Mark Wahlberg
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
Raw
1993
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Series
Conan
Self
2010
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
Series
Entourage
Self
2004
Series
Top Gear
Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
2002
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self - Guest
1992
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Good Day Live
Self
2001
Film
The Departed
Dignam
2006
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
Self - Guest
2016
Film
Ted 2
John
2015
Film
Ted
John Bennett
2012
Series
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter
1992
Film
Play Dirty
Parker
2025
Film
Balls Up
Brad
2026
Film
Uncharted
Victor 'Sully' Sullivan
2022
Film
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Cade Yeager
2014
Series
Going Live!
Self
1987
Film
The Family Plan
Dan Morgan
2023
Film
The Family Plan 2
Dan Morgan
2025
Film
Lone Survivor
Petty Officer First Class Marcus Luttrell
2013
Film
Shooter
Bob Lee Swagger
2007
Series
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Self
2002
Series
The Word
1990
Film
The Other Guys
Detective Terry Hoitz
2010
Film
The Italian Job
Charlie Croker
2003
Film
Flight Risk
Daryl Booth
2025
Film
Transformers: The Last Knight
Cade Yeager
2017
Film
Boogie Nights
Eddie Adams / Dirk Diggler
1997
Series
Today
Self
1952
Film
Instant Family
Pete Wagner
2018
Film
The Happening
Elliot Moore
2008
Film
Planet of the Apes
Captain Leo Davidson
2001
Film
The Lovely Bones
Jack Salmon
2009
Series
Kids' Choice Awards
Host
1987
Film
Daddy's Home
Dusty Mayron
2015
Film
Four Brothers
Bobby Mercer
2005
Film
Patriots Day
Sgt. Tommy Saunders
2016
Film
Infinite
Evan McCauley
2021
Film
Pain & Gain
Daniel Lugo
2013
Film
Deepwater Horizon
Mike Williams
2016
Film
Fear
David McCall
1996
Film
2 Guns
Michael 'Stig' Stigman
2013
Film
The Perfect Storm
Bobby Shatford
2000
Film
The Fighter
Micky Ward
2010
Film
Date Night
Holbrooke
2010
Film
Father Stu
Father Stuart 'Stu' Long
2022
Series
Wahl Street
Self
2021
Film
Daddy's Home 2
Dusty
2017
Film
The Union
Mike McKenna
2024
Film
Scoob!
Blue Falcon (voice)
2020
Film
Arthur the King
Michael
2024
Film
The Basketball Diaries
Mickey
1995
Film
Three Kings
Troy Barlow
1999
Series
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
Self
2018
Film
Mile 22
James Silva
2018
Series
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Film
The Gambler
Jim Bennett
2014
Film
Max Payne
Max Payne
2008
Series
Nightline
1980
Film
Entourage
Mark Wahlberg
2015
Film
The Big Hit
Melvin Smiley
1998
Film
The Yards
Leo Handler
2000
Film
Broken City
Billy Taggart
2013
Series
Wahlburgers
Self
2014
Film
Contraband
Chris Farraday
2012
Film
Me Time
Huck Dembo
2022
Film
We Own the Night
Joseph Grusinsky
2007
Film
All the Money in the World
Fletcher Chase
2017
Series
Hart to Heart
Self
2021
Series
The Defiant Ones
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
Spenser Confidential
Spenser
2020
Film
Invincible
Vince Papale
2006
Film
The Corruptor
Danny Wallace
1999
Film
Rock Star
Chris 'Izzy' Cole
2001
Film
I ♥ Huckabees
Tommy Corn
2004
Film
Renaissance Man
Pvt. Tommy Lee Haywood
1994
Out All Night
Marky Mark
1992
Series
The Early Show
Self - Guest
1999
Film
Joe Bell
Joe Bell
2020
Film
The Truth About Charlie
Peter Joshua
2002
Film
By Any Means
Gregory Scarpa
2026
Ted: The Animated Series
John (voice)
Spenser Confidential 2
Spenser
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Film
Overnight
Self
2003
Film
kid 90
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Commitment to Life
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
Mojave
Norman
2016
Film
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
Traveller
Pat
1997
Film
Evolution Within Extinction
Self
2014
Series
Flip It Like Disick
Self
2019
Film
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
Film
Manny
2014
The Big Fix
The Operator
Film
Die 90er - Popwunder & Popsünden
Self
2004
TMZ peanut oil
2025
Film
The Substitute
Ryan Westerberg
1993
Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame
Self (archive footage)
2011
Weekend Warriors
Series
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
The Making of We Own the Night
Self
Film
The Invocation
Self
2010
Film
Teen Vid II
Self
1991
Film
Legendary Nights: The Tale of Gatti-Ward
Narrator (voice)
2013
Film
Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and 'The Departed'
Self
2007
Film
The Marky Mark Workout: Form... Focus... Fitness
Marky Mark
1993
Six Billion Dollar Man
Steve Austin
Film
Entourage
Self
2004