Mark Rylance Parents: Who are David Waters and Anne Waters?

David Waters and Anne Waters were the parents of popular actor, Mark Rylance. They were both teachers of English who taught at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

They have two other children; Susannah Waters – an opera singer and author, and Jonathan Waters (deceased) – who was a sommelier at Chez Panisse.

Born on January 18, 1960, Mark Rylance was raised in Ashford, Kent. One of his grandmothers was Irish, but both his grandfathers were British POWs of the Japanese.

His maternal grandfather, Osmond Skinner, spent decades as a banker with the Hong Kong Shanghai Bank. He was shot in the stomach during the Battle of Hong Kong, however, he was able to survive due to HSBC contacts who brought him food.

Rylance’s parents moved to the US in 1962; he moved to Connecticut, then to Wisconsin in 1969, where his father also taught English at the University School of Milwaukee. The family returned to England in 1978.