British actor Mark Strong, who played Jim Prideaux in the 2011 remake of _Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy .
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 under the same title: Sunshine and Sunshine .
Has appeared in two films where the lead male character is named "Tristan": Tristan + Isolde and Stardust .
He got down to the last two spots 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.
Has two sons with Liza Marshall: Gabriel and Roman. Son Roman was born October 5, 2007.
Close friends with Daniel Craig. Craig is also the godfather of one of Strongs sons.
Has appeared in four films with Colin Firth : Fever Pitch , Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy , Before I Go to Sleep Kingsman: The Secret Service .
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.
Seems to have a passion for espionage movies as he portrayed secret service agents on several occasions: He was the head of Jordanian secret intelligence in Body of Lies , a cold war era MI-6 agent in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy , a CIA agent in Zero Dark Thirty , the chief of WWII era British Secret Intelligence Service in The Imitation Game and a non-governmental secret service operative in Kingsman: The Secret Service .
He was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best supporting Actor for his performance in Uncle Vanya at the Donmar Warehouse (London) in 2002.
(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.
