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In one of the biggest upsets of the night, Mark Rylance edged past Sylvester Stallone to win the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his work in Bridge of Spies. Rylance is a world-famous actor, but you’d be forgiven if you had never heard of him before last night. Even though he’s considered one of the best thespians working today, he spends most of his time treading the boards. It’s only in the last few years that he’s been crossing over to film and television.

If you want the lowdown on Mark Rylance’s onscreen career, we’ve compiled a streaming dossier for you. It’s kind of like a “meet cute” in a romantic comedy, but because it’s all streaming, we’re calling it your “meet queue.” So get ready to get up to speed on the illustrious Mark Rylance…

The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)

In his native Britain, Mark Rylance is one of the towering powers of modern Elizabethan theatre. He’s famous for his takes on Shakespeare and so it should come as no surprise that one of his first big screen roles required him to look at home in a doublet and hose. Rylance added a touch of class to the big Hollywood adaptation of Philippa Gregory’s best-seller The Other Boleyn Girl. The actor played Sir Thomas Boleyn, the scheming father of Mary and Anne. [Where to Stream The Other Boleyn Girl]

Days and Nights (2013)

Again, it cannot be stressed enough that Mark Rylance is a major player in the theatre world, so when the time came for an adventurous modern onscreen adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull, the actor was on board. The thing is he might wish he wasn’t. Days and Nights is one the rare films to merit a 0% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The reason we’re putting it on this list? Well, shouldn’t ever Oscar-winner have at least one embarrassing train wreck on their record? (And don’t you secretly want to see exactly how bad it could possibly be?) [Watch Days and Nights on Netflix]

The Gunman (2015)

Rylance went toe-to-toe with Sean Penn in the gritty ensemble film The Gunman. The thriller follows what happens with a mercenary finds himself a target years after an assassination job. Rylance plays Penn’s shifty boss, Cox. No spoilers, but the part gives Rylance a lot of fun stuff to play with. [Watch The Gunman on Netflix]

Wolf Hall (2015)

Rylance’s big “star-making” moment happened last year when he was chosen to lead the BBC’s lush adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s celebrated novels Bringing Up The Bodies and Wolf Hall. Rylance played the mini-series’ central protagonist, Thomas Cromwell. Mantel sought to reclaim Cromwell’s reputation after the social-climbing lawyer was slandered by historians for his supposed avarice. Wolf Hall presents the man as a sensitive striver who just so happens to be thrown into the path of Tudor history. [Watch Wolf Hall on Prime Video]

Bridge of Spies (2015)

Mark Rylance won his first Oscar and got the attention of the world for his work in Steven Speilberg’s latest film Bridge of Spies. Rylance played real-life Soviet spy Rudolf Abel in the film, which follows American laywer James B. Donovan’s (Tom Hanks) efforts to represent the spy during his trial and eventual prisoner exchange. Check out the work that’s finally made the esteemed stage actor a part of film history. [Where to Stream Bridge of Spies]

[Photos: Everett Collection & PBS]