Curiosidades

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

Close friends with Daniel Craig. Craig is also the godfather of one of Strong's sons.

He can speak fluent German.

Has appeared in five films with Colin Firth: Febre de Bola (1997), O Espião Que Sabia Demais (2011), Antes de Dormir (2014), Kingsman: Serviço Secreto (2014), and Kingsman: O Círculo Dourado (2017).

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.

Lost his hair in his mid-twenties.

Seems to have a passion for espionage movies as he has portrayed secret service agents on numerous occasions: He was the head of Jordanian secret intelligence in Rede de Mentiras (2008), a cold war era MI-6 agent in O Espião Que Sabia Demais (2011), a CIA agent in A Hora Mais Escura (2012), the chief of WWII era British Secret Intelligence Service in O Jogo da Imitação (2014), a non-governmental secret service operative in Kingsman: Serviço Secreto (2014) and Kingsman: O Círculo Dourado (2017), and a retired MI-6 assassin in Irmão de Espião (2016). He also played a semi-retired MI-6 agent in 2018 television mini-series Deep State (2018).

Won the 2015 Olivier Award for Best Actor for A View From The Bridge for which he also won the Critics Circle Award. He was also nominated for the Tony Award and won the Theatre World award for the same performance on Broadway.

He was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best supporting Actor for his performance in Uncle Vanya at the Donmar Warehouse (London) in 2002.

He got down to the last two spots for the role of Anton Chigurh in Onde os Fracos Não Têm Vez (2007). Originally turned down Rede de Mentiras (2008) because his wife was pregnant with their second child.

Mark is the voice of the UK's National Health Service (NHS) and UK Government Coronavirus advertisements.

As of 2023, he has appeared in four films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: A Hora Mais Escura (2012), O Jogo da Imitação (2014), 1917 (2019) and Tár (2022).

Has two sons with Liza Marshall: Gabriel Strong and Roman Strong (b. October 5, 2007).

Has appeared in two films under the same title: Sunshine - O Despertar de um Século (1999) and Sunshine: Alerta Solar (2007).

He grew up in Myddleton Square, Kensington, London.

His theatre break was in 'Napoli Milionaria' at the National Theatre and his television break in 'Our Friends in the North'.

Has appeared in two films where the lead male character is named "Tristan": Tristão & Isolda (2006) and Stardust: O Mistério da Estrela (2007).

Was set to replace Javier Bardem for No Country For Old Men (2007) due to the latter initially being unavailable.