Mark Wahlberg

Mark Wahlberg

Acting • Born 1971-06-05

Acting7Boston, 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.

Filmography

122 credits
Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

Movie • 2001

Captain Leo Davidson

The Departed

The Departed

Movie • 2006

Dignam

The Perfect Storm

The Perfect Storm

Movie • 2000

Bobby Shatford

I ♥ Huckabees

I ♥ Huckabees

Movie • 2004

Tommy Corn

Fear

Fear

Movie • 1996

David McCall

We Own the Night

We Own the Night

Movie • 2007

Joseph Grusinsky

The Basketball Diaries

The Basketball Diaries

Movie • 1995

Mickey

Boogie Nights

Boogie Nights

Movie • 1997

Eddie Adams / Dirk Diggler

Three Kings

Three Kings

Movie • 1999

Troy Barlow

Shooter

Shooter

Movie • 2007

Bob Lee Swagger

The Lovely Bones

The Lovely Bones

Movie • 2009

Jack Salmon

Invincible

Invincible

Movie • 2006

Vince Papale

Renaissance Man

Renaissance Man

Movie • 1994

Pvt. Tommy Lee Haywood

Die 90er - Popwunder & Popsünden

Die 90er - Popwunder & Popsünden

Movie • 2004

Self

The Happening

The Happening

Movie • 2008

Elliot Moore

Four Brothers

Four Brothers

Movie • 2005

Bobby Mercer

The Big Hit

The Big Hit

Movie • 1998

Melvin Smiley

The Corruptor

The Corruptor

Movie • 1999

Danny Wallace

Max Payne

Max Payne

Movie • 2008

Max Payne

Rock Star

Rock Star

Movie • 2001

Chris 'Izzy' Cole

The Other Guys

The Other Guys

Movie • 2010

Detective Terry Hoitz

The Italian Job

The Italian Job

Movie • 2003

Charlie Croker

The Truth About Charlie

The Truth About Charlie

Movie • 2002

Peter Joshua

Date Night

Date Night

Movie • 2010

Holbrooke

The Fighter

The Fighter

Movie • 2010

Micky Ward

The Yards

The Yards

Movie • 2000

Leo Handler

Flight Risk

Flight Risk

Movie • 2025

Daryl Booth

Ted

Ted

Movie • 2012

John Bennett

Transformers: Age of Extinction

Transformers: Age of Extinction

Movie • 2014

Cade Yeager

Spenser Confidential 2

Spenser Confidential 2

Movie

Spenser

Contraband

Contraband

Movie • 2012

Chris Farraday

Broken City

Broken City

Movie • 2013

Billy Taggart

Pain & Gain

Pain & Gain

Movie • 2013

Daniel Lugo

2 Guns

2 Guns

Movie • 2013

Michael 'Stig' Stigman

Lone Survivor

Lone Survivor

Movie • 2013

Petty Officer First Class Marcus Luttrell

The Making of We Own the Night

The Making of We Own the Night

Movie

Self

Ted 2

Ted 2

Movie • 2015

John

Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and 'The Departed'

Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and 'The Departed'

Movie • 2007

Self

Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame

Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame

Movie • 2011

Self (archive footage)

Daddy's Home

Daddy's Home

Movie • 2015

Dusty Mayron

The Substitute

The Substitute

Movie • 1993

Ryan Westerberg

Play Dirty

Play Dirty

Movie • 2025

Parker

The Gambler

The Gambler

Movie • 2014

Jim Bennett

Mojave

Mojave

Movie • 2016

Norman

Uncharted 2

Uncharted 2

Movie

Victor Sullivan

The Family Plan

The Family Plan

Movie • 2023

Dan Morgan

Deepwater Horizon

Deepwater Horizon

Movie • 2016

Mike Williams

Evolution Within Extinction

Evolution Within Extinction

Movie • 2014

Self

Mile 22

Mile 22

Movie • 2018

James Silva

Transformers: The Last Knight

Transformers: The Last Knight

Movie • 2017

Cade Yeager

Entourage

Entourage

Movie • 2015

Mark Wahlberg

The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump

The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump

Movie • 2023

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Patriots Day

Patriots Day

Movie • 2016

Sgt. Tommy Saunders

Balls Up

Balls Up

Movie

Brad Lewison

Daddy's Home 2

Daddy's Home 2

Movie • 2017

Dusty

Weekend Warriors

Weekend Warriors

Movie

All the Money in the World

All the Money in the World

Movie • 2017

Fletcher Chase

Overnight

Overnight

Movie • 2003

Self

Traveller

Traveller

Movie • 1997

Pat

T.J. Miller: Farm Hippie

T.J. Miller: Farm Hippie

Movie • 2014

Self

Manny

Manny

Movie • 2014

Instant Family

Instant Family

Movie • 2018

Pete Wagner

Spenser Confidential

Spenser Confidential

Movie • 2020

Spenser

Joe Bell

Joe Bell

Movie • 2020

Joe Bell

Scoob!

Scoob!

Movie • 2020

Blue Falcon (voice)

Infinite

Infinite

Movie • 2021

Evan McCauley

Arthur the King

Arthur the King

Movie • 2024

Michael

Uncharted

Uncharted

Movie • 2022

Victor 'Sully' Sullivan

The Marky Mark Workout: Form... Focus... Fitness

The Marky Mark Workout: Form... Focus... Fitness

Movie • 1993

Marky Mark

The Invocation

The Invocation

Movie • 2010

Self

Teen Vid II

Teen Vid II

Movie • 1991

Self

Legendary Nights: The Tale of Gatti-Ward

Legendary Nights: The Tale of Gatti-Ward

Movie • 2013

Narrator (voice)

The Union

The Union

Movie • 2024

Mike McKenna

Father Stu

Father Stu

Movie • 2022

Father Stuart 'Stu' Long

kid 90

kid 90

Movie • 2021

Self (archive footage)

Me Time

Me Time

Movie • 2022

Huck Dembo

The Family Plan 2

The Family Plan 2

Movie • 2025

Dan Morgan

Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands

Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands

Movie • 2024

Self

By Any Means

By Any Means

Movie

Epic OC Animatic

Epic OC Animatic

Movie

Olive (voice)

The Operator

The Operator

Movie

Six Billion Dollar Man

Six Billion Dollar Man

Movie

Steve Austin

The Big Fix

The Big Fix

Movie

Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

TV • 1994

Self

Nightline

Nightline

TV • 1980

Today

Today

TV • 1952

Self

The View

The View

TV • 1997

Self

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

TV • 1996

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV • 1992

The Early Show

The Early Show

TV • 1999

Self - Guest

Wahl Street

Wahl Street

TV • 2021

Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV • 1993

Self - Guest

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV • 1988

Self - Guest

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

TV • 1975

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Entertainment Tonight

Entertainment Tonight

TV • 1981

Self

Entourage

Entourage

TV • 2004

Self

Wahlburgers

Wahlburgers

TV • 2014

Self

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

TV • 2005

Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV • 2014

Self

Flip It Like Disick

Flip It Like Disick

TV • 2019

Self

Top Gear

Top Gear

TV • 2002

Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV • 2003

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV • 2014

Self

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

TV • 2007

Self

Going Live!

Going Live!

TV • 1987

Self

Hart to Heart

Hart to Heart

TV • 2021

Self

Good Day Live

Good Day Live

TV • 2001

Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV • 2015

Self

Out All Night

Out All Night

TV • 1992

Marky Mark

Raw

Raw

TV • 1993

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV • 2019

Self

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV • 2003

Self

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

TV • 2002

Self

Kids' Choice Awards

Kids' Choice Awards

TV • 1987

Host

The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones

TV • 2017

Self (archive footage)

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

TV • 2018

Self

Conan

Conan

TV • 2010

Self

Ted: The Animated Series

Ted: The Animated Series

TV

John (voice)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV • 2014

Self - Guest

TMZ peanut oil

TMZ peanut oil

TV • 2025

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV • 2003

Self - Guest

MTV Movie & TV Awards

MTV Movie & TV Awards

TV • 1992

Self - Presenter