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Mark Strong

English actor known for his stage work and for villains in period dramas and franchise films.

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He is a lifelong Arsenal F.C. fan who started attending games at age seven.[1] Born Marco Giuseppe Salussolia in 1963, Mark Strong came into the world in Islington, north London, with an Italian father and an Austrian mother.[2]

Life and work

He attended Wymondham College in Norfolk, where he sang in two punk bands.[3] Strong played Lord Blackwood in Sherlock Holmes (2009) and Sir Godfrey in Robin Hood (2010).[4][5] He portrayed Thaal Sinestro in the 2011 superhero film Green Lantern.[6] In 2015, Strong won the Olivier Award for Best Actor for A View from the Bridge.[7]

Strong's childhood residences included flats in Walthamstow, Clapton, Stoke Newington, and Edmonton.[2] For his portrayal of Hani Salaam in Body of Lies, Strong received a nomination for the London Critics Circle Film Award for Best British Supporting Actor.[8] The character of Doctor Thaddeus Sivana, a villain, was played by Strong in the 2019 superhero movie Shazam!.[9] Strong's spouse is Liza Marshall, a television producer, and the couple have two sons named Gabriel and Roman.[10]

What the cited sources add

A 2008 Independent interview lists Strong's favorite films as Blade Runner, Spinal Tap, Coen brothers films, Night of the Hunter, His Girl Friday, and Ace in the Hole.[2] The same source notes he speaks fluent German and some Italian.[1] A City AM interview reports Strong was born Marco Giuseppe Salussolia and his mother changed his name by deed poll.[11] A Collider article states Strong played "the guy who knows everything" in The Imitation Game.[12]

The same interview notes Daniel Craig is godfather to Strong's son.[13] A 2007 Independent interview describes Strong's choice to perform the role of Septimus in Stardust with the intensity of "a ballistic missile".[13]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Mark Strong" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "My Secret Life: Mark Strong, Actor, age 45", The Independent, 13 September 2008; "What Arsenal Winning the Premier League Would Mean to Lifelong Fan Mark Strong The Rich Eisen Show", 29 March 2023; "My Secret Life: Mark Strong, Actor, age 45", The Independent, 13 September 2008; Day, "Robin Hood star Mark Strong: 'Real knights would have needed tea breaks'", The Observer, 9 May 2010; Griffin, "Interview: Mark Strong", Yorkshire Evening Post, 13 May 2010; "Mark Strong Webchat", Empire; Simpson, "Mark Strong blames Daniel Craig for failing B en.wikipedia.org
  2. "My Secret Life: Mark Strong, Actor, age 45", The Independent, 13 September 2008. facts only, no text reused. independent.co.uk
  3. Wikipedia, "Mark Strong" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Craig, "Mark Strong: how I put the fear factor into Sherlock Holmes", The Daily Telegraph, 20 December 2009}}{{cbignore; Vincent, "Hard man, soft heart", The Guardian, 16 April 2005; "Rock & Roll Performers", Wymondham College Remembered, 15 August 2012 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Mark Strong" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hemley, "C4 season to feature apartheid thriller Endgame", The Stage, 26 March 2008 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Mark Strong" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Rich, "Exclusive Interview: Sherlock Holmes Villain Mark Strong", Cinema Blend, 23 December 2009 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Mark Strong" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Worley, "Mark Strong Circling GREEN LANTERN?", Mania, 18 January 2010 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Mark Strong" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Fleming, "Mark Strong Joins Sacha Baron Cohen in Sony Comedy 'Grimsby'", Deadline Hollywood, 24 April 2014; "Mark Strong joins Sacha Baron Cohen in cast of upcoming comedy Grimsby", Grimsby Telegraph; Donnelly, "Jessica Chastain Gun-Control Thriller 'Miss Sloane' Sells to EuropaCorp in Toronto", TheWrap, 12 September 2015; Monji, "AFI Fest 2016: "Miss Sloane"", rogerebert.com, 12 November 2016 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Mark Strong" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ebert, "Body of Lies Movie Review & Film Summary (2008)", Roger Ebert, 19 June 2013 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Mark Strong" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kit, "'Shazam!': Mark Strong in Talks for Villain Role", The Hollywood Reporter, 2 November 2017; Sky, "Mark Strong spills on Shazam! secrecy", ContactMusic.net, 14 January 2018; Galuppo, "Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch Join Sam Mendes' WWI Movie '1917'", The Hollywood Reporter, 28 March 2019; "Govt taps Mark Strong for 'delay' stage of coronavirus campaign", campaignlive.co.uk; "Desert Island Discs: Mark Strong, Actor", BBC Online, 7 March 2021; Earle, "Ooooh Mark Strong says he starts work with Emma Thompson & Emma Stone on #Cruella th en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Mark Strong" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Mark Strong on spies, villains, and morally compromised doctors", The A.V. Club, 23 October 2020; Preston, "Mark Strong: the strong, violent type", The Daily Telegraph, 18 February 2009 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  11. "Welcome to the Punch: interview with Mark Strong", City AM. facts only, no text reused. cityam.com
  12. "Mark Strong Joins THE IMITATION GAME, Ben Kingsley and Patricia Clarkson Lead LEARNING TO DRIVE", Collider, 13 September 2013. facts only, no text reused. collider.com
  13. "Interview: Why actor Mark Strong is an accidental anti-hero", The Independent, 19 October 2007. facts only, no text reused. independent.co.uk

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