Mark Wahlberg is such a devout Catholic that he now regrets starring in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Boogie Nights, which centered on the San Fernando Valley porn industry from 1977-1984.

‘I just always hope that God is a movie fan and also forgiving, because I’ve made some poor choices in my past,’ the 46-year-old father-of-four told the Chicago Tribune on Saturday.

‘Boogie Nights is up there at the top of the list.’

Shoulda, woulda, coulda: Mark Wahlberg is such a devout Catholic that he now regrets starring in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Boogie Nights, which centered on the San Fernando Valley porn industry from 1977-1984

The two-time Oscar nominee was 26 when he replaced his Basketball Diaries co-star Leonardo DiCaprio as nightclub dishwasher-turned-porn star Eddie Adams (aka Dirk Diggler) in the $43.1M-grossing indie drama.

New Line Cinema’s 1997 critical darling was Mark’s fifth feature film and it prominently featured cocaine use, sex/masturbation scenes, drug crime, as well as a 13in prosthetic penis.

Wahlberg notoriously served 45 days at Suffolk County Deer Island House of Correction for his racist assault against Vietnamese immigrant Thanh Lam, whom he apologized to in 2016.

‘It was a big wake-up call for me,’ the Dorchester-born Bostonian admitted.

The 46-year-old father-of-four told the Chicago Tribune: ‘I just always hope that God is a movie fan and also forgiving, because I’ve made some poor choices in my past. Boogie Nights is up there at the top of the list’

XXX: The two-time Oscar nominee was 26 when he played nightclub dishwasher-turned-porn star Eddie Adams (aka Dirk Diggler) in the $43.1M-grossing indie drama

R-rated action: New Line Cinema’s 1997 critical darling was Mark’s fifth feature film and it prominently featured cocaine use, sex scenes, drug crime, as well as a 13in prosthetic penis

‘A lot of people go to God when they get into trouble. When I heard the jail doors close behind me, I knew that was just the beginning for me. I feel remorse when I’ve made mistakes. If I could go back and change a lot of things that I did, I would. I look for ways to give back.’

It’s important to the artist formerly known as Marky Mark that he meets with troubled youth like himself to teach them how ‘to turn their life around, and turn it into a big positive.’

‘I’ve never been shy about sharing my past and the bad decisions I’ve made and being affiliated with gangs, being incarcerated,’ Mark – who was addicted to cocaine at age 13 – continued.

‘So absolutely I think they can identify with me on a personal level, and that’s why I’ve continued to try to do as much as I can to help young people.’

‘It was a big wake-up call for me’; Wahlberg notoriously served 45 days at Suffolk County Deer Island House of Correction for his racist assault against Vietnamese immigrant Thanh Lam, whom he apologized to in 2016

The Dorchester-born Bostonian said: ‘I’ve never been shy about sharing my past and the bad decisions I’ve made and being affiliated with gangs, being incarcerated’

‘I want to continue to work hard on myself’: The artist formerly known as Marky Mark – who met Pope Francis (L) in 2015 – goes to bed every night at 7:30pm, prays every morning, and regularly goes to confession at church

Wahlberg – who met Pope Francis in 2015 – goes to bed every night at 7:30pm, prays every morning, and regularly goes to confession at church.

The 5ft8in action star – who earned an estimated $68M this year – said: ‘I want to continue to work hard on myself.’

The two-time Golden Globe nominee also wants to set a good example for his children – Ella, 14; Michael, 11; Brendan, 9; and Grace, 7 – with his wife of eight years, Rhea Durham.

On Monday, Mark – who boasts 28.2M followers – shared a video of himself surrounded by Manhattan fans at the McDonald’s of Times Square where he ‘checked out the competition.’

Christmas 2016 family portrait: The two-time Golden Globe nominee also wants to set a good example for his children – Ella, 14; Michael, 11; Brendan, 9; and Grace, 7 – with his wife of eight years, Rhea Durham

Mark Wahlberg can’t escape fans at McDonald’s in Times Square

Wahlburgers co-owner: On Monday, Mark  shared a video of himself surrounded by Manhattan fans at the McDonald’s of Times Square where he ‘checked out the competition’

The Transformers star runs his fast-food franchise Wahlburgers with brothers Paul, Donnie, and mother Alma; and it even spun off into an Emmy-nominated A&E series for eight seasons.

Fans can next catch Wahlberg reprising his role as wealthy Panda DJ Dusty Mayron in Daddy’s Home 2, which hits US theaters November 10 and UK theaters November 22.

Sean Anders’ meet-the-grandfathers comedy also stars Will Ferrell, Mel Gibson, John Lithgow, Linda Cardellini, John Cena, Hannibal Buress, and Alessandra Ambrosio.