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[[File:archie_6916.jpg|frame|''If a slap don't work, you cut 'em or you pay 'em, but you keep your receipts, cos this ain't the Mafia.'' - Archy]]
British actor Mark Strong is especially known for his villainous performances — such as Prince Septimus in ''[[Stardust (film)|Stardust]]'' or Lord Blackwood in [[Guy Ritchie]]'s ''[[Sherlock Holmes (film)|Sherlock Holmes]]'' — though he has been playing the [[Knight in Shining Armor]], a morally gray hitman, and pretty much everything in between as well. See (incomplete) list below.
If [[Guy Ritchie]] is working on a new project, it is safe to say that he at least considers his friend for a part in it.
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* [[The Young Victoria]] (2009) - Sir John Conroy
* [[Body of Lies]] (2008) - Hani
* [[
* [[Babylon A.D.]] (2008) - Finn
* Flashbacks of a Fool (2008) - Mannie Miesel
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=== tropes associated with him / his work provides examples of: ===
* [[Ambiguously Brown|Ambiguously Tanned]]: This Austro-Italian Englishman has portrayed Jordanian and Lebanese men.
* [[Badass Baritone]]: All he needs is an echo-y place to sound (even more) intimidating.
* [[Bald of Awesome]]: Mark Strong in real life. He even said in a few interviews that losing his hair helped transition him from one-note lovers into the juicier villainous roles.
* [[Berserk Button]]: You really don't want to find out how [[Stardust (film)|Septimus]] reacts to treason ... or being mocked. You wouldn't want to try it on [[
* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: Mark Strong speaks fluently German due to his Austrian mother. You can hear an example [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0eCUeXykxE here] at 2:07.
** Evidently some [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE4cvkL35us Italian] too
* [[Complete Monster]]: The villains he played are usually this.
* [[Cute Kitten]]: In Low Winter Sun (2006), when Frank Agnew goes into Geddes apartment, a cat is randomly there for no other reason than to get a shot of Mark Strong holding a cat.
* [[Mean Character, Nice Actor]]: He plays many villains, but he's super nice, and humble in real life.
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