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Date of Birth

August 1963, London, England, UK

Birth Name

Marco Giuseppe Salussolia

Height

6' 2" (1.88 m)

Mini Biography

Mark Strong was born in London. He first intended to pursue a career in law but returned after studying in Munich for one year to university in London (where he studied English and Drama) before he went to the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He has appeared in numerous British stage productions, including at the Royal National Theatre and the RSC.

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Born "Marco Giuseppe Salussolia" in London to an Italian father and an Austrian mother.

He was nominated for a 2003 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role of 2002 for his performance in Twelfth Night performed at the Donmar Warehouse.

Speaks fluent German.

Has appeared in two films named Sunshine.

He has appeared in two films where the lead male character is named Tristan. "StarDust" and "Tristan & Isolde".

Got down to the last two for the role of Anton Chigurh in "No Country For Old Men". Originally turned down "Body of Lies" because his wife was pregnant with their second child.

Personal Quotes

On StarDust Director Matthew Vaughn... From "Good Omens: The Making of StarDust" on StarDust DVD: What I love about Matthew is his taste. He won't look at the monitor and let something pass unless he thinks it's right and as an actor, that's what you want from a director. You want them to be your mate behind the camera.

On his character Prince Septimus in StarDust... From "Good Omens: The Making of StarDust" on StarDust DVD ... (Contains spoiler for movie): I was able to do pretty much most of my fighting scenes in this movie. The difficulty obviously is, it's one thing being able to do fighting, but it's another thing doing it with your eyes closed while you're slumped over and you can't see your opponent. (when he was used as a Zombie by the Witch Lamia) ... In a film, the more effort you put in, the more fantastic it looks.

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