Mark Strong (born Marco Giuseppe Salussolia; 5 August 1963) is an English actor. He is an Olivier Award and a BAFTA TV Award winner, and has received nominations for a Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. His notable film roles include Toby Crackit in Oliver Twist (2005), Pinbacker in Sunshine (2007), Prince Septimus in Stardust (2007), Lord Henry Blackwood in Sherlock Holmes (2009), Frank D'Amico in Kick-Ass (2010), Godfrey in Robin Hood (2010), Jim Prideaux in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (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 Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023), and John in Cruella (2021). On television, he played Terry "Tosker" Cox on the serial Our Friends in the North (1996), Carmine Falcone on The Penguin (2024), and Emperor Javicco Corrino on Dune: Prophecy (2024-present). Strong won an Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his portrayal of Eddie Carbone in a West End and Broadway revival of A View from the Bridge. He received two additional Olivier Award nominations, Best Performance in a Supporting Role for Twelfth Night and Best Actor for Oedipus. (Via Wikipedia)