Actor Mark Rylance discusses saying goodbye to Thomas Cromwell, the importance of mentors, and the beauty of mystery. #PBSWolfHallTheMirrorandtheLight ...

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.

Wolf Hall, starring Damian Lewis and Mark Rylance, tells the story of Thomas Cromwell, a blacksmith’s son who rises from the ashes and deftly picks his way through King Henry VIII's court. 05/30 ...

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.

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.

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.

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.