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Mark Wahlberg

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

2025
The Family Plan 2

as Dan Morgan

Movie
2025
Play Dirty

as Parker

Movie
2025
Flight Risk

as Daryl

Movie
2023
The Family Plan

as Dan Morgan

Movie
2022
Uncharted

as Victor 'Sully' Sullivan

Movie
2021
Infinite

as Evan McCauley

Movie
2018
Mile 22

as James Silva

Movie
2017
Daddy's Home 2

as Dusty

Movie
2017
Transformers: The Last Knight

as Cade Yeager

Movie
2016
Deepwater Horizon

as Mike Williams

Movie
2015
Ted 2

as John

Movie
2014
Transformers: Age of Extinction

as Cade Yeager

Movie
2013
Lone Survivor

as Petty Officer First Class Marcus Luttrell

Movie
2013
2 Guns

as Michael 'Stig' Stigman

Movie
2012
Ted

as John Bennett

Movie
2010
The Other Guys

as Detective Terry Hoitz

Movie
2010
Date Night

as Holbrooke

Movie
2007
Shooter

as Bob Lee Swagger

Movie
2006
The Departed

as Dignam

Movie
2003
The Italian Job

as Charlie Croker

Movie
2002
The Truth About Charlie

as Peter Joshua

Movie
2001
Planet of the Apes

as Captain Leo Davidson

Movie
2000
The Perfect Storm

as Bobby Shatford

Movie
1999
Three Kings

as Troy Barlow

Movie
1997
Boogie Nights

as Eddie Adams / Dirk Diggler

Movie