Mark Alan Ruffalo debuted with a small role in the anthology-series ‘Summer Playhouse’ (1989). After playing minor roles in several films, including the ‘Mirror-Mirror’ series, ‘The Dentist’ (1996), Ruffalo became part of the original cast of the play ‘This is Our Youth’ (1996), and the Oscar-nominated ‘You Can Count on Me’ (2000), which earned him awards. He essayed important roles in ‘XX/XY’ (2002), ‘In the Cut’ (2003), and ‘Collateral’ (2004).
Ruffalo played the leading man in ‘Just Like Heaven’ (2005), ‘Rumor has it’ (2005), and featured in thrillers ‘Zodiac’ (2007), ‘Shutter Island’ (2010), and the comedy ‘The Brothers Bloom’ (2008). His performance in the Broadway revival of ‘Awake and Sing!’ (2006) fetched him a Tony nomination.
Ruffalo earned nominations for ‘The Kids Are All Right’ (2010), ‘The Normal Heart’ (2014), the biographical ‘Foxcatcher’ (2014), the comedy ‘Infinitely Polar Bear’ (2015), and the drama-film ‘Spotlight’ (2015).
Ruffalo played ‘Bruce Banner/Hulk’ in several Marvel superhero films, including ‘The Avengers’ (2015), ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ (2017), and ‘Avengers: Endgame’ (2019). He’ll reprise it in the series ‘She-Hulk.’
‘Sympathy for Delicious’ (2010) was Ruffalo’s directorial debut which won accolades. He was producer-actor for the legal-thriller ‘Dark Waters’ (2019). His dual role in the mini-series ‘I Know This Much is True’ (2020) got him an Emmy Award.