Mark Strong (born Marco Giuseppe Salussolia, August 1963) is an English actor of Italian / Austrian parentage. His English name is not a stage name, but one chosen by his Austrian mother when she decided to change his name by deed poll when he was a child, hoping that it would help him to fit in better with his peers. 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... A deed poll is a legal document binding only to a single person or several person acted jointly to express an active intention. ...

Strong was born in London, England, and attended Wymondham College in Norfolk, where among other things he was the singer in punk rock bands called The Electrick Hoax and Private Party. His original ambition was to become a lawyer, but after studying for a year at University in Munich, Germany he decided to change his direction in life and returned home to London. There he enrolled in a joint English & Drama degree at Royal Holloway, and later attended Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Wymondham Colleges library Wymondham College is the largest state boarding school in Europe, located in Norfolk, UK. It is built on the site of the World War Two USAAF 231st Station Hospital and when the school first opened in 1951 the hospitals Nissen huts were used as classrooms... Norfolk (pronounced IPA: ) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Coordinates: Time zone: CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country: Germany State: Bavaria Administrative region: Upper Bavaria District: Urban district City subdivisions: 25 borroughs Lord Mayor: Christian Ude (SPD) Governing parties: SPD / Greens / Rosa Liste Basic Statistics Area: 310. ... Royal Holloway, University of London (RHUL) is one of the larger institutions of the University of London. ... The Coopers Hall (right) became the theatre foyer in the 1970s. ...

He is a familiar face on British television screens and has appeared in a variety of high-profile dramas, including two of the Prime Suspect serials for ITV, as Inspector (later Detective Chief Superintendent) Larry Hall in Prime Suspect 3 (1993) and Prime Suspect 6 (2003). He has also had starring roles in two major BBC Two drama serials, Our Friends in the North (1996) and The Long Firm (2004). Prime Suspect is a highly-acclaimed Granada Television police procedural television drama series of the decades of the 1990s and 2000s, which has been followed up by several sequels. ... It has been suggested that Channel 3 (UK) be merged into this article or section. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The opening titles sequence of Our Friends in the North. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In film, one of Strong's most prominent roles was as Steve in the 1997 adaptation of Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch, co-starring opposite Colin Firth, and he also features in Roman Polański's 2005 version of Oliver Twist. He also played Mussawi in the film Syriana, and in 2005 appeared in Revolver, where he played a Mr. Muscle look-a-like assassin. For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nick Hornby (born 17 April 1957) is an English novelist and essayist who lives in Highbury, Islington in London. ... This article is about the Nick Hornby book and related films. ... Colin Andrew Firth (born 10 September 1960) is an English actor. ... Roman Raymond PolaÅ„ski (born August 18, 1933) is an Academy Award-winning Polish–French film director and actor. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Oliver Twist is a 2005 film directed by Roman PolaÅ„ski. ... This article is about the film. ... Revolver is a 2005 crime film written and directed by Guy Ritchie. ... Aerosol oven cleaner Mr. ...

He has enjoyed a highly successful theatre career, in 2003 being nominated for a prestigious Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role for his role in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night at the Donmar Warehouse in 2002. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Laurence Olivier Awards, previously known as The Society of West End Theatre Awards, were renamed in honour of British actor Laurence Olivier, Baron Olivier in 1984, having first been established in 1976. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a comedy by William Shakespeare. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

External links

• Mark Strong at the Internet Movie Database.