Movies+ Where To Watch
Download Search New Upcoming Discover Home
Mark Wahlberg
28 FOLLOWERS • 111 CREDITS • JUN 5, 1971 • 54
Follow
Biography
more
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mark Wahlberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Overview
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mark Wahlberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Raw
Saturday Night Live
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Graham Norton Show
Today
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Entourage
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
E! True Hollywood Story
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Going Live!
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Honest Trailers
Top Gear
The Early Show
Out All Night
Band of Brothers
Kids' Choice Awards
The Defiant Ones
Entertainment Tonight
Flip It Like Disick
Hart to Heart
Entourage
Renaissance Man
I ♥ Huckabees
T.J. Miller: Farm Hippie
The Departed
Scoob!
Date Night
The Perfect Storm
Uncharted
Uncharted 2
Ted: The Animated Series
2 Guns
The Basketball Diaries
We Own the Night
Daddy's Home 2
All the Money in the World
Me Time
The Lovely Bones
Daddy's Home
The Other Guys
Instant Family
Father Stu
The Happening
The Italian Job
Planet of the Apes
Lone Survivor
Legendary Nights: The Tale of Gatti-Ward
Fear
The Big Hit
Pain & Gain
Four Brothers
Boogie Nights
The Family Plan
Arthur the King
Transformers: The Last Knight
Weekend Warriors
Flight Risk
Broken City
Max Payne
Invincible
Contraband
Ted 2
Spenser Confidential 2
Deepwater Horizon
Infinite
Play Dirty
The Union
Shooter
The Gambler
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Ted
The Corruptor
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Patriots Day
The Fighter
Spenser Confidential
Wahl Street
Production Credits
Deepwater Horizon
Spenser Confidential
The Murders at Starved Rock
Instant Family
The Family Plan
Prisoners
Father Stu
Boardwalk Empire
Wahl Street
How to Make It in America
Lone Survivor
McMillion$
Spy High
Broken City
We Own the Night
Cocaine Quarterback: Signal-Caller for the Cartel
Arthur the King
Patriots Day
The Fighter
Contraband
Entourage
In Treatment
The Gambler
Entourage
Shooter
The Union
Infinite
Movies+ Discover & Track Movies
Never miss a movie again with Movies+, the simple tracker that keeps you updated on where to watch, stream, rent, or buy, while also alerting you to any production changes and new release dates of your favorite films!
Get