Mark Wahlberg
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 5, 1971
- Birthplace
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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.
Filmography
- Untitled Pras Michél Documentary
Untitled Pras Michél Documentary TBA
Producer
- The Big Fix
The Big Fix TBA
Actor
- Six Billion Dollar Man
Six Billion Dollar Man TBA
as Steve Austin
- The Operator
The Operator TBA
Actor, Producer
- Weekend Warriors
Weekend Warriors TBA
Actor
- The Making of We Own the Night
The Making of We Own the Night TBA
as Self
- Spenser Confidential 2
Spenser Confidential 2 TBA
as Spenser
By Any Means 2026
as Gregory Scarpa, Producer
Balls Up 2026
as Brad
The Family Plan 2 2025
as Dan Morgan, Producer
Play Dirty 2025
as Parker
Flight Risk 2025
as Daryl Booth
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands 2024
as Self (archive footage)
The Union 2024
as Mike McKenna, Producer
MoviePass, MovieCrash 2024
Producer
Arthur the King 2024
as Michael, Executive Producer
The Family Plan 2023
as Dan Morgan, Producer
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump 2023
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Commitment to Life 2023
as Self (archive footage)
Me Time 2022
as Huck Dembo
Father Stu 2022
as Father Stuart 'Stu' Long, Producer
Uncharted 2022
as Victor 'Sully' Sullivan
Infinite 2021
as Evan McCauley, Producer
kid 90 2021
as Self (voice)
Joe Bell 2020
as Joe Bell, Producer
Scoob! 2020
as Blue Falcon (voice)
Spenser Confidential 2020
as Spenser, Producer
Instant Family 2018
as Pete Wagner, Producer
Mile 22 2018
as James Silva, Producer
All the Money in the World 2017
as Fletcher Chase
Daddy's Home 2 2017
as Dusty
Transformers: The Last Knight 2017
as Cade Yeager
Patriots Day 2016
as Sgt. Tommy Saunders, Producer
Deepwater Horizon 2016
as Mike Williams, Producer
Stealing Cars 2016
Executive Producer
Mojave 2016
as Norman
Daddy's Home 2015
as Dusty Mayron
Ted 2 2015
as John
Entourage 2015
as Mark Wahlberg, Producer
Manny 2014
Actor
The Gambler 2014
as Jim Bennett, Producer
Evolution Within Extinction 2014
as Self
Transformers: Age of Extinction 2014
as Cade Yeager
Lone Survivor 2013
as Petty Officer First Class Marcus Luttrell, Producer
Legendary Nights: The Tale of Gatti-Ward 2013
as Narrator (voice)
Prisoners 2013
Executive Producer
2 Guns 2013
as Michael 'Stig' Stigman
Pain & Gain 2013
as Daniel Lugo
Broken City 2013
as Billy Taggart, Producer
Ted 2012
as John Bennett
Contraband 2012
as Chris Farraday, Producer
- Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame
Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame 2011
as Self (archive footage)
The Fighter 2010
as Micky Ward, Producer
The Invocation 2010
as Self
The Other Guys 2010
as Detective Terry Hoitz
Date Night 2010
as Holbrooke
The Lovely Bones 2009
as Jack Salmon
Max Payne 2008
as Max Payne
The Happening 2008
as Elliot Moore
We Own the Night 2007
as Joseph Grusinsky, Producer
Shooter 2007
as Bob Lee Swagger
Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and 'The Departed' 2007
as Self
The Departed 2006
as Dignam
Invincible 2006
as Vince Papale
Four Brothers 2005
as Bobby Mercer
Die 90er - Popwunder & Popsünden 2004
as Self
I ♥ Huckabees 2004
as Tommy Corn
Overnight 2003
as Self
The Italian Job 2003
as Charlie Croker
The Truth About Charlie 2002
as Peter Joshua
Rock Star 2001
as Chris 'Izzy' Cole
Planet of the Apes 2001
as Captain Leo Davidson
The Perfect Storm 2000
as Bobby Shatford
The Yards 2000
as Leo Handler
Three Kings 1999
as Troy Barlow
The Corruptor 1999
as Danny Wallace
The Big Hit 1998
as Melvin Smiley
Boogie Nights 1997
as Eddie Adams / Dirk Diggler
Traveller 1997
as Pat
Fear 1996
as David McCall
The Basketball Diaries 1995
as Mickey
Renaissance Man 1994
as Pvt. Tommy Lee Haywood
The Substitute 1993
as Ryan Westerberg
The Marky Mark Workout: Form... Focus... Fitness 1993
as Marky Mark
Teen Vid II 1991
as Self
Credits from TMDB.