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Strong at the 2011 61st Berlin International Film Festival
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Born |
Marco Giuseppe Salussolia 5 August 1963 Islington, London, England, UK |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Royal Holloway & Bristol Old Vic Theatre School |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1989–present |
Spouse(s) | Liza Marshall |
Children | 2 |
Mark Strong (born Marco Giuseppe Salussolia; 5 August 1963) is a British theatre, film and television actor. He is known for his role in the television series Our Friends in the North and films such as Syriana (2005), RocknRolla (2008), Body of Lies (2008), The Young Victoria (2009), Sherlock Holmes (2009), Robin Hood (2010), Kick-Ass (2010), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Green Lantern (2011), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), John Carter (2012), Mindscape (2013), The Imitation Game (2014), Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), and Grimsby (2016).
Strong was born in Islington, London, the son of an Austrian mother and an Italian father.
His father left the family soon after his birth, and Strong was brought up by his mother, who worked as an au pair. Strong said in an interview, "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 a kid. I remember flats in Walthamstow, Clapton, Stoke Newington, and Edmonton, as well."