Mark Ruffalo

Biography

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).

Most Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Guest

The Daily Show

as Self

Crime 101

as Lou

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

Now You See Me: Now You Don't

as Dylan Rhodes

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

The Avengers

as Bruce Banner / The Hulk

The View

as Self

The Colbert Report

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

Hot Ones

as Self

Avengers: Infinity War

as Bruce Banner / Hulk

What If...?

as Bruce Banner / Hulk (voice)

What If...?

as Bruce Banner (voice)

What If...?

as Bruce Banner / Hulk / Mega-Hulk (voice)

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest