Mark Ruffalo
Acting

Mark Ruffalo

November 22, 1967 (58 years old) Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA

Also known as: Mark Alan Ruffalo

Biography

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).

Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009 • TV

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 • TV

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996 • TV

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015 • TV

Mickey 17

Mickey 17

2025 • Movie

Now You See Me

Now You See Me

2013 • Movie

Movie Credits (61)

Acting

2025

Mickey 17

as Kenneth Marshall

2013

Now You See Me

as Dylan Rhodes

2010

Shutter Island

as Chuck Aule

2016

Now You See Me 2

as Dylan Rhodes

2004

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

as Stan

2023

Poor Things

as Duncan Wedderburn

2007

Zodiac

as David Toschi

2004

13 Going on 30

as Matt Flamhaff

2015

Spotlight

as Michael Rezendes

2004

Collateral

as Det. Ray Fanning

2008

Blindness

as Doctor

2026

Crime 101

as Detective Lou Lubesnick

1996

The Dentist

as Steve Landers

2001

The Last Castle

as Yates

2000

Committed

as T-Bo

2002

XX/XY

as Coles

2008

Chicago 10

as Jerry Rubin (voice)

2005

Just Like Heaven

as David Abbott

2010

Date Night

as Brad Sullivan

1998

Safe Men

as Frank

Crew

2022

Lakota Nation vs. United States

Executive Producer

2010

Sympathy for Delicious

Director

2004

We Don't Live Here Anymore

Executive Producer

2014

Infinitely Polar Bear

Executive Producer

2010

Sympathy for Delicious

Producer

1996

The Destiny of Marty Fine

Writer

2016

Dear President Obama

Executive Producer

2018

Anything

Executive Producer

2019

Dark Waters

Producer

2025

GenX: the Saga of Forever Chemicals

Producer

TV Credits (37)

Acting

2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

2 episodes

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

3 episodes

1996

The Daily Show

as Self

3 episodes

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

1 episodes

2003

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

2 episodes

2007

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

7 episodes

2005

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

1 episodes

2005

The Colbert Report

1 episodes

2015

Hot Ones

as Self

1 episodes

2021

What If...?

as Bruce Banner / Hulk (voice)

3 episodes

2021

What If...?

as Bruce Banner (voice)

1 episodes

2021

What If...?

as Bruce Banner / Hulk / Mega-Hulk (voice)

1 episodes

1997

The View

as Self

1 episodes

1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1 episodes

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

1 episodes

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

2025

Task

as Tom Brandis

7 episodes

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

2014

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

2 episodes

1994

Due South

Crew

2020

I Know This Much Is True

Executive Producer

2025

Task

Executive Producer

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
November 22, 1967 (58 years old)
Place of Birth
Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
Popularity
5.9

Career Stats

61
Movies
37
TV Shows