New Year honours list: arise Sir Mark Rylance

Oscar-winning actor is knighted while Patricia Routledge and Kinks singer Ray Davies are among artists honouredMark Rylance has been awarded a knighthood, capping a year in which the veteran Shakespearean actor won an Oscar and two Baftas, as talent from across the performing arts was recognised in the New Year honours.It is the first honour for the actor who played Thomas Cromwell in the BBC’s Wolf Hall and won an Oscar for his portrayal of Rudolph Abel in Bridge of Spies. Continue readin