Mark Ruffalo
- Film actor
- Director
- Producer
- Screenwriter
- Writer
- Actor
Also known as: Mark Alan Ruffalo
Mark Alan Ruffalo (/ˈrʌfəloʊ/; born November 22, 1967) is an American actor and producer who began his career 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 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).
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Nov 2026Being Heumann
Joseph Califano
Mar 2027Gatto
Nero (voice)
Dec 2027Avengers: Secret Wars
Bruce Banner / Hulk
Known For
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9Awards & Nominations
7 wins · 21 nomsAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Rose-Walters Prize
- WON↗
Category
2015
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie
MTV Movie Award for Best Hero
- NOM↗
The Avengers
2013
MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo
- NOM↗
The Avengers
2013
Teen Choice Award for Choice Hissy Fit
- NOM↗
The Avengers
2012
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
- NOM↗
The Kids Are All Right
2011
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- NOM↗
The Kids Are All Right
2011
Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- NOM↗
The Kids Are All Right
2011
Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male
- NOM↗
The Kids Are All Right
2011
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor
- WON↗
The Kids Are All Right
2010
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
- NOM↗
The Kids Are All Right
2010
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
- NOM↗
The Kids Are All Right
2010
Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy
- NOM↗
The Brothers Bloom
2008
Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture
- NOM↗
What Doesn't Kill You
2008
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
- NOM↗
Category
2006
Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
- NOM↗
You Can Count on Me
2001
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
- NOM↗
You Can Count on Me
2000
Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor
- WON↗
Category
1999
Theatre World Award
- WON↗
Category
1997
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