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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
for Bruce Banner in The Incredible Hulk (2009)
Suggested by mrnotsure
Bruce Banner lives in exile, on the run after a military experiment intended to replicate super-soldier research transforms him into the uncontrollable Hulk whenever his emotions spike. The man hunting him is General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross, whose obsession with weaponizing Banner’s condition is fueled by both ambition and his belief that the Hulk is a national threat. Complicating everything is Betty Ross, Bruce’s former lover, whose faith in him remains unshaken despite the destruction left in the Hulk’s wake. Ross authorizes the creation of a living weapon using Banner’s stolen research, resulting in Emil Blonsky’s transformation into the monstrous Abomination. As Abomination rampages through a major city, Bruce accepts that the Hulk cannot be contained forever—and chooses to fight. In a brutal final battle, the Hulk kills Abomination, proving he is the stronger force but cementing his status as a danger to the world. In the aftermath, Ross begins secret experiments on himself, determined to surpass the Hulk at any cost. As Bruce disappears once more into hiding, he leaves behind Betty—and a warning that the monster inside him may be the only thing standing between humanity and something far worse.
