Mark Wahlberg was first seen in the 1993 American television film ‘The Substitute’ directed by Martin Donovan. In 1994, he made his silver screen debut as ‘Private Tommy Lee Haywood’ in the American comedy film ‘Renaissance Man’ directed by Penny Marshall. The film was a critical and commercial failure. The following year, he starred as ‘Mickey’ in the American biographical crime drama film ‘The Basketball Diaries’ directed by Scott Kalvert. The film saw its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and received a mixed critical response upon release. He next starred in films like ‘Fear’ (1996), ‘Traveller’ (1997), ‘Boogie Nights’ (1997), ‘The Big Hit’ (1998), ‘The Corruptor’ (1999), ‘Three Kings’ (1999), ‘The Yards’ (2000), and ‘The Perfect Storm’ (2000). Wahlberg portrayed ‘Captain Leo Davidson’ in the 2001 American science fiction film ‘Planet of the Apes’ directed by Tim Burton. The film received a mixed response from critics and grossed over $362.2 million on a budget of $100 million. That same year, he also starred in the Stephen Herek-directed American musical comedy-drama film ‘Rock Star.’ The film opened to a mixed reception and was a commercial failure. He next starred in films like ‘The Truth About Charlie’ (2002), ‘The Italian Job’ (2003), ‘I Heart Huckabees’ (2004), ‘Four Brothers’ (2005), and ‘Invincible’ (2006).
Wahlberg received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for his performance as ‘Staff Sergeant Sean Dignam’ in the 2006 American epic crime thriller film ‘The Departed’ directed by Martin Scorsese. The film opened to wide critical acclaim and was a box office success, grossing over $291.5 million on a budget of $90 million. He continued to star in films like ‘Shooter’ (2007), ‘We Own the Night’ (2007), ‘The Happening’ (2008), ‘Max Payne’ (2008), ‘The Lovely Bones’ (2009), ‘Date Night’ (2010), and ‘The Other Guys’ (2010). In 2010, he portrayed ‘Micky Ward’ in the American biographical sports drama film ‘The Fighter’ directed by David O. Russell. The film earned praise from critics and grossed over $129.2 million on a $25 million budget. Wahlberg was also nominated for ‘Academy Award’ and ‘Golden Globe Award’ for his performance in the film. He went on to star in films like ‘Contraband’ (2012), ‘Ted’ (2012), ‘Broken City’ (2013), ‘Lone Survivor’ (2013), ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ (2014), ‘Entourage’ (2015), ‘Ted 2’ (2015), ‘Deepwater Horizon’ (2016), ‘Patriots Day’ (2016), ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ (2017), ‘All the Money in the World’ (2017), ‘Mile 22’ (2018), ‘Spenser Confidential’ (2020), ‘Joe Bell’ (2020), ‘Infinite’ (2021), and ‘Uncharted’ (2022). He was last seen in the 2022 biographical drama film ‘Father Stu’ directed by Rosalind Ross. While the film received a mixed response from critics, it was praised by the audience.