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Mark Wahlberg
Actor, ProducerBorn June 5, 1971 (54 years)
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.
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 Filmography
| 2026 | |
| 2025 | The Family Plan 2 · as Dan Morgan |
| 2025 | Play Dirty · as Parker |
| 2025 | Flight Risk · as Daryl |
| 2024 | The Union · as Mike Mckenna |
| 2024 | Arthur the King · as Michael |
| 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 | 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 | |
| 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 | 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 Joseph 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) |
| 1989 | Troldspejlet (TV Series) · as Captain Leo Davidson |
| 1987 | Kids' Choice Awards (TV Series) · as Host |
| 1979 | Nightline (TV Series) |
Balls Up · as Brad Lewison |
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| 2025 | |
| 2025 | Cocaine Quarterback: Signal-Caller for the Cartel (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | Spy High (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | |
| 2024 | |
| 2024 | Arthur the King · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | The Golden Boy (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | |
| 2021 | The Murders at Starved Rock (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | Wahl Street (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | The Lost Lincoln · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | Undiscovered (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | Run This City (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | McMillion$ (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | |
| 2017 | Daddy's Home 2 · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | Shooter (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | |
| 2015 | Stealing Cars · as Executive Producer |
| 2015 | Ballers (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | Wahlburgers (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | Prisoners · as Executive Producer |
| 2013 | |
| 2012 | |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | Boardwalk Empire (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2010 | How to Make It in America (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2008 | In Treatment (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2007 | |
| 2004 | Entourage (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2004 | Juvies · as Executive Producer |
Sharky's Machine · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | Larger Than Life: Reign of the Boybands · as Self |
| 2024 | Faye · as Self - Actor: 'the Yards' |
| 2024 | UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 · as Self - Spectator |
| 2023 | UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington · as Self - Spectator |
| 2023 | Commitment to Life · as Self |
| 2023 | UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2023 | The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump · as Self (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2023 | UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2023 | The 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2022 | Sr. · as Self |
| 2022 | UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2022 | WrestleMania 38 · as Self |
| 2022 | UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane · as Self - Spectator |
| 2021 | Hart to Heart (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | Wahl Street (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | Kid 90 · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | GMA3: What You Need to Know (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2020 | Beastie Boys Story · as Self |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Flip It Like Disick (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Desus & Mero (2019) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | The Making of 'Mile 22' · as Self |
| 2018 | The Cure · as Self |
| 2018 | Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1 · as Self |
| 2018 | GQ Presents: Iconic Characters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Saturday Mash-Up (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | The Ingraham Angle (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | The Defiant Ones (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2017 | 2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2017 | Hollywood First Look Features (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Super Bowl LI · as Self |
| 2016 | Breaking Par (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Undisputed (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Sunday Today with Willie Geist (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2016 | Chelsea (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2016 | 73rd Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2015 | The Big Fat Quiz of the Year · as Self |
| 2015 | WWE Hell in a Cell · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Entourage · as Mark Wahlberg |
| 2015 | 2015 MTV Movie Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | Super Bowl XLIX · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | Good Morning Britain (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2014 | 2014 MTV Movie Awards · as Self - Generation Award Recipient |
| 2014 | Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 2014 · as Self - Host |
| 2014 | The Noite with Danilo Gentili (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Wahlburgers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | 19th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2013 | The Hollywood Reporter Roundtables (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | The A-Game: Michael Bay's 'Pain & Gain' · as Self |
| 2013 | Dirty Laundry Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | The Show with Vinny (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2013 | The Oscars · as Self - Presenter |
| 2013 | 70th Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2012 | Larry King Now (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | 2012 MTV Movie Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2012 | The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | Scream Awards 2011 · as Self |
| 2011 | The Rosie Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2011 | Anderson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | Teen Choice 2011 · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2011 | Dish Nation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | The Five (TV Series) · as Self - On Patriotism |
| 2011 | Guys Choice Awards 2011 · as Self - Winner |
| 2011 | 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2011 | Piers Morgan Tonight (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2011 | Close Up (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | Ask Rhod Gilbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | The Invocation · as Self |
| 2010 | 2010 MTV Movie Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | The Dr. Oz Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | The Project (2009) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2008 | 2008 MTV Movie Awards · as Self |
| 2008 | Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo · as Self |
| 2008 | Reinventando Hollywood · as Self |
| 2007 | The Dan Patrick Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | Xposé (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | The 79th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2007 | The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2006 | Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | El Hormiguero 3.0 (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | Mike & Mike (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Howard Stern on Demand (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | ESPY Awards · as Self |
| 2005 | The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2005 · as Self - Presenter |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Die 90er - Popwunder & Popsünden · as Self |
| 2004 | The Insider (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Entourage (TV Series) · as Mark Wahlberg |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | La méthode Cauet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | 2003 MTV Movie Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Reel Comedy (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Top Gear (TV Series) · as Self - Star In A Reasonably-Priced Car |
| 2002 | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Starbuck Holger Meins · as Self |
| 2002 | HypaSpace (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Bubblegum Babylon · as Self |
| 2001 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2001 | America: A Tribute to Heroes · as Self |
| 2001 | Good Day Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Lorraine (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2001 | The Test (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 2001 | The 28th Annual American Music Awards · as Self |
| 2001 | The Making of 'Planet of the Apes' · as Self |
| 2000 | VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards · as Self |
| 2000 | 2000 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self |
| 2000 | 2000 MTV Movie Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2000 | Big Brother (US) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1999 | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1999 | TV Total (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | |
| 1998 | TRL (2017) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | 1998 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1998 | 1998 MTV Movie Awards · as Self |
| 1998 | Fox and Friends (USA) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | 1997 VH1 Fashion Awards · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Good evening, Norway! (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1997 | 1997 MTV Movie Awards · as Self |
| 1997 | The Dome (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | VIP World (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | MADtv (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Tough (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | WGN Morning News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | The Howard Stern Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1994 | Inside the Actors Studio (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Live & Kicking (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | The Big Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | The Ben Stiller Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | 1992 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self |
| 1992 | ARD-Morgenmagazin (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | MTV Movie & TV Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 1992 | The 19th Annual American Music Awards · as Self |
| 1991 | Idols · as Self |
| 1991 | Movie Days (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | E! News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Teen Vid II · as Self |
| 1990 | The Word (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | National Memorial Day Concert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | This Morning (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1987 | Going Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1971 | Film (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self (segment: Mark Wahlberg) |
| 1962 | The Late Late Show (IE) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1954 | The Early Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | Formula 1 (TV Series) · as Self - Spectator |