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Mark Strong

Acting

Born August 5, 1963 · London, England, UK

Also known as Marco Giuseppe Salussolia

Biography

Mark Strong (born Marco Giuseppe Salussolia; 5 August 1963) is a British actor. He is 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 John in Cruella (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Mark Strong, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Theatre World Award · 2016
  • Laurence Olivier Awards
  • Tony AwardBest Actor in a Play · 2016 · nominated
  • MTV Movie AwardBest Fight · 2011 · nominated
  • MTV Movie AwardBest Fight · 2010 · nominated
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  • British Academy Television AwardBest Actor · 2005 · nominated
  • Laurence Olivier AwardBest Performance in a Supporting Role · 2003 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

The Penguin

2024as Carmine Falcone

The Legend of Vox Machina

2022as Assembly Mage (voice)

The Mighty Nein

2025as Trent Ikithon (voice)

Cruella

2021as John the Valet

1917

2019as Captain Smith

The Imitation Game

2014as Stewart Menzies

Sharpe

1993as Col. Brand

Inspector Morse

1987as PC Mike Butterworth

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

2019as Ordon (voice)

Untamed Romania

2018as Narrator (voice)

Prime Suspect

1991as Larry Hall

Kingsman: The Secret Service

2014as Merlin

Unity

2015as Narrator (voice)

Miss Sloane

2016as Rodolfo Vittorio Schmidt

Dune: Prophecy

2024as Emperor Javicco Corrino

Stardust

2007as Septimus

Kavanagh QC

1995as Randall

The Young Victoria

2009as Sir John Conroy

Sherlock Holmes

2009as Lord Henry Blackwood

Tár

2022as Eliot Kaplan

The Siege of Jadotville

2016as Conor Cruise O'Brien

Kick-Ass

2010as Frank D'Amico

Shazam!

2019as Dr. Sivana

Zero Dark Thirty

2012as George

The Guard

2011as Clive Cornell

The Way Back

2010as Andrei Khabarov

RocknRolla

2008as Archy

Sunshine

2007as Pinbacker

The Jury

2002as Len Davies

Nine Perfect Strangers

2021as David Sharpe

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

2017as Merlin

Love Me, Love My Doll

2007as Narrator

The Day Hitler Died

2015as Narrator (voice)

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

2008as Nick Caldarelli

Oliver Twist

2005as Toby Crackit

The Bill

1984

Anna Karenina

as Oblonsky

Deep State

as Max Easton

Atlas

2024as General Jake Boothe

Tristan + Isolde

2006as Wictred

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

2011as Jim Prideaux

Body of Lies

2008as Hani

Emma

1996as Mr. Knightley

Closer to the Moon

2014as Max Rosenthal

Before I Go to Sleep

2014as Dr. Nasch

Anna

2013as John Washington

Day of the Falcon

2011as Sultan Amar

Fever Pitch

1997as Steve

The Silent Hour

2024as Doug Slater

Murder Mystery 2

2023as Miller