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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
Dr. Bruce Banner
for Dr. Bruce Banner in The Incredible Hulk (2008)
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Dr. Bruce Banner, tormented by the monster within, ventures to the Arctic intending to end his life. As he pulls the trigger, he transforms into the Hulk, the shot drowned by a primal roar. Beneath the fractured ice, a frozen figure—Captain America—is briefly visible, buried in the glacier. Now in hiding, Banner seeks a cure, meditating daily with a metronome to suppress the Hulk, focusing on Betty Ross to find calm. His ally, Rick Jones, helps him evade military pursuit and access classified data. Banner contacts Dr. Samuel Sterns, a cellular biologist, who aids in developing a potential antidote using samples of Banner’s blood. Meanwhile, General Thaddeus Ross revives a super-soldier program. Emil Blonsky undergoes gamma and serum treatments, becoming Abomination—a destructive force. A climactic battle in Harlem sees Hulk defeat Abomination. In the chaos, Sterns is contaminated by Banner’s blood, mutating as his mind expands. Hulk disappears, and Ross is left to reflect on the consequences. Post Credits: Ross drinks alone at a bar. Behind him, Tony Stark watches silently from a booth. Colonel William Stryker approaches Ross, handing him a sealed file labeled “Weapon X.” Stryker: “Banner’s not the only one. You want a real weapon? I’ve got something better.” Inside the file, a black-and-white photo of a man with claws—Logan.
