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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
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After a gamma radiation experiment goes wrong, Dr. Bruce Banner transforms into the Hulk, rampaging through a military base and becoming a fugitive. Hiding in a poor urban neighborhood, Bruce meets Rick Jones, who helps him lay low while searching for a cure. General Ross leads the hunt for Banner, enlisting Emil Blonsky, a skilled soldier enhanced with an unstable version of the serum that created the Hulk. When Bruce is discovered, the Hulk clashes with the military, and Blonsky is injured despite his enhancements. Obsessed with power, Blonsky undergoes further treatments, transforming into the monstrous Abomination. He confronts the Hulk in a devastating first battle, forcing Banner to flee. As Abomination spirals out of control, Ross reluctantly agrees to deploy Bruce as the Hulk to stop him. The final showdown unfolds in Harlem, where Hulk and Abomination engage in a brutal battle, leveling the neighborhood. Hulk ultimately triumphs and escapes, while Ross begins to regret his role in creating these monsters. In the aftermath, Nick Fury approaches Ross, hinting at a larger initiative involving the Hulk.
