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. 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. 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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By Any Means
Character : Gregory Scarpa
2026
Balls Up
Character : Brad
2025
The Family Plan 2
Character : Dan Morgan
2025
Play Dirty
Character : Parker
2025
Flight Risk
Character : Daryl Booth
2024
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
Character : Self (archive footage)
2024
The Union
Character : Mike McKenna
2024
Arthur the King
Character : Michael
2023
The Family Plan
Character : Dan Morgan
2023
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
Character : Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
Commitment to Life
Character : Self (archive footage)
2022
Me Time
Character : Huck Dembo
2022
Father Stu
Character : Father Stuart 'Stu' Long
2022
Uncharted
Character : Victor 'Sully' Sullivan
2021
Infinite
Character : Evan McCauley
2021
kid 90
Character : Self (voice)
2020
Joe Bell
Character : Joe Bell
2020
Scoob!
Character : Blue Falcon (voice)
2020
Spenser Confidential
Character : Spenser
2018
Instant Family
Character : Pete Wagner
2018
Mile 22
Character : James Silva
2017
All the Money in the World
Character : Fletcher Chase
2017
Daddy's Home 2
Character : Dusty
2017
Transformers: The Last Knight
Character : Cade Yeager
- 50 Cent (1 time) The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
- A. Halim Mostafa (1 time) Three Kings
- A. Joseph Denucci (1 time) The Fighter
- A.C. Peterson (1 time) Shooter
- Aaron Moten (1 time) Father Stu
- Aaron Scotti (1 time) We Own the Night
- Aaron Speiser (1 time) The Italian Job
- Aaron Stielstra (1 time) Boogie Nights
- Aaron Vexler (1 time) We Own the Night
- Aaron Zell (2 times) 2 Guns, Ted 2
- Abby Webster (1 time) Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
- Abdul Basith (1 time) The Family Plan 2
- Abdullah Al-Dawalem (1 time) Three Kings
- Abe Farrelly (1 time) Balls Up
- Abigail Atchison (1 time) Infinite
- Abigail C Addison (1 time) Daddy's Home
- Abigail Klein (2 times) Transformers: Age of Extinction, Evolution Within Extinction
- Adam Beach (1 time) Four Brothers
- Adam Carolla (1 time) kid 90
- Adam Clinton (1 time) I ♥ Huckabees
- Adam Collins (1 time) The Union
- Adam Dunn (1 time) Play Dirty
- Adam Goodman (1 time) Evolution Within Extinction
- Adam Masnyk (1 time) The Departed
- Aaron Zell (2 times) 2 Guns, Ted 2
- Abigail Klein (2 times) Transformers: Age of Extinction, Evolution Within Extinction
- Alessandra Ambrosio (2 times) Daddy's Home, Daddy's Home 2
- Alexandra Creteau (2 times) Ted, Ted 2
- Alexandra Vino (2 times) Mile 22, Spenser Confidential
- Ali Suliman (2 times) Lone Survivor, Arthur the King
- Alison Folland (2 times) The Happening, The Fighter
- Allen Zwolle (3 times) Daddy's Home, Daddy's Home 2, Instant Family
- Allie Habberstad (2 times) Planet of the Apes, The Happening
- Amanda Seyfried (2 times) Ted 2, Scoob!
- Ambyr Childers (2 times) 2 Guns, The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
- Andrea Anders (2 times) Daddy's Home 2, Instant Family
- Annika Pergament (2 times) The Yards, Broken City
- Anthony "Ace" Thomas (9 times) I ♥ Huckabees, The Fighter, Contraband, Pain & Gain, Deepwater Horizon, Mile 22, Patriots Day, Instant Family, Spenser Confidential
- Anthony Molinari (2 times) The Fighter, Patriots Day
- Anthony Thomas (3 times) I ♥ Huckabees, Arthur the King, Uncharted
- Antonio Alvarez (2 times) Play Dirty, Balls Up
- Arthur Wahlberg (2 times) Patriots Day, Spenser Confidential
- Ashley Brimfield (2 times) The Lovely Bones, The Happening
- Ben Foster (2 times) Contraband, Lone Survivor
- Ben Schwartz (2 times) The Other Guys, Transformers: Age of Extinction
- Bill Burr (3 times) Date Night, Daddy's Home, Daddy's Home 2
- Bill Paxton (2 times) 2 Guns, Traveller
- Bill Smitrovich (2 times) Ted, Ted 2
2 Guns (2013)
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- Doris Morgado
- Edgar Arreola
- Edgar Leza
- Edward James Olmos
- Evie Thompson
- Fred Ward
- George Wilson
- Gilbert Rosales
- Greg Sproles
- Henry Penzi
- Hillel M. Sharman
- Jack Landry
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- Kyle Clements
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- Lucky Johnson
- Lucy Faust
- Mark Adam
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- Peter Gabb
- Ricardo Vargas
- Ritchie Montgomery
- Robert John Burke
- Robert Larriviere
- Samuel Baca-Garcia
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