Mark Strong believes his "Dickensian" childhood was a "blessing".
The 61-year-old actor has never met his birth father and was sent to live at Reedham Orphanage in Surrey when he was six years old, with the boarder children in charge of their own laundry and bed making, before being taken to local primary schools by bus every day, and the 'Cruella' actor had no choice but to develop confidence and resilience.
