Sir Mark Rylance ‘gave up’ acting after shooting a ‘horrible film’

Mark Rylance arriving at the celebrity screening of Phantom of the Open (Ian West/PA)

Sir Mark Rylance said he spent his whole career being told “you’re not a real actor” unless you starred in film, TV and theatre.

The Oscar-winning actor “gave up” movies in 2010 after he appeared in a “horrible film” called Blitz, he told the Big Issue.