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Mark Ruffalo

Mark Alan Ruffalo (born November 22, 1967) is an American actor. He began acting in the late 1980s and first gained recognition for his work in Kenneth Lonergan's play This Is Our Youth (1996) 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 has gained international recognition for playing Bruce Banner / Hulk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with the film The Avengers (2012). Ruffalo earned a record-tying four nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing a sperm donor in The Kids Are All Right (2010), Dave Schultz in Foxcatcher (2014), Michael Rezendes in Spotlight (2015), and a debauched lawyer in Poor Things (2023). He won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor for playing a gay activist in the television drama film The Normal Heart (2015), and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor for his dual role as identical twins in the miniseries I Know This Much Is True (2020).

Filmography

2013
Now You See Me

as Dylan Rhodes

Movie
2012
The Avengers

as Bruce Banner / The Hulk

Movie
2016
Now You See Me 2

as Dylan Rhodes

Movie
2018
Avengers: Infinity War

as Bruce Banner / Hulk

Movie
2010
Shutter Island

as Chuck Aule

Movie
2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron

as Bruce Banner / Hulk

Movie
2017
Thor: Ragnarok

as Bruce Banner / Hulk

Movie
2004
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

as Stan

Movie
2023
Poor Things

as Duncan Wedderburn

Movie
2026
Spider-Man: Brand New Day

as Bruce Banner / Hulk

Movie
2025
Mickey 17

as Kenneth Marshall

Movie
2019
Avengers: Endgame

as Bruce Banner / Hulk

Movie
2025
Task

as Tom Brandis

TV Show