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Mark Strong

Mark Strong (born Marco Giuseppe Salussolia; 5 August 1963) is an English actor. He is an Olivier Award and a BAFTA TV Award winner, and has received nominations for a Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

His notable film roles include Toby Crackit in ''Oliver Twist'' (2005), Pinbacker in ''Sunshine'' (2007), Prince Septimus in ''Stardust'' (2007), Lord Henry Blackwood in ''Sherlock Holmes'' (2009), Frank D'Amico in ''Kick-Ass'' (2010), Godfrey in ''Robin Hood'' (2010), Jim Prideaux in ''Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'' (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 ''Shazam! Fury of the Gods'' (2023), and John in ''Cruella'' (2021). On television, he played Terry "Tosker" Cox on the serial ''Our Friends in the North'' (1996), Carmine Falcone on ''The Penguin'' (2024), and Emperor Javicco Corrino on ''Dune: Prophecy'' (2024-present).

Strong won an Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his portrayal of Eddie Carbone in a West End and Broadway revival of ''A View from the Bridge''. He received two additional Olivier Award nominations, Best Performance in a Supporting Role for ''Twelfth Night'' and Best Actor for ''Oedipus''. Provided by Wikipedia