Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg is an American producer and a film and TV actor. He was born on 5th June, 1971 in Massachusetts, United States of America. Mark Wahlberg came to the limelight and earned worldwide fame for his roles in movies including “Fear”, “Boogie Nights”, “Three Kings” and “The Perfect Storm” (2000).
Early Career
Mark Wahlberg become famous as the younger brother of Donnie Wahlberg, who was a member of a successful boy band named “New Kids on the Block”. He appeared in a number of Calvin Klein ads owing to his physique ad good looks, which finally earned him many significant roles in a number of movies. He made his acting debut with a TV movie titled “The Substitute” in 1993. His role of Dirk Diggler in “Boogie Nights” earned him positive reviews, which helped him to get roles in some box office hit movies like “Three Kings” in 1999, “The Perfect Storm” in 2000, “The Planet of Apes” in 2001 and “Four Brothers” in 2005.
Career highlights
Mark Wahlberg‘s performance in “I heart Huckabees” was voted as the best performance in the category for supporting actor in 2004. He appeared in a leading role in “The Planet of Apes” in 2001, which earned critical acclaim and did good business worldwide. He also appeared in “Rock Star” in 2001, “The Departed” as well as “Invincible” in 2006 and “Shooter” in 2007. The latest role that he played was in “The Fighter” in 2010, “Date Night” in 2010 and “Ted” in 2012.
10 Best Hollywood Films of Mark Wahlberg
- Fear
- Traveler
- I Heart Huckabees
- The Departed
- The Fighter
- The Planet of the Apes
- The Italian Job
- Four Brothers
- Transformers: Age of extinction
- Instant Family
