman, 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, nine Primetime Emmy Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Wahlberg was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1971. During his early life, he perpetrated several crimes. In the 1990s, Wahlberg was a member of the music group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, 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, he 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). He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for the sports drama biopic The Fighter (2010), in which he starred as Micky Ward. In 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). He also became the protagonist in two films in the Transformers live-action film franchise, Transformers: Age of Extinction and Transformers: The Last Knight. 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. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010.
Wahlberg was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1971. During his early life, he perpetrated several crimes. In the 1990s, Wahlberg was a member of the music group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, 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, he 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). He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for the sports drama biopic The Fighter (2010), in which he starred as Micky Ward. In 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). He also became the protagonist in two films in the Transformers live-action film franchise, Transformers: Age of Extinction and Transformers: The Last Knight. 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. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010.
Known For
Filmography
| 2025 | Flight Risk · as Daryl Booth |
| 2024 | The Union · as Mike Mckenna |
| 2024 | Arthur the King · as Michael Light |
| 2023 | The Family Plan · as Dan Morgan |
| 2022 | Me Time · as Huck Dembo |
| 2022 | Father Stu · as Father Stuart 'stu' Long |
| 2022 | Uncharted · as Victor 'sully' Sullivan |
| 2021 | Infinite · as Evan Mccauley |
| 2020 | Joe Bell · as Joe Bell |
| 2020 | The Six Billion Dollar Man · as Steve Austin |
| 2020 | Scoob! · as Blue Falcon (voice) |
| 2020 | Spenser Confidential · as Spenser |
| 2018 | Instant Family · as Pete Wagner |
| 2018 | Mile 22 · as James Silva |
| 2017 | All the Money in the World · as Fletcher Chase |
| 2017 | Daddy's Home 2 · as Dusty |
| 2017 | Transformers: The Last Knight · as Cade Yeager |
| 2016 | Patriots Day · as Sgt. Tommy Saunders |
| 2016 | Deepwater Horizon · as Mike Williams |
| 2015 | Daddy's Home · as Dusty Mayron |
| 2015 | Mojave · as Norman |
| 2015 | Ted 2 · as John |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | The Gambler · as Jim Bennett |
| 2014 | Transformers: Age of Extinction · as Cade Yeager |
| 2013 | Lone Survivor · as Petty Officer First Class Marcus Luttrell |
| 2013 | 2 Guns · as Michael 'stig' Stigman |
| 2013 | Pain & Gain · as Daniel Lugo |
| 2013 | Broken City · as Billy Taggart |
| 2012 | Ted · as John Bennett |
| 2012 | Honest Trailers (TV Series) · as Dan Morgan (archive Footage) |
| 2012 | Contraband · as Chris Farraday |
| 2010 | The Fighter · as Micky Ward |
| 2010 | The Other Guys · as Detective Terry Hoitz |
| 2010 | Date Night · as Holbrooke |
| 2009 | The Lovely Bones · as Jack Salmon |
| 2008 | Max Payne · as Max Payne |
| 2008 | The Happening · as Elliot Moore |
| 2007 | We Own the Night · as Cpt. Joseph 'joe' Grusinsky |
| 2007 | Shooter · as Bob Lee Swagger |
| 2006 | The Departed · as Dignam |
| 2006 | Invincible · as Vince Papale |
| 2006 | Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters · as Bobby Shatford |
| 2005 | Four Brothers · as Bobby Mercer |
| 2004 | I Heart Huckabees · as Tommy Corn |
| 2004 | Juvies · as Cast |
| 2003 | The Italian Job · as Charlie Croker |
| 2003 | Legendary Nights (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2002 | The Truth About Charlie · as Peter Joshua |
| 2001 | Rock Star · as Chris 'izzy' Cole |
| 2001 | Planet of the Apes · as Captain Leo Davidson |
| 2000 | The Perfect Storm · as Bobby Shatford |
| 2000 | The Yards · as Leo Handler |
| 1999 | Three Kings · as Troy Barlow |
| 1999 | The Corruptor · as Danny Wallace |
| 1998 | The Big Hit · as Melvin Smiley |
| 1997 | Boogie Nights · as Eddie Adams / Dirk Diggler |
| 1997 | |
| 1996 | Fear · as David Mccall |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) |
| 1995 | The Basketball Diaries · as Mickey |
| 1994 | Renaissance Man · as Pvt. Tommy Lee Haywood |
| 1993 | The Substitute · as Ryan Westerberg |
| 1993 | WWE Raw (TV Series) |
| 1993 | Form... Focus... Fitness, the Marky Mark Workout · as Marky Mark |
| 1992 | Out All Night (TV Series) · as Marky Mark |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) |
| 1991 | Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch: Good Vibrations · as Marky Mark |
| 1991 | MC Hammer: 2 Legit 2 Quit · as Marky Mark |
| 1989 | Troldspejlet (TV Series) · as Captain Leo Davidson |
| 1987 | Kids' Choice Awards (TV Series) · as Host |
| 1979 | Nightline (TV Series) |
Father Stu: Reborn · as Father Stuart |