The real name of the character that Mark Rylance portrayed in "Bridge of Spies" is Vilyam "Willie" Genrikhovich Fisher.
 Rylance won the Academy Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Rudolf Abel in "Bridge of Spies" (2015). 
Rudolf Ivanovich Abel (Russian:    ), real name Vilyam "Willie" Genrikhovich Fisher ( ""  ), (July 11, 1903  November 15, 1971) was a Soviet intelligence officer. 
