NPR's Mary Louise talks with Mark Rylance about Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, in which he revisits his role as Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII. Mary Louise Kelly is a co-host of All ...

MARK RYLANCE: (As Thomas Cromwell) When negotiation and compromise fail, then your only course is to destroy your enemy. Before they wake in the morning, Rafe, have the axe in your hand.

It is the great tragedy of Cromwell—portrayed with a magnificent fatalism by Mark Rylance—that for all his anticipation, calculation and manipulation he can never quite tell what capricious ...

The new production, airing on Masterpiece and shot on location throughout England, traces the final four years of Thomas Cromwell, depicted by Mark Rylance. Damian Lewis portrays King Henry VIII.

This means that in “The Mirror and the Light,” based on the final novel, the actor Mark Rylance is a decade older than the 50-something character he is playing. And it works, because the ...

Oscar-winning actor Mark Rylance played Cromwell's role, and his performance earned him a BAFTA for Best Actor. Other accolades include the award for Best Miniseries or Television Film at the ...