Mark Wahlberg
Born June 05, 1971 (Age: 54)
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Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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.
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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Filmography
Play Dirty
2025
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as Parker
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Age: 54
Flight Risk
2025
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as Daryl Booth
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Age: 53
Arthur the King
2024
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as Michael
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Age: 52
Father Stu
2022
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as Father Stuart 'Stu' Long
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Age: 50
Uncharted
2022
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as Victor 'Sully' Sullivan
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Age: 50
Joe Bell
2020
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as Joe Bell
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Age: 49
Scoob!
2020
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as Blue Falcon (voice)
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Age: 49
Instant Family
2018
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as Pete Wagner
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Age: 47
Mile 22
2018
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as James Silva
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Age: 47
All the Money in the World
2017
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as Fletcher Chase
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Age: 46
Daddy's Home 2
2017
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as Dusty
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Age: 46
Transformers: The Last Knight
2017
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as Cade Yeager
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Age: 46
Patriots Day
2016
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as Sgt. Tommy Saunders
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Age: 45
Deepwater Horizon
2016
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as Mike Williams
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Age: 45
Mojave
2016
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as Norman
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Age: 44
Daddy's Home
2015
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as Dusty Mayron
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Age: 44
Ted 2
2015
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as John
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Age: 44
Entourage
2015
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as Mark Wahlberg
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Age: 43
The Gambler
2014
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as Jim Bennett
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Age: 43
Evolution Within Extinction
2014
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as Self
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Age: 43
No Image
T.J. Miller: Farm Hippie
2014
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as Self
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Age: 43
Transformers: Age of Extinction
2014
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as Cade Yeager
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Age: 43
Lone Survivor
2013
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as Petty Officer First Class Marcus Luttrell
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Age: 42
2 Guns
2013
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as Michael 'Stig' Stigman
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Age: 42
Pain & Gain
2013
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as Daniel Lugo
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Age: 41
Broken City
2013
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as Billy Taggart
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Age: 41
Ted
2012
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as John Bennett
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Age: 41
Contraband
2012
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as Chris Farraday
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Age: 40
No Image
Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame
2011
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 40
The Fighter
2010
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as Micky Ward
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Age: 39
The Other Guys
2010
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as Detective Terry Hoitz
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Age: 39
Date Night
2010
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as Holbrooke
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Age: 38
The Lovely Bones
2009
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as Jack Salmon
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Age: 38
Max Payne
2008
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as Max Payne
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Age: 37
The Happening
2008
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as Elliot Moore
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Age: 37
We Own the Night
2007
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as Joseph Grusinsky
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Age: 36
Shooter
2007
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as Bob Lee Swagger
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Age: 35
The Departed
2006
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as Dignam
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Age: 35
Invincible
2006
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as Vince Papale
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Age: 35
Four Brothers
2005
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as Bobby Mercer
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Age: 34
I ♥ Huckabees
2004
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as Tommy Corn
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Age: 33
The Italian Job
2003
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as Charlie Croker
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Age: 31
Rock Star
2001
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as Chris 'Izzy' Cole
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Age: 30
Planet of the Apes
2001
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as Captain Leo Davidson
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Age: 30
The Perfect Storm
2000
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as Bobby Shatford
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Age: 29
The Yards
2000
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as Leo Handler
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Age: 28
Three Kings
1999
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as Troy Barlow
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Age: 28
The Corruptor
1999
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as Danny Wallace
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Age: 27
The Big Hit
1998
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as Melvin Smiley
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Age: 26
Boogie Nights
1997
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as Eddie Adams / Dirk Diggler
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Age: 26
The Basketball Diaries
1995
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as Mickey
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Age: 23
Renaissance Man
1994
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as Pvt. Tommy Lee Haywood
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Age: 22