Mark Strong

Mark Strong was born on August 30, 1963 in Islington, London, to an Italian-Austrian family. In high school, Mark was fond of rock and roll and was the lead singer of punk bands Private Party and Electric Hoax. At that time, he chose a new name. In his opinion, the name Strong more suited to his image. After graduation, Mark, hoping to become a lawyer, went to Munich to study law. After studying for a year, he changed his mind to a lawyer, returned to London and enrolled in the acting school at more

Mark Strong was born on August 30, 1963 in Islington, London, to an Italian-Austrian family. In high school, Mark was fond of rock and roll and was the lead singer of punk bands Private Party and Electric Hoax. At that time, he chose a new name. In his opinion, the name Strong more suited to his image.

After graduation, Mark, hoping to become a lawyer, went to Munich to study law. After studying for a year, he changed his mind to a lawyer, returned to London and enrolled in the acting school at the Old Vic Theatre. Very soon Strong already played on stage in the plays of Chekhov and Shakespeare, and eventually became popular on British television. In the television series "The Prime Suspect">> series "The Main Suspect" he played Inspector Larry Hall, then in 1996 starred in the series "Our Friends in the North" and in 2004 in the series "Long's Firm".

In 1996, in the movie “Emma” Strong starred in the role of Mr. Knightley, in 1997, he hummed Steve in the film “Sharpening Passions”. In 2005, in the film by Roman Polansky “Oliver Twister”, he played the supporting role, in “Syriana” he played Mousavi and starred in the film by Guy Ritchie “Revolver”. The following year, Mark Strong appeared in Tristan and Isolde. In 2007, he played the role of Pinbaker in the sci-fi thriller “Pecklo”.

Fame came to Strong in 2009 with the blockbuster Sherlock Holmes by Guy Ritchie, where he played the charming villain Lord Henry.
Mark Strong doesn’t always agree to take on roles like this. So, he did not give up the chance to play in the “Quantum of Mercy” of the main opponent of James Bond. In 2008, in Ridley Scott’s film “Collection of Lies”, Mark starred as the chief of intelligence of Jordan, 2010 in the film “Robin Hood” the same director played a French spy.
Mark Strong and his family live in northwest London. He is married to Lisa Marshall and has two sons. The eldest is Gabriel, born in March 2005, the youngest Roman, who was born on October 5, 2007. /