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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).
Ray Palmer is one of the world's most incredible scientists. He conducted remarkable research in the field of physics, but his most notable work was studying a fragment of a white dwarf star he found. After much study, he discovered that a beam of ultraviolet light passing through this piece of star gained the ability to shrink whatever it hit. Ray used this principle to create a suit that reduced his size. He can control how small he becomes and still maintain his physical strength, meaning he can be microscopic and still deliver powerful punches, becoming the hero Atom. After the events of the Flash movie, Ray works with a private detective, Ralph Dipney, who was affected by the dark matter wave, gaining the power to stretch, to investigate the disappearance of Professor Martins Stein, suspecting that he was also affected by the dark matter wave. However, the duo encounters complications when they find Stein's former colleague, Dr. Alexander Sartorius, who also appears to have been affected by dark matter like Ralph. Still searching for Stein, Ray finds a clue linked to a flaming figure. However, he is interrupted when visitors appear, inviting him to take a position at STAR Labs.
