WWT announces actor and playwright, Sir Mark Rylance, as Ambassador

Academy Award winning actor, playwright, theatre director and environmentalist, Sir Mark Rylance, has joined WWT as an Ambassador.

Sir Mark, who has starred in a number of films and plays including Wolf Hall, The BFG, Don’t Look Up and many Shakespearian roles, said of his appointment:

“I have been a supporter of Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust for some time and I have been hugely impressed with its Blue Recovery work which promotes wetlands as an effective way to fight climate change, prevent flooding, improve water quality and boost human health and wellbeing.”

“I’m looking forward to working with WWT to get more people excited about wetlands and helping the organisation to realise its ambition to restore and create 100K ha of wetlands across the UK.”

Sir Mark, a champion of environmental issues, will join the charity’s existing Ambassadors, Ollie Olanipekun and Nadeem Perera, the founders of bird watching collective Flock Together, along with WWT President Kate Humble and Vice Presidents Mark Carwardine, Mike Dilger, David Lindo (AKA the Urban Birder) and Chris Packham CBE.

Sarah Fowler, WWT’s Chief Executive commented:

“I’m delighted to welcome Sir Mark Rylance as our official Ambassador. His strong support for wetlands and international profile will really help us to put wetlands centre stage in the fight against climate change and grow awareness of the importance of wetlands for wildlife, people and the planet.”

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