Mark Wahlberg
Acting • Born 1971-06-05
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.
Filmography
122 credits
Planet of the Apes
Movie • 2001
Captain Leo Davidson
The Departed
Movie • 2006
Dignam
The Perfect Storm
Movie • 2000
Bobby Shatford
I ♥ Huckabees
Movie • 2004
Tommy Corn
Fear
Movie • 1996
David McCall
We Own the Night
Movie • 2007
Joseph Grusinsky
The Basketball Diaries
Movie • 1995
Mickey
Boogie Nights
Movie • 1997
Eddie Adams / Dirk Diggler
Three Kings
Movie • 1999
Troy Barlow
Shooter
Movie • 2007
Bob Lee Swagger
The Lovely Bones
Movie • 2009
Jack Salmon
Invincible
Movie • 2006
Vince Papale
Renaissance Man
Movie • 1994
Pvt. Tommy Lee Haywood
Die 90er - Popwunder & Popsünden
Movie • 2004
Self
The Happening
Movie • 2008
Elliot Moore
Four Brothers
Movie • 2005
Bobby Mercer
The Big Hit
Movie • 1998
Melvin Smiley
The Corruptor
Movie • 1999
Danny Wallace
Max Payne
Movie • 2008
Max Payne
Rock Star
Movie • 2001
Chris 'Izzy' Cole
The Other Guys
Movie • 2010
Detective Terry Hoitz
The Italian Job
Movie • 2003
Charlie Croker
The Truth About Charlie
Movie • 2002
Peter Joshua
Date Night
Movie • 2010
Holbrooke
The Fighter
Movie • 2010
Micky Ward
The Yards
Movie • 2000
Leo Handler
Flight Risk
Movie • 2025
Daryl Booth
Ted
Movie • 2012
John Bennett
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Movie • 2014
Cade Yeager
Spenser Confidential 2
Movie
Spenser
Contraband
Movie • 2012
Chris Farraday
Broken City
Movie • 2013
Billy Taggart
Pain & Gain
Movie • 2013
Daniel Lugo
2 Guns
Movie • 2013
Michael 'Stig' Stigman
Lone Survivor
Movie • 2013
Petty Officer First Class Marcus Luttrell
The Making of We Own the Night
Movie
Self
Ted 2
Movie • 2015
John
Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and 'The Departed'
Movie • 2007
Self
Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame
Movie • 2011
Self (archive footage)
Daddy's Home
Movie • 2015
Dusty Mayron
The Substitute
Movie • 1993
Ryan Westerberg
Play Dirty
Movie • 2025
Parker
The Gambler
Movie • 2014
Jim Bennett
Mojave
Movie • 2016
Norman
Uncharted 2
Movie
Victor Sullivan
The Family Plan
Movie • 2023
Dan Morgan
Deepwater Horizon
Movie • 2016
Mike Williams
Evolution Within Extinction
Movie • 2014
Self
Mile 22
Movie • 2018
James Silva
Transformers: The Last Knight
Movie • 2017
Cade Yeager
Entourage
Movie • 2015
Mark Wahlberg
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Patriots Day
Movie • 2016
Sgt. Tommy Saunders
Balls Up
Movie
Brad Lewison
Daddy's Home 2
Movie • 2017
Dusty
Weekend Warriors
Movie
All the Money in the World
Movie • 2017
Fletcher Chase
Overnight
Movie • 2003
Self
Traveller
Movie • 1997
Pat
T.J. Miller: Farm Hippie
Movie • 2014
Self
Manny
Movie • 2014
Instant Family
Movie • 2018
Pete Wagner
Spenser Confidential
Movie • 2020
Spenser
Joe Bell
Movie • 2020
Joe Bell
Scoob!
Movie • 2020
Blue Falcon (voice)
Infinite
Movie • 2021
Evan McCauley
Arthur the King
Movie • 2024
Michael
Uncharted
Movie • 2022
Victor 'Sully' Sullivan
The Marky Mark Workout: Form... Focus... Fitness
Movie • 1993
Marky Mark
The Invocation
Movie • 2010
Self
Teen Vid II
Movie • 1991
Self
Legendary Nights: The Tale of Gatti-Ward
Movie • 2013
Narrator (voice)
The Union
Movie • 2024
Mike McKenna
Father Stu
Movie • 2022
Father Stuart 'Stu' Long
kid 90
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Me Time
Movie • 2022
Huck Dembo
The Family Plan 2
Movie • 2025
Dan Morgan
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
Movie • 2024
Self
By Any Means
Movie
Epic OC Animatic
Movie
Olive (voice)
The Operator
Movie
Six Billion Dollar Man
Movie
Steve Austin
The Big Fix
Movie
Inside the Actors Studio
TV • 1994
Self
Nightline
TV • 1980
Today
TV • 1952
Self
The View
TV • 1997
Self
E! True Hollywood Story
TV • 1996
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
The Early Show
TV • 1999
Self - Guest
Wahl Street
TV • 2021
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Entertainment Tonight
TV • 1981
Self
Entourage
TV • 2004
Self
Wahlburgers
TV • 2014
Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV • 2005
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
Flip It Like Disick
TV • 2019
Self
Top Gear
TV • 2002
Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
Going Live!
TV • 1987
Self
Hart to Heart
TV • 2021
Self
Good Day Live
TV • 2001
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self
Out All Night
TV • 1992
Marky Mark
Raw
TV • 1993
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
TV • 2002
Self
Kids' Choice Awards
TV • 1987
Host
The Defiant Ones
TV • 2017
Self (archive footage)
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
TV • 2018
Self
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
Ted: The Animated Series
TV
John (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
TMZ peanut oil
TV • 2025
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV • 1992
Self - Presenter