GENDER: Male
HAIR: Dark Brown/Medium Brown
HEIGHT: 5' 8"
BIRTHDAY: June 5, 1971
AGE: 47
CAREER: Actor, Producer, Businessman, Model, Rapper, and Songwriter
KNOWN FOR: He is also known by his former Marky Mark, from his early career as frontman for the group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, with whom he released the albums Music for the People and You Gotta Believe. From his early music career Wahlberg transitioned to acting, with his screen debut in Renaissance Man (1993) and his first starring role in Fear (1996).He received critical praise for his performance as porn actor Dirk Diggler in Boogie Nights. In the early 2000s, he ventured into big budget action oriented movies, such as Planet of the Apes (2001) and The Italian Job (2003). In 2006 he appeared in the neo-crime drama The Departed, for which he earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. For the biographical sports drama The Fighter (in which he in addition took the lead) Wahlberg achieved an Academy Award nomination as Producer for Best Picture, and a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama. In the 2010s, he landed successful comedy roles with The Other Guys, Daddy's Home, Ted and it's sequel, and became the protagonist in the Transformers franchise. Wahlberg also served as executive producer of four HBO series: the comedy-drama Entourage (2004–2011), the period crime drama Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014), and the comedy-dramas How to Make It in America (2010–2011) and Ballers (2015–present). He is co-owner of the Wahlburgers chain and co-stars in the reality TV series about it. Wahlberg received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on July 29, 2010. He frequently portrays police officers, military personnel, or criminals in his films. He is also known for his collaborations with directors David O. Russell, Michael Bay, Peter Berg and Sean Anders. He has also starred, co-starred, and/or appeared in those of the following films; The Basketball Diaries, Traveller, The Big Hit, The Corruptor, Three Kings, The Yards, The Perfect Storm, Rock Star, The Truth About Charlie, Overnight (Documentary), Juvies (Narrator and also executive producer), I <3 Huckabees, Four Brothers, Invincible, The Departed, Shooter, We Own the Night (also producer), The Happening, Max Payne, The Lovely Bones, Date Night, Contraband (also producer), Broken City (also producer), Pain & Gain, 2 Guns, Lone Survivor (also producer), The Gambler (also producer), Mojave, Deepwater Horizon (also producer), Patriots Day (also producer), Daddy's Home 2, All the Money in the World, Mile 22 (also producer), Instant Family (also producer) and Wonderland (also producer, post-production, 2019). He has also starred, co-starred, and/or appeared in those of the following television shows/programs; The Substitute (movie) as Ryan Westerberg in 1993, The Ben Stiller Show as Himself in Episode: "A Few Good Scouts" in 1993, Out All Night as Himself in Episode: "Under My Thumb" in 1993, Entourage as Himself in "Pilot" in 2004 (Unlike A Virgin" (5.2) in 2006 "Fore" (6.5) 2009 "Tequila and Coke" 7.7 in 2010, Saturday Night Live as Himself in Episode: "Josh Brolin/Adele" (4.5) in 2008 and Wahlburgers as Himself in 2014-present. He has also released a number of albums and singles.
ETHNICITY: 59.375% Irish, 25% Swedish, 6.25% English, 6.25% French-Canadian, 3.125% Scottish
NATIONALITY: American
POSSIBLE CHARACTER NAME RECOMMENDATION:
- Gordan
- Obediah
- Crichton
- Simon
- Jeremy
- Lief
