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Mark Ruffalo

Born: 1967

Biography

Mark Alan Ruffalo (born November 22, 1967) is an American actor and producer. He began acting in the early 1990s and first gained recognition for his work in Kenneth Lonergan's play This Is Our Youth (1998) and drama film You Can Count on Me (2000). He went on to star in the romantic comedies 13 Going on 30 (2004) and Just like Heaven (2005) and the thrillers In the Cut (2003), Zodiac (2007) and Shutter Island (2010). He received a Tony Award nomination for his supporting role in the Broadway revival of Awake and Sing! in 2006. Ruffalo gained international recognition for playing Bruce Banner / Hulk in superhero films set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including The Avengers (2012), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019). Ruffalo gained nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing a sperm-donor in the comedy-drama The Kids Are All Right (2010), Dave Schultz in the biopic Foxcatcher (2014), and Michael Rezendes in the drama Spotlight (2015). He won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor in a TV Movie for playing a gay writer and activist in the television drama film The Normal Heart (2015), and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his dual role as identical twins in the miniseries I Know This Much Is True (2020). Ruffalo is one of the few performers to receive all four EGOT nominations.
Known For Acting
Gender Male
Place of Birth Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA

Resources

Movies

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Stan in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

The Last Castle

Yates in The Last Castle

Collateral

Det. Ray Fanning in Collateral

13 Going on 30

Matt Flamhaff in 13 Going on 30

Zodiac

David Toschi in Zodiac

54

Ricko in 54

Rumor Has It...

Jeff Daly in Rumor Has It...

In the Cut

Giovanni A. Malloy in In the Cut

Bonnie

Self in Bonnie

The Brothers Bloom

Stephen in The Brothers Bloom

Shutter Island

Chuck Aule in Shutter Island

Blindness

Doctor in Blindness

We Don't Live Here Anymore

Jack Linden in We Don't Live Here Anymore

Reservation Road

Dwight Arno in Reservation Road

Just Like Heaven

David Abbott in Just Like Heaven

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

Bruce Banner / Hulk (archive footage) in Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

Date Night

Brad Sullivan in Date Night

Chicago 10

Jerry Rubin (voice) in Chicago 10

XX/XY

Coles in XX/XY

You Can Count on Me

Terry Prescott in You Can Count on Me

Margaret

Gerald Maretti in Margaret

Safe Men

Frank in Safe Men

What Doesn't Kill You

Brian in What Doesn't Kill You

Where the Wild Things Are

The Boyfriend in Where the Wild Things Are

The Kids Are All Right

Paul in The Kids Are All Right

Apartment 12

Alex in Apartment 12

Oyate

Self in Oyate

The Last Big Thing

Brent Benedict in The Last Big Thing

City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'

Self in City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'

Now You See Me

Dylan Rhodes in Now You See Me

Foxcatcher

David Schultz in Foxcatcher

Flint

in Flint

Thanks for Sharing

Adam in Thanks for Sharing

The Normal Heart

Ned Weeks in The Normal Heart

Shutter Island: Into the Lighthouse

Self in Shutter Island: Into the Lighthouse

A Gift from Heaven

in A Gift from Heaven

Begin Again

Dan Mulligan in Begin Again

Mickey 17

Hieronymous Marshall in Mickey 17

Infinitely Polar Bear

Cameron in Infinitely Polar Bear

Windtalkers

Pappas in Windtalkers

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

Self / Bruce Banner / Hulk in Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

Poor Things

Duncan Wedderburn in Poor Things

Now You See Me 3

Dylan Rhodes in Now You See Me 3

Now You See Me 2

Dylan Rhodes in Now You See Me 2

Spotlight

Michael Rezendes in Spotlight

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

Self in Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

Committed

T-Bo in Committed

Revealed: How to Poison a Planet

Self in Revealed: How to Poison a Planet

Crime 101

in Crime 101

World War Hulk

Bruce Banner / Hulk in World War Hulk

My Life Without Me

Lee in My Life Without Me

Ride with the Devil

Alf Bowden in Ride with the Devil

View from the Top

Ted Stewart in View from the Top

All the King's Men

Adam Stanton in All the King's Men

The Dentist

Steve Landers in The Dentist

Sympathy for Delicious

Father Joe in Sympathy for Delicious

Kingdom Come

Self in Kingdom Come

Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance

Christian in Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance

On the Second Day of Christmas

Bert in On the Second Day of Christmas

A Fish in the Bathtub

Joel in A Fish in the Bathtub

Dear President Obama

Narrator in Dear President Obama

Houdini

Theo in Houdini

9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up

Self in 9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up

Blood Money

Attorney in Blood Money

Climate Hustle

Self in Climate Hustle

Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

in Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution

Self in Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution

There Goes My Baby

J.D. in There Goes My Baby

Mirror, Mirror III: The Voyeur

Joey in Mirror, Mirror III: The Voyeur

Dark Waters

Robert Bilott in Dark Waters

Captain Marvel

Bruce Banner / The Hulk (uncredited) in Captain Marvel

John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons

Self in John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons

Newsflash

Don Hewitt in Newsflash

Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

Self (archive footage) in Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee

Self in Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee

Dark Waters: The Cost of Being a Hero

Self in Dark Waters: The Cost of Being a Hero

Avengers: Endgame

Bruce Banner / Hulk in Avengers: Endgame

Iron Man 3

Bruce Banner (uncredited) in Iron Man 3

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Bruce Banner / Hulk in Avengers: Age of Ultron

Thor: Ragnarok

Bruce Banner / Hulk in Thor: Ragnarok

The Avengers

Bruce Banner / The Hulk in The Avengers

Avengers: Infinity War

Bruce Banner / Hulk in Avengers: Infinity War

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

Self - Actor, "Avengers: Endgame" in Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

The Adam Project

Louis Reed in The Adam Project

The Destiny of Marty Fine

Brett in The Destiny of Marty Fine

Groundswell

in Groundswell

Team Thor

Bruce Banner in Team Thor

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Bruce Banner / Hulk (uncredited) in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

TV Shows