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Strong in 2013, photo by PrPhotos
Birth Name: Marco Giuseppe Salussolia
Place of Birth: Islington, London, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 5 August, 1963
Ethnicity: * father – Italian * mother – Austrian
Mark Strong is a British actor. He is known for his roles in the films Oliver Twist (2005), Syriana , Tristan & Isolde , Sunshine (2007), Stardust , RocknRolla , Body of Lies , The Young Victoria , Sherlock Holmes , Kick-Ass , Robin Hood , The Eagle , Green Lantern , Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy , John Carter , Zero Dark Thirty , Mindscape , The Imitation Game , Kingsman: The Secret Service , Grimsby , Miss Sloane , The Catcher Was a Spy , Shazam! , 1917 , and Cruella ; and on the show Nine Perfect Strangers . He often portrays villains or antagonists of varying backgrounds.
His father, Giuseppe Salussolia, was Italian, from Piedmont. His mother, Waltraud (Schrempf), was Austrian, and worked as an au pair. His mother changed his name by deed poll when he was a child.
Mark is married to executive Liza Marshall, with whom he has two children.
Sources: http://www.gens.info
Marriage record of Mark’s parents – https://familysearch.org