The Best of Mark Wahlberg Filmography: Comedy, Action, Drama

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

The career of American actor Mark Wahlberg can be safely called successful. He has appeared in more than 60 films and television series, received an Oscar nomination, and even managed to reveal his musical talent as a rapper under the pseudonym Marky Mark in 1991. Today we decided to pay attention to his acting career, since it was it that brought him the greatest popularity and helped make a name in Hollywood. Of course, it could take too long to cover all of Mark Wahlberg's film projects, so only the best of the best will be mentioned in this article.

The Perfect Storm (2000)

A film based on a true story that took place in 1991. This is a story about a team of fishermen who find themselves in the midst of the most powerful storm in the North Atlantic. The storm was caused by Hurricane Grace; the waves were up to 100 feet high. Right before the height of the disasterMark Wahlberg's character, Bobby Shetford, sailed with the other characters in the film on the fishing boat "Andrea Gales" in the hope of earning extra money on seasonal fishing.

The Fighter (2010)

Another film based on the real story of the career of boxer Mickey Ward, also known as The Irishman. Mickey was a simple guy, a native of the people, doing road work in between ringing.

After experiencing a series of setbacks, Ward decides to return to fighting and continue the hard journey towards his dream. At the same time, he gets a new coach, a half-brother named Dicky, who was once a boxer himself, but ruined his career because of drugs. Mickey gets the support he needs from people close and dear to him, thanks to which he becomes a worldwide sensation.

"The Third Extra" (Ted, 2012)

A rather famous comedy with Mark Wahlberg, which received a continuation in the form of a sequel in 2015.

Everything is great in John Bennett's life: he is in love, he has a good and stable job, and big plans for the future. However, everything changes when a third extra appears in the relationship between John and his girlfriend - Ted the teddy bear. He loves to party, drinks a lot and is constantly entertained by casual relationships. John and Ted have known each other since childhood, and now that Ted has returned to the life of his human friend, he absolutely does not want to leave it.

The Third Extra (2012) is a great adult comedy about a rather atypical plush friend.

2 Guns (2013)

A thrilling action-comedy starring Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington. The plot centers on two undercover robbers hiding their real identities from each other. One of them is a drug control agent, and the other is an undercover agent for the Navy intelligence services. The heroes lead a double life, rob the mafia and at the same time manage to conduct their own investigations, trying to bring each other to clean water.

Two Guns (2013) is sure to please all fans of action crime films with a pinch of comedy.

"Hello Dad, Happy New Year" (Daddy's Home, 2015)

Another Mark Wahlberg comedy that revolves around two men vying for the attention of the same family. Brad, a caring and kind middle-aged man, marries Sarah, who for a long time had to raise two children alone. The newly-made spouses begin a joint family life and it seems that everything is finally getting better. However, Sarah suddenly returns to her former and part-time real father of her children, Dusty. Despite the terrible thing Dusty did when he left Sarah, Dusty manages to connect with his son and daughter. But what should Brad do now and how can he deal with the uninvited dad?

Film"Hi Daddy New Year" (2015) is a true family comedy, in which Mark Wahlberg once again managed to demonstrate his versatile acting talent.

All the Money in the World (2017)

Despite the fact that in recent years there have been several successful comedies starring Mark Wahlberg, the actor still continues to give more preference to the good old action films and dramas. Especially films based on real events and biographical moments from the lives of real people.

So, in 2017 another crime drama with Mark Wahlberg called "All the Money in the World" was released (directed by Ridley Scott). The plot of the film is built around the empire of Paul Getty - an American oil tycoon and the richest man of the 20th century. The state of his capital could not be calculated either by the official authorities or the tabloids. Getty kept his empire in check, did not allow unnecessary expenses to happen, and was generally extremely stingy. One day, one of the grandsons of the magnate was kidnapped by a group of criminals who demanded a ransom of $ 17 million. To everyone's surprise, Getty refused to pay out any money.

This event formed the basis of Ridley Scott's painting. Mark Wahlberg, in turn, played the role of the mysterious security officer Paul Getty, who was tasked with rescuing the kidnappedboy.