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Mark Strong

Actor, also producer · Born August 5, 1963 (63) · London, England, UK

BAFTA Award nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

Mark Strong (born Marco Giuseppe Salussolia; 5 August 1963) is a British actor. He is best known for his film roles such as Prince Septimus in Stardust (2007), Archibald in RocknRolla (2008), Lord Henry Blackwood in Sherlock Holmes (2009), Frank D'Amico in Kick-Ass (2010), Jim Prideaux in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Sinestro in Green Lantern (2011), George in Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Major General Stewart Menzies in The Imitation Game (2014), Merlin in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) and Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017), Dr. Thaddeus Sivana in Shazam! (2019), and John in Cruella (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Mark Strong, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 5, 1963 (63)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
92 on MovieCove · 135 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 21% in 30 days

What are Mark Strong's films like?

Across their 72 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 67 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 20 · Serious 11 · Dark 36

A split, not a type: Grounded 29 · Stylized 22 · Heightened 16

A split, not a type: Gentle 9 · Charged 18 · Intense 40

Steady 26 · Shifting 32 · Whiplash 9

Straight-faced 46 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 8

Slow burn 22 · Even-paced 32 · Relentless 13

Casual 15 · Engaged 34 · Full focus 18

A split, not a type: Easy watch 22 · Affecting 21 · Heavy 24

Resolved 46 · Open-ended 15 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

49 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 11 of 49 analyzed roles.

Mentor
11 of 49
Shadow
11 of 49
Ally
9 of 49
Hero
7 of 49
Threshold guardian
6 of 49
Herald
2 of 49
Shapeshifter
2 of 49
Trickster
1 of 49
Show the 49 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
49
Melancholic
27
Dread
18
Thrilling
19
Contemplative
18
Other
67

How their films end · 17 with a twist

  • Happy18
  • Bittersweet31
  • Tragic10
  • Ambiguous10
  • Cyclical3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Mark Strong's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 68 of their 92 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (17).

Subscription and free streaming for Mark Strong's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

135 credits, 92 with a MovieCove page; 13 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Neuromancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Show 10 episodes · as Armitage

  • The Mighty Nein(2025)

    Show 7 episodes · as Trent Ikithon (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • Shadow Force(2025)

    as Jack Cinder

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
  • Dune: Prophecy(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Emperor Javicco Corrino

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
  • The Silent Hour(2024)

    as Doug Slater

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • The Penguin(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · as Carmine Falcone

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
  • The Critic(2023)

    as David Brooke

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Atlas(2024)

    as General Jake Boothe

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • The End We Start From(2023)

    Executive Producer · as N

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • Dead Shot(2023)

    as Holland

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Murder Mystery 2(2023)

    as Miller

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Shazam! Fury of the Gods(2023)

    as Doctor Thaddeus Sivana (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • Nocebo(2022)

    as Felix

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Tár(2022)

    as Eliot Kaplan

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • Charlotte(2021)

    as Alfred Wolfsohn (voice)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • The Legend of Vox Machina(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Assembly Mage (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
  • Nine Perfect Strangers(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as David Sharpe

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
  • Cruella(2021)

    as John the Valet

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Home Game(2020)

    Show as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
  • 1917(2019)

    as Captain Smith

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Temple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 15 episodes · as Daniel Milton

  • The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · as Ordon (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
  • The Day We Walked on the Moon(2019)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Stockholm(2018)

    as Gunnar Sorensson

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Shazam!(2019)

    as Dr. Sivana

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Jaguar: Going Electric (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • The Catcher Was a Spy(2018)

    as Werner Heisenberg

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Untamed Romania(2018)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Deep State (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · as Max Easton

  • Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • 6 Days(2017)

    as Max Vernon

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Miss Sloane(2016)

    as Rodolfo Vittorio Schmidt

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • The Siege of Jadotville(2016)

    as Conor Cruise O'Brien

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Approaching the Unknown(2016)

    as Captain William D. Stanaforth

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
  • The Brothers Grimsby(2016)

    as Agent Sebastian Graves

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • The Day Hitler Died(2016)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Unity(2015)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • The 7/7 Bombing: Survivors Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Narrator

  • National Theatre Live: A View from the Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Eddie

  • Arsenal Invincibles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Narrator

  • Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • The Imitation Game(2014)

    as Stewart Menzies

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Before I Go to Sleep(2014)

    as Dr. Nasch

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Nosferatu in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Nosferatu

  • Closer to the Moon(2014)

    as Max Rosenthal

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • The Great Martian War 1913–1917 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Anna(2013)

    as John Washington

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Saving Egypt's Oldest Pyramid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Narrator

  • Low Winter Sun(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · as Frank Agnew

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
  • Justin and the Knights of Valour(2013)

    as Heraclio (voice)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Welcome to the Punch(2013)

    as Jacob Sternwood

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Deserts and Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · as Narrator

  • Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Zero Dark Thirty(2012)

    as George

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Blood(2012)

    as Robert Seymour

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Heroes & Demons(2012)

    as Henry (segment "Some Safe Place")

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Playhouse Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Nosferatu

  • John Carter(2012)

    as Matai Shang

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Day of the Falcon(2011)

    as Sultan Amar

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy(2011)

    as Jim Prideaux

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • The Guard(2011)

    as Clive Cornell

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Green Lantern(2011)

    as Sinestro

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
  • OK! TV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Eagle(2011)

    as Guern

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • The Way Back(2010)

    as Andrei Khabarov

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Robin Hood(2010)

    as Godfrey

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • The Mystery of the Nevada Triangle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Narrator

  • Kick-Ass(2010)

    as Frank D'Amico

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Sherlock Holmes(2009)

    as Lord Henry Blackwood

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • The Odds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • The Young Victoria(2009)

    as Sir John Conroy

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Toffs & Crims (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 4 episodes · as Narrator

  • Endgame(2009)

    as Dr. Niel Barnard

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Good(2008)

    as Bouhler

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Body of Lies(2008)

    as Hani

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • RocknRolla(2008)

    as Archy

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Babylon A.D.(2008)

    as Finn

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • Flashbacks of a Fool(2008)

    as Manny Miesel

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day(2008)

    as Nick Caldarelli

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • Stardust(2007)

    as Septimus

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Walk Away and I Stumble(2005)

    as Andy Spader

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Sunshine(2007)

    as Pinbacker

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Love Me, Love My Doll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Narrator

  • Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • Low Winter Sun(2006)

    as Frank Agnew

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Tristan + Isolde(2006)

    as Wictred

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Falling Apart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Pete

  • Syriana(2005)

    as Mussawi

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Walk Away and I Stumble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Andy Spader

  • Oliver Twist(2005)

    as Toby Crackit

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Revolver(2005)

    as Sorter

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Michael Jackson's Boys(2005)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
  • The Long Firm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 4 episodes · as Harry Starks

  • This World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • Henry VIII (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Thomas Howard

  • Heartlands(2002)

    as Ian

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Some Place Safe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Dad

  • It's All About Love(2003)

    as Arthur

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
  • Fields of Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Dr. Tolkin

  • The Jury(2002)

    Show 6 episodes · as Len Davies

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
  • Superstition(2001)

    as Antonio Gabrieli

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • The Martins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Doug

  • Hotel(2001)

    as Ferdinand

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
  • To End All Wars(2001)

    as Dusty Miller

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Trust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Michael Mitcham

  • Anna Karenina(2000)

    Show 4 episodes · as Oblonsky

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
  • Sunshine(1999)

    as István Sors

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Elephant Juice(1999)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
  • Births, Marriages and Deaths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 4 episodes · as Terry

  • Twice Upon a Yesterday(1998)

    as Dave Summers

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Spoonface Steinberg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Father

  • Sharpe: The Legend(1997)

    as Brand

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • Fever Pitch(1997)

    as Steve

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Emma(1996)

    as Mr. Knightley

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Sharpe's Mission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Colonel Brand

  • Our Friends in the North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 9 episodes · as Tosker Cox

  • Kavanagh QC(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Randall

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
  • Captives(1994)

    as Kenny

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Policeman

  • The Buddha of Suburbia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 4 episodes · as 2nd TV Producer

  • Not Even God Is Wise Enough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Timson

  • Sharpe(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Col. Brand

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • Between the Lines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Prime Suspect(1991)

    Show 4 episodes · as Larry Hall

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
  • TECX (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • After Henry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Roger

  • Inspector Morse(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as PC Mike Butterworth

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
  • ScreenPlay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Timson

  • EastEnders(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Telephone Engineer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows
  • The Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Can I Help? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Walter

  • Cry to Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Happy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Poor Clare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Thirty Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Josef Hartinger

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 133 titles, 127 of them dated from 1984 to 2025; peak year 2012.

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19842025

Peak 2012 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 36 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting133 of 133: 132 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thProducing1 of 133: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s5 · acting1990s19 · acting2000s38 · acting2010s48 · acting2020s17 · 17 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 5% of 64 roles
9499091419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2005–2015.

  1. 2015
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  2. 2005
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Mark Strong's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 77; across their 67 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 67

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 67

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 67

Midcredits score across 92 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up39
  • 50th to 74th20
  • 25th to 49th21
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

40 of their 92 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved19
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser40
  • Broadly Agreed12
  • Mixed19

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 62 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Mark Strong's work okay for kids?

Across up to 42 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore38 titles39–86 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity42 titles6–54 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity38 titles27–85 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs35 titles14–62 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense33 titles34–78 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Mark Strong work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mark Strong's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Colin Firth shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles