Mark Strong

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Mark Strong
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Strong in 2019
Born
Marco Giuseppe Salussolia

(1963-08-05) 5 August 1963 (age 61)
London, England
Alma mater
OccupationActor
Years active1989–present
SpouseLiza Marshall
Children2

Mark Strong (born Marco Giuseppe Salussolia; 5 August 1963) is a British actor best known for his film roles such as Prince Septimus in Stardust (2007), Archibald in RocknRolla (2008), Lord Henry Blackwood in Sherlock Holmes (2009), Frank D'Amico in Kick-Ass (2010), Jim Prideaux in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Sinestro in Green Lantern (2011), George in Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Major General Stewart Menzies in The Imitation Game (2014), Merlin in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) and Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017), Dr. Thaddeus Sivana in Shazam! (2019) and Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023), and John in Cruella (2021).

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Early life

Strong was born Marco Giuseppe Salussolia in the Islington borough of London on 5 August 1963, the son of an Austrian mother and an Italian father. [1] [2] His father left the family soon after Strong's birth, and Strong was brought up by his mother while she worked as an au pair. He later said, "The home I grew up in was a flat in Myddelton Square in London's Islington, a beautiful Georgian square with a huge church in the middle. We moved around a lot when I was young. I remember flats in Walthamstow, Clapton, Stoke Newington, and Edmonton." [3] He said in 2008 that when he was a child he was inspired to become an actor by watching French actor Alain Delon, [3] but clarified in 2019 that he did not consider acting as a career until he was older. [4]

When Strong was young, his mother legally changed his name to help him fit in with his English peers. [5] He was baptised a Catholic. [6] He attended Wymondham College in Morley, Norfolk, where he sang in two punk bands, the Electric Hoax and Private Party—the latter's name based on the idea that people wouldn't attend their shows, thinking they were private parties. [7] Strong had ambitions to become a lawyer but returned to London after one year of studying German law at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. He subsequently studied English and drama at Royal Holloway, University of London before attending the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. [8]

Career

Strong at the Berlin premiere of Sherlock Holmes in 2010 Mark Strong.jpg
Strong at the Berlin premiere of Sherlock Holmes in 2010

Strong appeared in two Prime Suspect serials for ITV as Inspector (later Detective Chief Superintendent) Larry Hall, in Prime Suspect 3 (1993) and Prime Suspect 6 (2003). He also had starring roles in two BBC Two drama serials, Our Friends in the North (1996) and The Long Firm (2004), earning a BAFTA nomination for the latter. He also played the villainous Colonel Brand in Sharpe's Mission (1996). He portrayed the romantic lead, Mr. Knightley, in the 1996 ITV adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Emma . He then played the role of Steve in the 1997 film adaptation of Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch .

At the beginning of the 2000s, Strong appeared in Heartlands and in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night at the Donmar Warehouse, for which he was nominated for the 2003 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role. He was later featured in Roman Polanski's Oliver Twist (2005), played Mussawi in the film Syriana (2005), and played an assassin named Sorter in Revolver (2005). He portrayed the traitorous Wictred in Tristan & Isolde , showing his talent with swordplay, and since 2006, he has provided the narration in the BBC's genealogy series Who Do You Think You Are? .

Strong with the cast of Green Lantern at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con Green Lantern Comic-Con Panel.jpg
Strong with the cast of Green Lantern at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con

Despite the persistence of rumours, Strong maintains that he was never offered the part of Anton Chigurh in the 2007 film No Country for Old Men . [9] That year he played Pinbacker, the insane captain of Icarus I in Sunshine . Also in 2007, he portrayed Prince Septimus, the youngest of the seven Stormhold princes, in Stardust .

In 2008, he played Nick Calderelli in Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day , Mannie Miesel in Flashbacks of a Fool , Finn in Babylon A.D. , Archy in RocknRolla , and Philipp Bouhler in Good . Also in 2008, he portrayed Hani Salaam, the Jordanian intelligence chief and director of the feared GID in Body of Lies , marking his first collaboration with English director Ridley Scott. Strong's performance as Hani Salaam earned him a nomination for the London Critics Circle Film Award for Best British Supporting Actor, and his performance was mentioned by several critics, with Scott calling it "a marvel of exotic suavity and cool insinuation" while Ebert "particularly admired" his aura of suave control. [10]

In 2009, Strong played a lead part in the Channel 4 film Endgame , [11] and he played Lord Blackwood, the main villain, in Sherlock Holmes , who has somehow returned after his execution with a plot to take over the British Empire using an arsenal of dark arts and new technologies. It was his third project with director Guy Ritchie. [12] He went on to work with Ridley Scott a second time in the 2010 epic adventure film Robin Hood , portraying antagonist Sir Godfrey. That year, he also played Frank D'Amico, the head of a criminal organisation, in Kick-Ass . Strong says he is drawn to playing antagonists, trying to "understand the purpose of the character" and building a believable individual. [13]

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Strong at the 2011 Berlin International Film Festival

In 2011, Strong played Thaal Sinestro, a Green Lantern and Hal Jordan's mentor, in the superhero film Green Lantern . [14] Strong said the film "closely follows the early comics" and elaborated, "Sinestro starts out as Hal Jordan's mentor, slightly suspicious and not sure of him." Strong went on to state that the character "is a military guy but isn't immediately bad". He also revealed that the outfit and other aspects of the character closely follow his early comic history. [15] Also in 2011, he voiced Pod in The Secret World of Arrietty and Captain Titus of the Ultramarines Chapter in the video game Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine . The same year, Strong played Jim Prideaux in the film adaptation of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy , which was earlier played by Ian Bannen in the 1979 series. The film premiered in competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival on 5 September 2011. [16]

Strong played Clive Cornell in The Guard (2011), which is the most successful independent Irish film of all time in terms of Irish box-office receipts, overtaking The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006). [17] He next portrayed the role of Jacob Sternwood in the British thriller Welcome to the Punch . [18] He played Matai Shang, the leader of the Therns in John Carter (2012), and starred in the action thriller film Zero Dark Thirty (2012). [19] [20] The film had its premiere in Los Angeles on 19 December 2012 and had its wide release on 11 January 2013. [21] The film received wide critical acclaim and was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. [22]

In November 2012, Strong was cast in Mindscape , [23] a film in which a man with the ability to enter people's memories begins working on the case of a brilliant but problematic teenager to determine whether she is a sociopath or the victim of trauma. The film came to American cinemas in June 2014. Jaguar Cars produced an advertisement in 2014, initially shown during Super Bowl XLVIII and later online and on television, featuring Strong alongside fellow English actors Ben Kingsley and Tom Hiddleston. It was themed around their recent film roles as villains, and used the tagline "it's good to be bad". [24] That same year, Strong co-starred in the historical drama film The Imitation Game as MI6 chief Stewart Menzies. [25]

In 2015, Strong won the Olivier Award for Best Actor for his role in A View from the Bridge , which he starred in as Eddie Carbone at the Young Vic. When Strong went over to perform the play on Broadway in New York, he received similar levels of acclaim, and was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play, and the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, for his performance. In 2016, he co-starred with Sacha Baron Cohen in the action-comedy film Grimsby , [26] playing a top MI6 secret agent with Cohen as his idiotic football hooligan brother. [27] Later that year, he starred in a production of The Red Barn, by David Hare, which premiered in October 2016 at the National Theatre, (Lyttelton Stage), and co-starred in the political thriller Miss Sloane , directed by John Madden. [28] The film premiered at the AFI Film Festival in November 2016. [29]

Since 2017, Strong has narrated the pre-show etiquette clips presented before films at Vue Cinemas. [30] In 2018, he starred in the hostage thriller Stockholm , [31] and had the leading role in Fox network's Deep State , an espionage thriller in which he portrays an ex-spy named Max Easton, who after the death of his son, is brought out of retirement unwillingly, to avenge his death. In 2019, he portrayed the villain Doctor Thaddeus Sivana in the superhero film Shazam!. [32] [33] In the same year, Strong appeared briefly as the British Captain Smith in Sam Mendes’ World War I film 1917 . [34]

In March 2020, Strong narrated public information films for the UK government which outlined how the British public should approach daily life during the COVID-19 pandemic. [35]

In March 2021, Strong was the castaway on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs . [36] Later that same year, he co-starred in the Disney comedy-drama film Cruella . [37]

In the media

GQ magazine named Strong as one of its 50 best dressed men in 2015. [38] He has named David Bowie as his style icon. [3]

Personal life

Strong is married to television producer Liza Marshall, [39] with whom he has two sons: Gabriel and Roman. [40] They live in North London, which Strong discussed in 2007: "I've got no desire to live anywhere else. I was born here, my wife was born here, my kids were born here, and this is where we're going to stay. [...] I'm able to keep my head below the parapet. I get on with my work, I have a family, and I get on the Tube. It just so happens that I'm doing this job." [41] [42]

Strong is a lifelong fan of Arsenal FC and started attending games when he was seven years old. [3] [43] He has named Ace in the Hole , Blade Runner , His Girl Friday , The Night of the Hunter , This Is Spinal Tap , and the work of the Coen brothers as his favourite films. [3] He speaks fluent German and some Italian, [44] [45] and provided the German dubbing for Daniel Craig's voice in Obsession when "German with an English accent" was required. [46] He and Craig previously lived together, became friends, and co-starred in the BBC drama Our Friends in the North . [47] Craig is also the godfather of Strong's son Roman. [40]

Acting credits

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released

Film

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
1993 Century Policeman Stephen Poliakoff
1994 Captives Kenny Angela Pope
1997 Fever Pitch SteveDavid Evans
Obsession John MacHaleGerman dub for Daniel Craig
1998 The Man with Rain in His Shoes Dave Summers Maria Ripoll
1999 Elephant Juice Frank Sam Miller
Sunshine István Sors István Szabó
2001 To End All Wars Dusty Miller David L. Cunningham
Hotel Ferdinand Mike Figgis
The Martins Doug Tony Grounds
SuperstitionAntonio GabrieliKenneth Hope
2002 Heartlands Ian Damien O'Donnell
2003 It's All About Love Arthur Thomas Vinterberg
2005 Revolver Sorter Guy Ritchie
Oliver Twist Toby Crackit Roman Polanski
Syriana Mussawi Stephen Gaghan
2006 Tristan & Isolde Lord Wictred Kevin Reynolds
Scenes of a Sexual Nature Louis Ed Blum
2007 Sunshine Pinbacker Danny Boyle
Stardust Prince Septimus Matthew Vaughn
2008 Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day Nick Calderelli Bharat Nalluri
Flashbacks of a Fool Mannie Miesel Baillie Walsh
Babylon A.D. Finn Mathieu Kassovitz
RocknRolla ArchyGuy Ritchie
Body of Lies Hani Salaam Ridley Scott
Good Philipp Bouhler Vicente Amorim
2009 Endgame Neil Barnard Pete Travis
The Young Victoria Sir John Conroy Jean-Marc Vallée
Sherlock Holmes Lord Henry BlackwoodGuy Ritchie
2010 Kick-Ass Frank D'AmicoMatthew Vaughn
Robin Hood Sir GodfreyRidley Scott
The Way Back Andrei Khabarov Peter Weir
2011 The Guard Clive Cornell John Michael McDonagh
The Eagle Guern / Lucius Caius Metellus Kevin Macdonald
Green Lantern Thaal Sinestro Martin Campbell
Arrietty Pod Hiromasa Yonebayashi Voice role, UK English dub
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Jim Prideaux Tomas Alfredson
Black Gold Sultan Amar Jean-Jacques Annaud
2012 John Carter Matai Shang Andrew Stanton
Zero Dark Thirty George Kathryn Bigelow
2013 Welcome to the Punch Jacob Sternwood Eran Creevy
Justin and the Knights of Valour HeraclioManuel SiciliaVoice role
Blood Robert Seymour Nick Murphy
2014 Unity NarratorVoice role, Documentary
Closer to the Moon Max Rosenthal Nae Caranfil
Before I Go to Sleep Dr. Nasch Rowan Joffe
Mindscape John Washington Jorge Dorado, Occultum Luciferus
The Imitation Game Stewart Menzies Morten Tyldum
Kingsman: The Secret Service MerlinMatthew Vaughn
2016 Grimsby Sebastian Graves Louis Leterrier
Approaching the Unknown Captain William StanaforthMark Elijah Rosenberg
The Siege of Jadotville Conor Cruise O'Brien Richie Smyth
Miss Sloane Rodolfo Schmidt John Madden
2017 6 Days Max Vernon Toa Fraser
Kingsman: The Golden Circle MerlinMatthew Vaughn
2018 The Catcher Was a Spy Werner Heisenberg Ben Lewin
Stockholm Gunnar Sorensson Robert Budreau
2019 Shazam! Thaddeus Sivana David F. Sandberg
1917 Captain Smith Sam Mendes
2021 Cruella John Craig Gillespie
Charlotte Alfred Wolfsohn Tahir Rana, Éric WarinVoice
2022 Tár Eliot Kaplan Todd Field [48]
Nocebo FelixLorcan Finnegan
2023 Shazam! Fury of the Gods Thaddeus SivanaDavid F. SandbergCameo
Murder Mystery 2 Miller Jeremy Garelick [49]
Dead Shot HollandCharles Guard, Thomas Guard
The Critic David Brooke Anand Tucker
The End We Start From N Mahalia Belo Also executive producer [50]
2024 Atlas General Jake Boothe Brad Peyton [51]
The Silent Hour Detective Doug Slater Brad Anderson [52]
TBAEverest† Arthur Hinks Doug Liman In production [53]
Thirty Three† Josef Hartinger Niels Arden Oplev Pre-production [54]
Shadow Force †TBA Joe Carnahan Post-production [55]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989 EastEnders Telephone Engineer1 episode
1989 After Henry Roger1 episode
1990 The Bill P.C. Gibb1 episode
1990 Inspector Morse Mike Butterworth1 episode
1993 The Buddha of Suburbia Second TV ProducerMiniseries, 1 episode
1993 Prime Suspect 3 Inspector Larry Hall2 episodes
1994 Between the Lines David Lacey1 episode
1996 Emma George Knightley Television film
1996 Our Friends in the North Terry "Tosker" CoxMiniseries, 9 episodes
1996 Sharpe's Mission Colonel BrandTelevision film
1997 Band of Gold Ed Smithson3 episodes
1998 Spoonface Steinberg FatherTelevision film
1999 Trust Michael MitchamTelevision film
2000 Bomber Colonel Chris ForsythTelevision film
2000 Anna Karenina Stiva OblonskyMiniseries, 4 episodes
2003 Henry VIII Duke of Norfolk Television film
2003 Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness Det. Chief Supt. Larry Hall1 episode
2004 The Long Firm Harry Starks4 episodes
2006 Low Winter Sun Det. Sgt. Frank Agnew2 episodes
2006–2012 Who Do You Think You Are? NarratorVoice, main role
2013 The Great Martian War 1913–1917 NarratorVoice, documentary
2013 Low Winter Sun Det. Sgt. Frank AgnewMain role, 10 episodes
2018 Deep State Max EastonMain role, 8 episodes
2018 Untamed Romania NarratorVoice, documentary
2019 The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance OrdonVoice, 4 episodes
2019 Temple Daniel MiltonMain role, 15 episodes
Also executive producer [56]
2020 Home Game NarratorVoice, documentary series; 8 episodes
2024 The Penguin Carmine Falcone Episode: "Cent'Anni" [57]
2024 Dune: Prophecy Emperor Javicco Corrino Main role, Series [58]

Radio

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021 Desert Island Discs

Theatre

YearTitleRoleVenueRef.
1996 Death of a Salesman Biff Loman National Theatre, London [59]
1997 Closer Dan WoolfNational Theatre, London [60]
1998 The Iceman Cometh Rocky Pioggi Almeida Theatre, London [61]
2000 Speed-the-Plow Bobby Gould New Ambassadors Theatre, London [59]
2002 Uncle Vanya Mikhail Lvovich Astrov Donmar Warehouse, London [62]
2014–2016 A View from the Bridge Eddie Carbone Lyceum Theatre, New York
Wyndham's Theatre, London
Young Vic, London		 [63] [64]
2016–2017The Red BarnDonald DoddNational Theatre, London [60]
2024-2025 Oedipus OedipusWyndhams Theatre, London [65]

Video games

YearTitleRole
2010 Kick-Ass: The Game Frank D'Amico
2011 Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Captain Titus of the Ultramarines
2013 Total War: Rome II Mark Monotone
2016 Eisenhorn: Xenos Inquisitor Gregor Eisenhorn
2018 Battlefield V Single Player Narrator
2021 The Artful Escape Stargordon
TBA Squadron 42 Captain Thomas Wade

Awards and nominations

YearAwardWorkResult
2004 British Academy Television Award for Best Actor The Long Firm Nominated
2008 London Film Critics Circle Award for Best British Supporting Actor Body of Lies Nominated
2009 MTV Movie Award for Best Fight Sherlock Holmes (with Robert Downey, Jr.)Nominated
2010 Kick-Ass (with Chloë Grace Moretz)Nominated
2011Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Won
Georgia Film Critics Association Award for Best CastWon
YouMovie Award for Best CastWon
2014 Gopo Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Closer to the Moon Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture The Imitation Game Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble Nominated
Palm Springs International Film Festival Award for Best EnsembleWon
2015 Olivier Award for Best Actor A View from the Bridge Won [66]
2016 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play Nominated
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play Nominated
Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a PlayNominated
Theatre World Award Won
2019 Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain Shazam! Nominated

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