Balls Up
2026 · Movie
as Brad
Mark Wahlberg
1971-06-05
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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. 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
By Any Means
2026 · Movie
as Gregory Scarpa
Flight Risk
2025 · Movie
as Daryl Booth
Play Dirty
2025 · Movie
as Parker
The Family Plan 2
2025 · Movie
as Dan Morgan
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TMZ peanut oil
2025 · TV Show
Arthur the King
2024 · Movie
as Michael
The Union
2024 · Movie
as Mike McKenna
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
2024 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Family Plan
2023 · Movie
as Dan Morgan
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
2023 · Movie
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Commitment to Life
2023 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Uncharted
2022 · Movie
as Victor 'Sully' Sullivan
Father Stu
2022 · Movie
as Father Stuart 'Stu' Long
Me Time
2022 · Movie
as Huck Dembo
Infinite
2021 · Movie
as Evan McCauley
kid 90
2021 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Wahl Street
2021 · TV Show
as Self
Hart to Heart
2021 · TV Show
as Self
Spenser Confidential
2020 · Movie
as Spenser
Joe Bell
2020 · Movie
as Joe Bell
Scoob!
2020 · Movie
as Blue Falcon (voice)
Flip It Like Disick
2019 · TV Show
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · TV Show
as Self
Mile 22
2018 · Movie
as James Silva
Instant Family
2018 · Movie
as Pete Wagner
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
2018 · TV Show
as Self
Transformers: The Last Knight
2017 · Movie
as Cade Yeager
Daddy's Home 2
2017 · Movie
as Dusty
All the Money in the World
2017 · Movie
as Fletcher Chase
The Defiant Ones
2017 · TV Show
as Self (archive footage)
Mojave
2016 · Movie
as Norman
Deepwater Horizon
2016 · Movie
as Mike Williams
Patriots Day
2016 · Movie
as Sgt. Tommy Saunders
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
2016 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Ted 2
2015 · Movie
as John
Daddy's Home
2015 · Movie
as Dusty Mayron
Entourage
2015 · Movie
as Mark Wahlberg
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV Show
as Self
Transformers: Age of Extinction
2014 · Movie
as Cade Yeager
The Gambler
2014 · Movie
as Jim Bennett
Evolution Within Extinction
2014 · Movie
as Self
Manny
2014 · Movie
Wahlburgers
2014 · TV Show
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV Show
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · TV Show
as Self, Self - Guest
Broken City
2013 · Movie
as Billy Taggart
Pain & Gain
2013 · Movie
as Daniel Lugo
2 Guns
2013 · Movie
as Michael 'Stig' Stigman
Lone Survivor
2013 · Movie
as Petty Officer First Class Marcus Luttrell
Legendary Nights: The Tale of Gatti-Ward
2013 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Ted
2012 · Movie
as John Bennett
Contraband
2012 · Movie
as Chris Farraday
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Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame
2011 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Other Guys
2010 · Movie
as Detective Terry Hoitz
Date Night
2010 · Movie
as Holbrooke
The Fighter
2010 · Movie
as Micky Ward
The Invocation
2010 · Movie
as Self
Conan
2010 · TV Show
as Self
The Lovely Bones
2009 · Movie
as Jack Salmon
The Happening
2008 · Movie
as Elliot Moore
Max Payne
2008 · Movie
as Max Payne
We Own the Night
2007 · Movie
as Joseph Grusinsky
Shooter
2007 · Movie
as Bob Lee Swagger
Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and 'The Departed'
2007 · Movie
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · TV Show
as Self
The Departed
2006 · Movie
as Dignam
Invincible
2006 · Movie
as Vince Papale
Four Brothers
2005 · Movie
as Bobby Mercer
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005 · TV Show
as Self
I ♥ Huckabees
2004 · Movie
as Tommy Corn
Die 90er - Popwunder & Popsünden
2004 · Movie
as Self
Entourage
2004 · TV Show
as Self
The Italian Job
2003 · Movie
as Charlie Croker
Overnight
2003 · Movie
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV Show
as Self, Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · TV Show
as Self
The Truth About Charlie
2002 · Movie
as Peter Joshua
Top Gear
2002 · TV Show
as Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002 · TV Show
as Self
Planet of the Apes
2001 · Movie
as Captain Leo Davidson
Rock Star
2001 · Movie
as Chris 'Izzy' Cole
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Good Day Live
2001 · TV Show
as Self
The Perfect Storm
2000 · Movie
as Bobby Shatford
The Yards
2000 · Movie
as Leo Handler
Three Kings
1999 · Movie
as Troy Barlow
The Corruptor
1999 · Movie
as Danny Wallace
The Early Show
1999 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
The Big Hit
1998 · Movie
as Melvin Smiley
Boogie Nights
1997 · Movie
as Eddie Adams / Dirk Diggler
Traveller
1997 · Movie
as Pat
The View
1997 · TV Show
as Self
Fear
1996 · Movie
as David McCall
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · TV Show
The Basketball Diaries
1995 · Movie
as Mickey
Renaissance Man
1994 · Movie
as Pvt. Tommy Lee Haywood
Inside the Actors Studio
1994 · TV Show
as Self
The Substitute
1993 · Movie
as Ryan Westerberg
The Marky Mark Workout: Form... Focus... Fitness
1993 · Movie
as Marky Mark
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Raw
1993 · TV Show
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
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Out All Night
1992 · TV Show
as Marky Mark
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992 · TV Show
as Self - Presenter
Teen Vid II
1991 · Movie
as Self
The Word
1990 · TV Show
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Going Live!
1987 · TV Show
as Self
Kids' Choice Awards
1987 · TV Show
as Host
Entertainment Tonight
1981 · TV Show
as Self
Nightline
1980 · TV Show
Saturday Night Live
1975 · TV Show
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Today
1952 · TV Show
as Self
No image
Spenser Confidential 2
· Movie
as Spenser
No image
The Making of We Own the Night
· Movie
as Self
No image
Weekend Warriors
· Movie
No image
The Operator
· Movie
No image
Six Billion Dollar Man
· Movie
as Steve Austin
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The Big Fix
· Movie
No image
Ted: The Animated Series
· TV Show
as John (voice)
Crew Credits
By Any Means
2026 · Movie
Producer
The Family Plan 2
2025 · Movie
Producer
Spy High
2025 · TV Show
Executive Producer
Cocaine Quarterback: Signal-Caller for the Cartel
2025 · TV Show
Executive Producer
MoviePass, MovieCrash
2024 · Movie
Producer
Arthur the King
2024 · Movie
Executive Producer
The Union
2024 · Movie
Producer
The Family Plan
2023 · Movie
Producer
The Golden Boy
2023 · TV Show
Executive Producer
Father Stu
2022 · Movie
Producer
Infinite
2021 · Movie
Producer
Wahl Street
2021 · TV Show
Executive Producer
The Murders at Starved Rock
2021 · TV Show
Executive Producer
Spenser Confidential
2020 · Movie
Producer
Joe Bell
2020 · Movie
Producer
McMillion$
2020 · TV Show
Executive Producer
Run This City
2020 · TV Show
Executive Producer
Undiscovered
2020 · TV Show
Executive Producer
Mile 22
2018 · Movie
Producer
Instant Family
2018 · Movie
Producer
Stealing Cars
2016 · Movie
Executive Producer
Deepwater Horizon
2016 · Movie
Producer
Patriots Day
2016 · Movie
Producer
Shooter
2016 · TV Show
Executive Producer
Entourage
2015 · Movie
Producer
The Gambler
2014 · Movie
Producer
Wahlburgers
2014 · TV Show
Creator
Broken City
2013 · Movie
Producer
Lone Survivor
2013 · Movie
Producer
Prisoners
2013 · Movie
Executive Producer
Contraband
2012 · Movie
Producer
The Fighter
2010 · Movie
Producer
Boardwalk Empire
2010 · TV Show
Executive Producer
How to Make It in America
2010 · TV Show
Executive Producer
In Treatment
2008 · TV Show
Executive Producer
We Own the Night
2007 · Movie
Producer
Entourage
2004 · TV Show
Executive Producer
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Untitled Pras Michél Documentary
· Movie
Producer
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The Operator
· Movie
Producer
