Mark Wahlberg
Born 1971
Known for Ted, Transformers: Age of Extinction, Ted 2.
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.
Movie Credits
Balls Up (2026)
By Any Means (2026)
Flight Risk (2025)
Play Dirty (2025)
The Family Plan 2 (2025)
Arthur the King (2024)
The Union (2024)
The Family Plan (2023)
Father Stu (2022)
Infinite (2021)
Joe Bell (2020)
Spenser Confidential (2020)
Instant Family (2018)
Mile 22 (2018)
Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
Deepwater Horizon (2016)
Patriots Day (2016)
Ted 2 (2015)
The Gambler (2014)
Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
Broken City (2013)
Lone Survivor (2013)
Pain & Gain (2013)
Contraband (2012)
Ted (2012)
The Fighter (2010)
Max Payne (2008)
The Happening (2008)
Shooter (2007)
Invincible (2006)
Four Brothers (2005)
The Italian Job (2003)
Planet of the Apes (2001)
Rock Star (2001)
The Yards (2000)
The Corruptor (1999)
The Big Hit (1998)
Boogie Nights (1997)
Fear (1996)
The Marky Mark Workout: Form... Focus... Fitness (1993)
Me Time (2022)
Uncharted (2022)
Scoob! (2020)
All the Money in the World (2017)
Daddy's Home 2 (2017)
Daddy's Home (2015)
2 Guns (2013)
The Other Guys (2010)
The Lovely Bones (2009)
We Own the Night (2007)
The Truth About Charlie (2002)
The Perfect Storm (2000)
Three Kings (1999)
Traveller (1997)
The Basketball Diaries (1995)
Date Night (2010)
The Departed (2006)
Mojave (2016)
I ♥ Huckabees (2004)
Manny (2014)
Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and 'The Departed' (2007)
Renaissance Man (1994)
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump (2023)
Overnight (2003)
kid 90 (2021)
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands (2024)
