Mark Strong

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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).

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Known For

The Imitation Game

Stewart Menzies

Kingsman: The Secret Service

Merlin

Sherlock Holmes

Lord Henry Blackwood

1917

Captain Smith

Kick-Ass

Frank D'Amico

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Merlin

Shazam!

Dr. Sivana

Cruella

John the Valet

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2025	The Mighty Nein TV	Trent Ikithon (voice)
2025	Shadow Force MOVIE	Jack Cinder
2024	Dune: Prophecy - Behind the Scenes MOVIE	Self
2024	Dune: Prophecy TV	Emperor Javicco Corrino
2024	The Silent Hour MOVIE	Doug Slater
2024	The Penguin TV	Carmine Falcone
2024	The Critic MOVIE	David Brooke
2024	Atlas MOVIE	General Jake Boothe
2023	The End We Start From MOVIE	N
2023	Dead Shot MOVIE	Holland
2023	Murder Mystery 2 MOVIE	Miller
2023	Shazam! Fury of the Gods MOVIE	Doctor Thaddeus Sivana (uncredited)
2022	Nocebo MOVIE	Felix
2022	TÁR MOVIE	Eliot Kaplan
2022	Charlotte MOVIE	Alfred Wolfsohn (voice)
2022	The Legend of Vox Machina TV	Assembly Mage (voice)
2021	Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! MOVIE	Self - Actor
2021	Nine Perfect Strangers TV	David Sharpe
2021	Cruella MOVIE	John the Valet
2019	1917 MOVIE	Captain Smith
2019	Temple TV	Daniel Milton
2019	The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance TV	Ordon (voice)
2019	The Day We Walked on the Moon MOVIE	Narrator (voice)
2019	Stockholm MOVIE	Gunnar Sorensson
2019	Shazam! MOVIE	Dr. Sivana
2018	Jaguar: Going Electric MOVIE	Self
2018	The Catcher Was a Spy MOVIE	Werner Heisenberg
2018	Untamed Romania MOVIE	Narrator (voice)
2018	Deep State TV	Max Easton
2017	Kingsman: The Golden Circle MOVIE	Merlin
2017	6 Days MOVIE	Max Vernon
2016	Miss Sloane MOVIE	Rodolfo Vittorio Schmidt
2016	The Siege of Jadotville MOVIE	Conor Cruise O'Brien
2016	Approaching the Unknown MOVIE	Captain William D. Stanaforth
2016	Grimsby MOVIE	Agent Sebastian Graves
2015	The Day Hitler Died MOVIE	Narrator (voice)
2015	Unity MOVIE	Narrator (voice)
2015	The 7/7 Bombing: Survivors Stories MOVIE	Narrator
2015	Kingsman: The Secret Service Revealed MOVIE	Self
2015	National Theatre Live: A View from the Bridge MOVIE	Eddie
2015	Arsenal Invincibles MOVIE	Narrator
2015	Kingsman: The Secret Service MOVIE	Merlin
2014	The Imitation Game MOVIE	Stewart Menzies
2014	Before I Go to Sleep MOVIE	Dr. Nasch
2014	Nosferatu in Love MOVIE	Nosferatu
2014	Closer to the Moon MOVIE	Max Rosenthal
2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers TV	Self - Guest
2013	The Great Martian War 1913–1917 MOVIE	Narrator (voice)
2013	Anna MOVIE	John Washington
2013	Saving Egypt's Oldest Pyramid MOVIE	Narrator
2013	Low Winter Sun TV	Frank Agnew
2013	Justin and the Knights of Valour MOVIE	Heraclio (voice)
2013	Welcome to the Punch MOVIE	Jacob Sternwood
2013	Deserts and Life TV	Narrator
2012	Zero Dark Thirty MOVIE	George
2012	Blood MOVIE	Robert Seymour
2012	Playhouse Presents TV	Nosferatu
2012	John Carter MOVIE	Matai Shang
2011	Black Gold MOVIE	Sultan Amar
2011	Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy MOVIE	Jim Prideaux
2011	Japan's Tsunami: How It Happened MOVIE	Self - Narrator
2011	The Guard MOVIE	Clive Cornell
2011	Green Lantern MOVIE	Sinestro
2011	Heroes and Demons MOVIE	Henry
2011	OK! TV TV	Self
2011	The Eagle MOVIE	Guern
2010	The Way Back MOVIE	Andrei Khabarov
2010	Robin Hood MOVIE	Godfrey
2010	The Mystery of the Nevada Triangle MOVIE	Narrator
2010	Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented MOVIE	Self
2010	Kick-Ass MOVIE	Frank D'Amico
2009	Sherlock Holmes MOVIE	Lord Henry Blackwood
2009	The Odds MOVIE	Self
2009	The Young Victoria MOVIE	Sir John Conroy
2009	Actionable Intelligence: Deconstructing 'Body of Lies' MOVIE	Self
2009	Toffs & Crims TV	Narrator
2009	Endgame MOVIE	Dr. Niel Barnard
2008	Good MOVIE	Bouhler
2008	Body of Lies MOVIE	Hani
2008	RocknRolla MOVIE	Archy
2008	Babylon A.D. MOVIE	Finn
2008	Flashbacks of a Fool MOVIE	Manny Miesel
2008	Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day MOVIE	Nick Caldarelli
2008	The 9/11 Faker MOVIE	Self - Narrator UK (Voice)
2007	Stardust MOVIE	Septimus
2007	Walk Away and I Stumble MOVIE	Andy Spader
2007	Sunshine MOVIE	Pinbacker
2007	The 50 Greatest Television Dramas MOVIE	Self
2007	Love Me, Love My Doll MOVIE	Narrator
2006	Scenes of a Sexual Nature MOVIE	Louis
2006	Low Winter Sun MOVIE	Frank Agnew
2006	The One Show TV	Self
2006	Tristan & Isolde MOVIE	Wictred
2006	Falling Apart MOVIE	Pete
2005	Syriana MOVIE	Mussawi
2005	Oliver Twist MOVIE	Toby Crackit
2005	Revolver MOVIE	Sorter
2005	Michael Jackson's Boys MOVIE	Narrator (voice)
2004	The Long Firm TV	Harry Starks
2004	This World TV	Self
2003	Henry VIII TV	Thomas Howard
2003	Heartlands MOVIE	Ian
2003	Some Place Safe MOVIE	Dad
2003	It's All About Love MOVIE	Arthur
2002	Fields of Gold MOVIE	Dr. Tolkin
2002	The Jury TV	Len Davies
2001	Friday Night with Jonathan Ross TV	Self
2001	Superstition MOVIE	Antonio Gabrieli
2001	The Martins MOVIE	Doug
2001	Hotel MOVIE	Ferdinand
2001	To End All Wars MOVIE	Dusty Miller
2000	Trust MOVIE	Michael Mitcham
2000	Anna Karenina TV	Oblonsky
1999	Sunshine MOVIE	István Sors
1999	Elephant Juice MOVIE	Frank
1999	Births, Marriages and Deaths TV	Terry
1998	The Man with Rain in His Shoes MOVIE	Dave Summers
1998	Spoonface Steinberg MOVIE	Father
1997	Sharpe: The Legend MOVIE	Brand
1997	Fever Pitch MOVIE	Steve
1996	Emma MOVIE	Mr. Knightley
1996	Sharpe's Mission MOVIE	Brand
1996	Our Friends in the North TV	Tosker Cox
1995	Kavanagh Q.C. TV	Randall
1994	Captives MOVIE	Kenny
1993	Century MOVIE	Policeman
1993	The Buddha of Suburbia TV	2nd TV Producer
1993	Not Even God Is Wise Enough MOVIE	Timson
1993	Sharpe TV	Col. Brand
1992	Between the Lines TV	Self
1991	Prime Suspect TV	Larry Hall
1988	This Morning TV	Self
1988	After Henry TV	Roger
1987	Inspector Morse TV	PC Mike Butterworth
1985	EastEnders TV	Telephone Engineer
1984	The Bill TV	Self
	Can I Help? MOVIE	Walter
	Thirty Three MOVIE	Josef Hartinger
	Cry to Heaven MOVIE	Self
	Happy MOVIE	Self
	Neuromancer TV	Armitage

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