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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
Bruce Banner / Hulk
for Bruce Banner / Hulk in Spider-Man: Brand New Day
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In the aftermath of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Peter Parker has all but disappeared, throwing himself into life as Spider-Man to escape crushing grief and isolation. By night, he relentlessly hunts criminals across New York, growing increasingly brutal as he battles rising threats like the Inner Demons gang. By day, he drifts through Empire State University and volunteers at F.E.A.S.T., where he meets the compassionate Martin Lee—unaware that Lee is secretly the mastermind behind a trafficking operation that’s brainwashing vulnerable teens into soldiers. As Peter crosses paths with the lethal vigilante Frank Castle, the two form a tense alliance, clashing over morality as Peter begins to lose himself to anger and violence. When Peter discovers the truth—that the people he’s been hurting are victims, and that Lee has corrupted even the hope F.E.A.S.T. represents—he spirals to his lowest point. Pulled back from the edge by Frank, who finally confronts him not as the Punisher but as a broken father, Peter chooses to fight forward instead of giving in to darkness. After Lee unleashes a savage Hulk to tear through the city, Spider-Man proves he can control his rage, ultimately leading a final stand against Mr. Negative that saves the trafficked teens without sacrificing his morals. In the end, Peter begins reclaiming his identity, opening himself up to others—especially fellow student Carli Cooper—and taking his first steps back toward being Peter Parker, not just the mask.
