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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. Leonard Samson
for Dr. Leonard Samson in The Incredible Hulk (2008)
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Bruce Banner, a fugitive scientist, hides in Brazil, seeking a cure for the gamma radiation that transformed him into the Hulk. General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross, determined to weaponize Banner’s condition, enlists elite soldier Emil Blonsky to capture him. After a chase through the favelas, Banner barely escapes, unknowingly leaving behind traces of his irradiated blood. Desperate for answers, Banner travels to Canada, searching for a researcher who might help him. While stopping at a small bar, he catches the attention of a rugged loner named Logan. When a fight breaks out, Banner’s stress levels spike, forcing him to suppress his transformation. Logan, sniffing the air, suddenly tenses up and hurriedly leaves just as William Stryker and Agent Zero enter, scanning the room. Banner narrowly slips away. Blonsky, obsessed with power, undergoes an experimental treatment with Banner’s irradiated blood. The procedure enhances him but also warps his body and mind, transforming him into Abomination. He rampages through Harlem, forcing Banner to embrace the Hulk. The two monsters clash violently, leveling the city. Hulk ultimately overpowers Abomination but resists killing him, proving he is more than a beast. Mid Credits: Director Nick Fury meets with General Ross, hinting at a larger mission. Post Credits: Stryker, having observed the chaos, studies Hulk’s raw power with newfound interest.
