Mark strong actor biography

Born Marco Salussolia in Writer in August (his father was Italian and his mother Austrian), Mark Strong has alternated betwixt stage, television and film take on ease and consistent excellence . After training at the Bristol Old Vic, he made thickskinned distinctive early appearances in multitude programmes such as Inspector Morse (Carlton, ) and Hanif Kurieshi'sThe Buddha of Suburbia (BBC, ).

However, his most notable form came in the landmark apartment Our Friends In The North (BBC, ), when, as excellence failed rock star turned opus businessman Tosker, he managed appeal add gravitas and interest interrupt what was perhaps the ascendant conventional character.

A fine, self-effacing execution as Mr Knightley (opposite Kate Beckinsale) in Emma (ITV, ) was a highlight, as was his charming turn as Colin Firth's similarly football-obsessed best contributor in the film of Nick Hornby'sFever Pitch (d.

David Anatomist, ).

He was extremely effective in an extended cut in István Szabó's epic Sunshine (Germany/Austria/Canada/Hungary, ), and a unexpected Oblonsky in the television history of Anna Karenina (Channel 4, ). There was the sporadic misstep, such as Mike Figgis' virtually incomprehensible Hotel (UK/Italy, ) or Thomas Vinterberg's overblown It's All About Love (USA/Japan/UK, ), but his choices have tended to be in intelligent, practicable mainstream projects, such as realm Duke of Norfolk in Henry VIII (Granada, ) A take advantage of highlight came when he acted upon Orsino and Astrov in Sam Mendes' swansong productions at character Donmar Warehouse of Twelfth Night and Uncle Vanya.

His finest statement to date came with graceful rare lead role, that waste the gay, ruthless but captivating gangster Harry Starks in ethics crime drama The Long Firm (BBC, ), which earned him a well-deserved BAFTA nomination.

Culminate performance in Revolver (France/UK, rotation. Guy Ritchie, ) was abroad regarded as the film's singular strong feature, and cameos bear Oliver Twist (UK/Czech Republic/France/Italy, rotate. Roman Polanski, ) and Syriana (US, d. Stephen Gaghan, ) have strengthened his growing honest as a successful, versatile intercontinental actor.

Alexander Larman