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Strike may refer to:

Refusal to work or perform[link]

• Strike action, also known as a walkout, a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to perform work
• Culture strike, refusal of artists or art institutions (arts organizations, festivals etc.) to respectively produce and show art
• General strike, strike action by a critical mass of the labor force in a city, region or country
• Hunger strike, participants fast as an act of political protest, or to provoke feelings of guilt in others
• Prison strike, strike taking place inside a prison, involving either a hunger strike or a prison work strike
• Rent strike, when a group of tenants en masse agrees to refuse to pay rent until a specific list of demands is met by the landlord
• Student strike, occurs when students enrolled at a teaching institution such as a school, college or university refuse to go to class
• Colloquial derived use, such as "the washing machine's gone on strike."

Physical confrontation or removal[link]

• Strike (attack), attack with an inanimate object or a part of the human body intended to cause harm
• Striking the colors, to haul down a flag to indicate surrender
• Strikethrough, typographical presentation of words with a horizontal line through the center of them
• Airstrike, military strike by air forces on either a suspected or a confirmed enemy ground position
• Bird strike, collision between an airborne animal and a man-made vehicle, especially aircraft
• Military strike, limited attack on a specified target
• A utility strike is when excavation accidentally hits or damages buried pipes or wires belonging to a public utility or other such services.

Arts and entertainment[link]

• Strike (brazilian band), Brazilian pop punk band
• Strike (band), British dance band formed in 1994
• Strike (film), 1925 silent film made in the Soviet Union by Sergei Eisenstein
• The Strike, 1988 episode of The Comic Strip Presents
• Strike (2006 film), Polish language film produced by a mainly German group, released in 2006 and directed by Volker Schlöndorff
• 7-10 Split (film), 2007 film renamed Strike for its U.S. DVD release.
• S.T.R.I.K.E., fictional, counterterrorism and intelligence agency in the Marvel Comics universe
• Strikes (film) starring Anthony Anderson
• "The Strike" (Seinfeld), 166th episode of the NBC sitcom
• Strike Entertainment, film production company founded in 2002 by Marc Abraham and Thomas Bliss, associated with Universal Studios
• Strike Gundam, mobile suit from the Cosmic Era timeline of the Gundam anime metaseries
• Strike series, video games released between 1991 — 1997 by Electronic Arts
• "Strikebreaker" (short story), science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov, first published in the January 1957 issue of The Original Science Fiction Stories
• Strikes (album), third album by Southern rock band Blackfoot, released in 1979
• "The Lightning Strike", a 2008 song by Snow Patrol
• "Strike the set" (theatrical), process in set construction of dismantling, storing or discarding the materials used

Economics[link]

• Strike price, fixed price at which the owner of an option can purchase, in the case of a call, or sell, in the case of a put, the underlying security or commodity
• "Strike" (eBay), arbitrary penalty marker used by sellers against buyers for alleged non-payment of items

Law[link]

• Strike from the record, request to erase previous testimony or a court proceeding from the record

Science and technology[link]

• Strike and dip, measure of the orientation of a geologic feature
• Striking clock, clock that sounds the hours on a bell or gong
• Electric strike, access control device used for doors
• Lightning strike, electrical discharges caused by lightning, typically during thunderstorms
• "Striking", cutting parts of a plant for propagation

Sports[link]

• Strike (bowling), term used in bowling
• Strike (baseball), term used in baseball
• "On strike", term used in cricket
• In Association football (soccer), a "strike" is an accurate, driven shot kicked using the laces of the boot

Other uses[link]

• Strike, the Japanese name for the Pokémon Scyther

See also[link]

• All pages with titles containing "Strike"
• Striker (disambiguation)
• Gold Strike (disambiguation)

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Craig Roberts (born 25 January 1991) is a Welsh actor. He is best known for playing the lead role of Oliver Tate in the coming-of-age comedy-drama film Submarine, and for playing the character Rio in The Story of Tracy Beaker.

Life and career[link]

Roberts was born in Maesycwmmer, Caerphilly, Wales.

He has appeared as the vampire fanatic Robin Branagh, in two seasons of the television show Young Dracula. He has also appeared in Care and Casualty.

Roberts appeared in the pantomime 'Snow White' in Worthing, where he played the evil queen's sidekick 'Drax' in January 2009. In 2008 he worked with Y Touring Theatre Company where he played the part of 'Ryan' in a UK national tour of 'Full Time' which was a play that explores issues of racism, sexism and homophobia in football. He also appeared in the BBC Three television show Being Human and the online spin-off series Becoming Human as Adam.^[1]

Roberts starred in the 2010 film Submarine^[2] which also stars Paddy Considine and Yasmin Paige.^[3][4]

Filmography[link]

References[link]

1. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00y5m86
2. ^ Henry Barnes (2011-03-15). "'I love deadpan': Richard Ayoade and Craig Roberts on Submarine | Film | guardian.co.uk". Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/mar/15/richard-ayoade-craig-roberts-submarine. Retrieved 2012-03-15. 
3. ^ White, James (2009-11-06). "Paddy Considine starring in Submarine". TotalFilm.com. http://www.totalfilm.com/news/paddy-considine-starring-in-submarine. Retrieved 2012-03-15. 
4. ^ "Submarine stars Craig Roberts and Yasmin Paige: Q&A". Film4. http://www.film4.com/features/article/submarine-craig-roberts-yasmin-paige-interview. Retrieved 2012-03-15. 

External links[link]

• Craig Roberts at the Internet Movie Database

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