Robert Wahlberg | |
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Born | Robert George Wahlberg December 18, 1967 Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1984–present |
Spouse | Gina Santangelo |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Donnie Wahlberg (brother) Mark Wahlberg (brother) Rhea Durham (sister-in-law) Jim Wahlberg (brother) Paul Wahlberg (brother) |
Robert George Wahlberg (born December 18, 1967) is an American actor who has appeared in films such as Southie , Mystic River and The Departed .
Born in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Robert is the brother of Arthur, Jim, Paul, Tracey, Michelle, Debbie (died 2003), and actors/musicians Mark and Donnie Wahlberg. [1] He also has three half-siblings from his father's first marriage: Donna, Scott, and Buddy. His mother, Alma Elaine (née Donnelly; 1942–2021), was a bank clerk and nurse's aid, and his father, Donald Edmond Wahlberg, Sr. (1930–2008), was a teamster who worked as a delivery driver; the two divorced in 1982. [2] [3] His father, a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, died on February 14, 2008. [4] His father was of Swedish and Irish descent, while his maternal ancestry is Irish, French-Canadian, and English. [5]
He has two children, Oscar and Charlie, from his marriage to Gina Santangelo. [6]
Wahlberg has appeared in films such as Southie, Orphan, Scenes of the Crime , Moonlight Mile , Mystic River , The Departed , Gone Baby Gone , Don McKay and The Equalizer .
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Southie | Davey Quinn | |
2000 | The Exchange | Lee Naldoff | |
2001 | Orphan | Timmy Cummings | |
Scenes of the Crime | Arnon | ||
2002 | Moonlight Mile | Pinky | |
2003 | Mystic River | Kevin Savage | |
2006 | The Departed | Frank Lazio | |
2007 | On Broadway | Kevin Sheehan | |
Gone Baby Gone | Interrogating Officer | ||
2009 | Don McKay | Alfred | |
2012 | Contraband | John Bryce Farraday | |
2014 | The Equalizer | Detective Harris | |
2019 | City on a Hill | Bernie Hannahan, Detective | 5 episodes |