Primarily known for his roles as cold and calculating movie villains, Mark Strong has carved out a niche for himself as one of Hollywood’s finest supporting actors. Known for his collaborations with Matthew Vaughan and Guy Ritchie, Strong has featured in some of the most acclaimed and influential movies that modern cinema has to offer. Typically serving as a memorable and compelling antagonistic foil for the film in question, Strong has leveraged the natural gravitas of his voice and a magnetic screen presence to maximum effect.
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However, the man rumored to be playing Dumbledore in HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter remake series doesn’t just do villains. Strong’s impressive range has allowed him to step outside his comfort zone on multiple occasions, producing impressive supporting bows as non-antagonistic characters that have been just as well received as his more wicked roles. Consistently elevating the quality of his films through his considerable dramatic gifts, Strong’s best movies highlight why he remains one of Britain’s most universally respected performers to this day.
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Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
Directed By Matthew Vaughn
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Kingsman: The Golden Circle
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Action
Thriller
7/10
Release Date
September 22, 2017
Runtime
2h 21m
Director
Matthew Vaughn
Writers
Matthew Vaughn, Jane Goldman
Prequel(s)
Kingsman: The Secret Service
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Jeff Bridges
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Colin Firth
Kingsman: The Golden Circle, the second film in the Kingman franchise, is based on the comic book series of the same name by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons. Kingsman: The Golden Circle continues the story of Eggsy (Taron Egerton), now codenamed Galahad. When a mysterious cartel known as the Golden Circle threatens international security, Eggsy must travel to America to request the help of the Statesman agency. The Golden Circle sees Egerton, Mark Strong, and Colin Firth reprise their roles from the previous film, and also introduces Julianne Moore, Channing Tatum, Pedro Pascal, Halle Berry, and Jeff Bridges to the franchise in supporting roles.
Studio(s)
20th Century
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20th Century
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2017’s Kingsman: The Golden Circle saw Strong reprise his role as Merlin from 2014’s Kingsman: The Secret Service. Chronicling the agency’s attempts to take down the titular drug cartel, Matthew Vaughn’s sequel failed to receive the same degree of positive reception from critics and was deemed inferior to the original. However, the movie saw Strong shine in a more involved role for his character, culminating with his character’s heroic self-sacrifice after stepping on a mine.
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Merlin singing John Denver’s Take Me Home, Country Roads before his demise is arguably the finest scene in the movie, with the character’s tear-jerking final act serving as one of the franchise’s most memorable moments. The Golden Circle is decidedly not a faultless sequel, but Strong’s memorable supporting bow is one of the key factors in helping to elevate the movie above its more prevalent shortcomings.
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Sunshine (2007)
Directed By Danny Boyle
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Sunshine
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Thriller
Sci-Fi
Release Date
July 27, 2007
Runtime
107 minutes
Director
Danny Boyle
Writers
Alex Garland
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Cillian Murphy
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Rose Byrne
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Michelle Yeoh
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Chris Evans
Sunshine, directed by Danny Boyle, follows a team of astronauts on a mission to reignite a dying sun with a massive nuclear bomb. Set in 2057, the film stars Cillian Murphy, Chris Evans, and Michelle Yeoh, encapsulating their struggle against both physical and psychological challenges. As the crew ventures deeper into space, they confront unexpected dangers that threaten the mission and their survival.
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A criminally underrated sci-fi movie from Danny Boyle boasting a 76% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, 2007’s Sunshine follows a perilous mission through space to save humanity by reigniting the dying Sun. Featuring an impressive ensemble cast that includes the likes of Cillian Murphy and Chris Evans, Sunshine sees Strong take on the role of the movie’s chief antagonist, Pinbacker.
…Pinbacker is not the most nuanced villain Strong has ever played, but he still does sterling work in bringing this crazed astronaut to life.
The captain of a previous mission with the same objective, Pinbacker sabotaged his mandate and murdered his own crew under delusions of divine intervention. A nihilistic maniac hellbent on dooming life on Earth, Pinbacker is not the most nuanced villain Strong has ever played, but he still does sterling work in bringing this crazed astronaut to life. Covered in appalling burns from exposure to unfiltered sunlight, Pinbacker serves as a worthy foil for our heroes as the movie reaches its climactic sequences.
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The Siege Of Jadotville (2016)
Directed By Richie Smyth
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The Siege of Jadotville
War
Drama
Thriller
10/10
Release Date
September 19, 2016
Runtime
108 minutes
Director
Richie Smyth
Writers
Kevin Brodbin
Producers
Alan Moloney, John Moore, Ted Sarandos, Justin Moore-Lewy, Sarah Bowen, Pauline Fischer, Johanna Hogan
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Guillaume Canet
Rene Faulques
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Jamie Dornan
Pat Quinlan
The Siege of Jadotville is a war drama based on real events, depicting Irish Commandant Pat Quinlan’s leadership during a standoff with French and Belgian mercenaries in the Congo in the early 1960s. Released in 2016, it portrays the bravery and challenges faced by Quinlan and his troops.
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Arguably the quintessential example of an underrated war movie that deserves more love, 2016’s The Siege of Jadotville depicts the Irish army’s role in the movie’s titular engagement during the Congo Crisis. Producing yet another excellent supporting bow in a war film, Richie Smyth’s picture features Strong as Conor Cruise O’Brien, the Irish diplomat tasked with overseeing the crisis by the United Nations whose ill-advised actions precipitate the siege.
In addition to Strong, The Siege of Jadotville stars Jamie Dornan as Irish Army Commandant, Patrick Quinlan.
Leveraging his trademark commanding screen presence to lend authenticity to his portrayal of this morally ambiguous politician, Strong’s bow as the man known as “The Cruiser” is one of several highlights among an array of first-rate supporting performances. Smyth’s feature film debut is a thrilling entry for the genre, one that pays tribute to the heroics of the real-life individuals involved in the battle. A notable feather in Strong’s cap, The Siege of Jadotville remains one of the more underappreciated war films in recent memory.
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RocknRolla (2008)
Directed By Guy Ritchie
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RocknRolla
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Action
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Thriller
Release Date
September 5, 2008
Runtime
114 minutes
Director
Guy Ritchie
Writers
Guy Ritchie
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Gerard Butler
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Tom Wilkinson
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Idris Elba
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Thandiwe Newton
RocknRolla is an action crime-comedy directed by Guy Ritchie. Set in the heart of London’s underworld, the film follows a group of small-time crooks and a Russian billionaire who compete for the money tied up in a lucrative real estate scam.
Main Genre
Crime
Distributor(s)
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Featuring some of the most memorable gangster movie scenes that Guy Ritchie’s filmography has to offer, RocknRolla serves as one of the director’s more underappreciated offerings to date. The 2008 crime comedy marked Strong’s (pardon the pun) second collaboration with Ritchie following 2005’s maligned Revolver, with RocknRolla receiving considerably more positive reviews than its predecessor.
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Stepping into the boots of the movie’s narrator and the right-hand man to RocknRolla’s chief antagonist Lenny Cole, the actor turns in an excellent performance as the hardened career criminal Archy, one that is contentiously the pick of the movie’s cast of colorful supporting characters. RocknRolla isn’t Snatch or Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels by any stretch of the imagination, but still retains status as one of the better gangster movies that British cinema has to offer.
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The Imitation Game (2014)
Directed By Morten Tyldum
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The Imitation Game
PG-13
Drama
Biography
Thriller
13
8/10
Release Date
November 28, 2014
Runtime
114minutes
Director
Morten Tyldum
Writers
Graham Moore
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Matthew Goode
The Imitation Game stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing, the real-life British mathematician and computer scientist who was instrumental in decoding the German spy code machine Enigma during WWII. The film focuses on Turing’s work during the war and his personal life during that time, as well as the tragic story of his life after the war and his death in 1954. Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Charles Dance, and Mark Strong also star.
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The Weinstein Company
Distributor(s)
The Weinstein Company
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A biographical thriller inspired by the true story of Alan Turing and his efforts to decrypt the Nazi coding machine known as Enigma during WWII, The Imitation Game was dogged by controversy concerning the purported downplaying of the main character’s sexuality and the importance of his wider team at Bletchley Park. With that being said, Morten Tyldum’s 2014 movie was critically acclaimed, garnering a 90% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and earning eight Academy Award nominations.
The movie’s scenes featuring Menzies and Turing together have been debunked as historically inaccurate; in reality, there is no indication that the two men ever interacted during their time at Bletchley Park.
The film sees Mark Strong conjure up a typically chilling supporting performance as the real-life figure, Stewart Menzies, the ruthlessly calculating head of the British Secret Intelligence Service. Overshadowed by the leading likes of Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley, the actor’s performance often flies under the radar; a crying shame given the solemn gravitas and foreboding pragmatism that Strong imbues his charge with.
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1917 (2019)
Directed By Sam Mendes
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1917
R
Drama
Biography
8.1/10
Release Date
December 25, 2019
Runtime
119 minutes
Director
Sam Mendes
Writers
Sam Mendes, Krysty Wilson-Cairns
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Colin Firth
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Teresa Mahoney
Set against the backdrop of war-torn France during WWI, 1917 is directed by Sam Mendes and stars George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman as two young British soldiers tasked with delivering a dangerous message to stop an attack that could the lives of thousands of other soldiers at risk. The film uses long takes to make it appear that the entire narrative takes place over the course of two continuous shots. Mark Strong, Colin Firth, and Benedict Cumberbatch also star.
Studio(s)
Universal Pictures
Distributor(s)
Universal Pictures
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One of cinema’s finest movies about the First World War, Sam Mendes’ 1917 was released to a tidal wave of critical acclaim in 2019. Earning ten Oscar nominations, the stunningly shot war film chronicles a nail-biting race against time to call off a doomed offensive. 1917 features a star-studded cast, with many prominent British A-Listers appearing in minor roles throughout proceedings to provide support to George Mackay and Dean-Charles Chapman’s leading men.
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Among said A-Listers is Mark Strong, appearing around the movie’s midway point as Captain Smith, the leader of a British unit who pick up Mackay’s Will Schofield shortly after the heartbreaking death of Chapman’s Blake. Strong only appears for a matter of minutes but produces one of the movie’s best cameo appearances, breathing life into a gruff but deeply empathetic soldier who serves as one of the film’s more sympathetic faces.
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Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Directed By Kathryn Bigelow
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Zero Dark Thirty
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History
Thriller
Drama
9.3/10
Release Date
December 19, 2012
Runtime
157 Minutes
Director
Kathryn Bigelow
Writers
Mark Boal
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Jessica Chastain
Maya
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Jason Clarke
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Zero Dark Thirty chronicles the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden following the September 2001 attacks, culminating in his death by Navy SEAL Team 6 in May 2011.
Main Genre
War
Studio(s)
Sony
Distributor(s)
Sony
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A dramatization of the true story behind the global manhunt for Osama bin Laden, Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty retains status as a critics’ darling to this day, despite troubling accusations of pro-torture rhetoric and political biases. Controversy aside, the 2012 war thriller received rave reviews, garnering five nominations at the 85th Academy Awards and rubber-stamping Bigelow’s status as one of the genre’s finest directors.
Zero Dark Thirty won its only Oscar for Best Sound Editing, sharing the award with Skyfall.
Mark Strong only features in a supporting role, but still has a vital part to play in the lauded movie. The Stardust alum plays “George,” a high-ranking CIA supervisor tasked with overseeing the hunt for the man behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This may be one of Strong’s more fleeting appearances, but the widespread critical acclaim associated with the film means that Zero Dark Thirty is unquestionably one of the finest cinematic outings to feature the actor.
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Kick-Ass (2010)
Directed By Matthew Vaughn
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R
Action
Comedy
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8.3/10
Release Date
March 22, 2010
Runtime
117 minutes
Director
Matthew Vaughn
Writers
Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn, Mark Millar, John Romita Jr.
Sequel(s)
Kick-Ass 2
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Aaron Taylor-Johnson
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Chloe Moretz
When average teen Dave Lizewski (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) is mugged, he decides to take matters into his own hands and becomes the vigilante Kick-Ass. Armed with little more than a can-do attitude and nerve damage that makes him resistant to pain, the adolescent hero stumbles into a serious criminal organization. Teaming up with Hit Girl (Chloe Grace Moretz) and Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage), Kick-Ass works to take them down, despite the fact that he’s in over his head.
Main Genre
Action
Studio(s)
Lionsgate
Distributor(s)
Lionsgate
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Widely regarded as one of Matthew Vaughn’s best movies, 2010’s cult-classic Kick-Ass proved to be an unexpected critical and commercial hit. Gleefully subverting every superhero trope in the book through a wicked cocktail of dark comedy and supremely graphic violence, the success of the Aaron Taylor-Johnson-led outing led to a 2013 sequel, with Vaughn also revealing in 2024 that a new trilogy of films based on the original is currently in development.
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Kick-Ass wouldn’t have been the rampant success that it was without a sterling villain, a status quo due in large part to Mark Strong’s exemplary performance as crime boss, Frank D’Amico. While he’s primarily known for producing dark and brooding antagonists, Strong seizes the opportunity to flex his comedic muscles here with both hands. A testament to his impressive range, the actor turns in some of the movie’s funniest sequences without sacrificing any of his inimitable villainous aura.
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Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Directed By Guy Ritchie
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Sherlock Holmes
PG-13
Adventure
Mystery
Action
13
7.8/10
Release Date
December 25, 2009
Runtime
128 minutes
Director
Guy Ritchie
Writers
Anthony Peckham, Simon Kinberg, Michael Robert Johnson
Sequel(s)
Sherlock Holmes 3, Sherlock Holmes 2
Cast
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Mark Strong
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Eddie Marsan
Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes adapts the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle with an all-star Hollywood cast. Set in 1890, Sherlock Holmes follows the eccentric but brilliant detective Sherlock (Robert Downey Jr.) and his partner Watson (Jude Law) as they solve various mysteries around Victorian London. Teaming up with former adversary Irene Adler (Rachel McAdams), the detectives find themselves pitted against the villainous Lord Henry Blackwood (Mark Strong) as he attempts to gain control of Britain.
Studio(s)
Warner Bros. Pictures
Distributor(s)
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Spearheaded by Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law, Sherlock Holmes appeared to signal a new beginning for popular culture’s most famous detective and his sidekick. The eighth-highest-grossing film of 2009, Guy Ritchie’s period mystery offering received a positive critical response, spawning a 2011 sequel and a planned third movie that is languishing in development hell as of 2025.
A formidable foe worthy of an iconic hero like Holmes, Strong’s sinister take on Blackwood stands as one of his finest performances.
Much of Sherlock Holmes’ success can be attributed to its first-rate villain in Mark Strong’s Lord Henry Blackwood. A mysterious occultist, Blackwood apparently rises from the dead after being captured and executed in the movie’s early goings. The ambiguous nature of Blackwood’s purportedly supernatural powers adds an extra nuance to Strong’s villain, culminating in one of his most memorable antagonists to date. A formidable foe worthy of an iconic hero like Holmes, Strong’s sinister take on Blackwood stands as one of his finest performances.
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Directed By Tomas Alfredson
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
R
Thriller
Historical
8/10
Release Date
September 16, 2011
Runtime
127 minutes
Director
Tomas Alfredson
Writers
Bridget O’Connor, Peter Straughan
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Gary Oldman
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Benedict Cumberbatch
Based on the novel of the same name by John le Carré, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy tells the story of a search for Russian spy deep within the British intelligence service, at the height of the Cold War in the 1970s.
Studio(s)
StudioCanal
Distributor(s)
StudioCanal, Focus Features
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One of the greatest Cold War movies of all time, 2011’s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a glorious spider’s web of paranoia and subterfuge. Based on John le Carré’s novel of the same name, Tomas Alfredson’s picture chronicles the hunt for a Soviet double agent operating within the British Secret Service. The movie is carried by an array of powerhouse performances from its star-studded cast, with Mark Strong’s sublime take on field agent Jim Prideaux highlighting Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’s status as his best movie to date.
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Lending uncharacteristic vulnerability to his charge, Strong turns in a career best performance as Prideaux. The veteran actor is at the top of his game, deftly balancing his role as a hardened spy with that of a betrayed and emotionally broken friend. Regrettably, Gary Oldman’s Oscar-nominated leading turn as George Smiley often overshadows Mark Strong’s stirring performance, a desperately unfair status quo given the sterling quality of his finest bow to date.
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