
Age: 58
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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).

Mark Ruffalo

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for Bruce banner in Rebooted Avengers: A new Beginning
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The world fractures when a catastrophic event shatters the fragile peace. Governments collapse. Cities burn. And the heroes who once saved humanity find themselves powerless, hunted, and fractured by betrayal. A new generation must rise—ordinary people thrust into extraordinary circumstances, forced to master abilities they never asked for. They carry the weight of impossible choices. Trust becomes a weapon. Every decision echoes with consequence. As ancient threats emerge from the shadows and former allies turn to enemies, these unlikely heroes discover that salvation demands sacrifice. The line between hero and villain blurs. The cost of victory may be everything they hold dear. This is not a story of triumph. This is a reckoning. This is what happens when the world demands heroes it doesn't deserve—and heroes must become something darker to survive.