Mark Strong (born August 1963) is an English actor.
Strong was born Marco Giuseppe Salussolia in London to an Italian father and an Austrian mother, and attended Wymondham College in Norfolk. His English name is not a stage name, it was changed by deed poll by his mother when he was a boy to help him fit in with his peers. At school he was the singer in punk rock bands called The Electric Hoax and Private Party. His original ambition was to becom...
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Mark Strong (born August 1963) is an English actor.
Strong was born Marco Giuseppe Salussolia in London to an Italian father and an Austrian mother, and attended Wymondham College in Norfolk. His English name is not a stage name, it was changed by deed poll by his mother when he was a boy to help him fit in with his peers. At school he was the singer in punk rock bands called The Electric 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 and Drama degree at Royal Holloway, and later attended Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
Strong is a familiar face on British television and has appeared in such drama series as two Prime Suspect serials for ITV: as Inspector (later Detective Chief Superintendent) Larry Hall in Prime Suspect 3 (1993) and Prime Suspect 6 (2003). He also had starring roles in two BBC...
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