Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5, 1971), former stage name Marky Mark, is an American actor, producer, businessman and former rapper. He became the protagonist in two films in the Transformers live-action film franchise, Transformers: Age of Extinction and Transformers: The Last Knight. He also portrayed both Chris Farraday and John Bennett in Contraband and Ted in 2012. He was the world's highest-paid actor in 2017.
