Mark Strong

British actor Mark Strong, who played Jim Prideaux in the 2011 remake of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), is often cast as cold, calculating villains. But before he became a famous actor, he intended to pursue a career in law.
Strong was born Marco Giuseppe Salussolia on 30 August, 1963 in London, England, to an Austrian mother and an Italian father. His father left the family not long after he was born, and his mother worked as an au pair to raise the boy on her own. Strong's mother had his name legally changed when he was young in order to help him better assimilate with his peers.
Strong attended Wymondham College in Norfolk, and studied at the university level in Munich with the intent of becoming a lawyer. After a year, he returned to London to study English and Drama at Royal Holloway. He went on to further master his craft of at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Although Americans are most familiar with Strong's roles as Sinestro in Green Lantern (2011), mob boss Frank D'Amico in Kick-Ass (2010), and Lord Blackthorn in Sherlock Holmes (2009), British audiences know him from his long history as a television actor. He also starred in as numerous British stage productions, including plays at the Royal National Theatre and the RSC. 
His most prominent television parts include Prime Suspect 3 (1993) (TV) and Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness (2003) (TV) as Inspector Larry Hall, and starring roles in the BBC Two dramas "Our Friends in the North" (1996) and "The Long Firm" (2004), the latter of which netted Strong a BAFTA nomination. He also played Mr. Knightley in the 1996 adaptation of Jane Austen's classic tale Emma (1996) (TV).
Strong resides in London with his wife Liza Marshall, with whom he has two sons, the younger of which is the godson of his longtime friend Daniel Craig.

Movie		Character	Year
	Emma	Mr. Knightley	1996
	To End All Wars	Dusty	2001
	Superstition	Antonio Gabrieli	2002
	Revolver	Sorter	2005
	Syriana	Mussawi	2005
	Tristan & Isolde	Wictred	2006
	Sunshine	Pinbacker	2007
	Stardust	Septimus	2007
	Babylon A.D.	Finn	2008
	Body of Lies	Hani	2008
	Flashbacks of a Fool	Manny Miesel	2008
	RocknRolla	Archy	2008
	The Young Victoria	Sir John Conroy	2009
	Sherlock Holmes	Lord Blackwood	2009
	Kick-Ass	Frank D'Amico	2010
	Robin Hood	Sir Godfrey	2010
	The Secret World of Arrietty	Pod (voice: UK version)	2010
	The Way Back	Khabarov	2010
	The Eagle	Guern	2011
	Green Lantern	Sinestro	2011
	The Guard	Clive Cornell	2011
	Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy	Jim Prideaux	2011
	John Carter	Matai Shang	2012
	Blood	Robert Seymour	2012
	Heroes and Demons		2012
	Zero Dark Thirty		2012
	Welcome to the Punch	Jacob Sternwood	2013