Actor
Mark Ruffalo
Born 22 November 1967 · Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
Mark Ruffalo is an American actor and producer who rose through theatre and the drama You Can Count on Me before becoming a screen staple. He is known for acclaimed supporting turns in prestige dramas and for playing Bruce Banner/Hulk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He has four Oscar nominations.
Key films
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
A key role in a celebrated, inventive romantic drama that established his place in acclaimed independent-minded cinema.
The Kids Are All Right (2010)
Earned his first Academy Award nomination, for playing a sperm donor in a family comedy-drama.
The Avengers (2012)
Began his long run as Bruce Banner/Hulk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Spotlight (2015)
Played reporter Michael Rezendes in the Boston Globe abuse-investigation drama, earning another Oscar nomination.
Poor Things (2023)
Earned his fourth Oscar nomination as a debauched lawyer in Yorgos Lanthimos's fantasy comedy.
Key awards
- 2011, 2015, 2016, 2024: Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor (The Kids Are All Right, Foxcatcher, Spotlight, Poor Things)
- 2015: Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor in a TV movie or miniseries (The Normal Heart)
- 2020: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series (I Know This Much Is True)
- 2021: Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Film (I Know This Much Is True)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 87
- 1994Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance · as ChristianActor
- 1994There Goes My Baby · as J.D.Actor
- 1994A Gift from HeavenActor
- 1995Mirror, Mirror III: The Voyeur · as JoeyActor
- 1996The Dentist · as Steve LandersActor
- 1996Blood Money · as AttorneyActor
- 1996The Destiny of Marty Fine · as BrettActor
- 1997On the 2nd Day of Christmas · as BertActor
- 199854 · as RickoActor
- 1998Safe Men · as FrankActor
- 1998Houdini · as TheoActor
- 1998The Last Big Thing · as Brent BenedictActor
- 1999Ride with the Devil · as Alf BowdenActor
- 1999A Fish in the Bathtub · as JoelActor
- 2000You Can Count on Me · as TerryActor
- 2000Committed · as T-BoActor
- 2001The Last Castle · as YatesActor
- 2001Apartment 12 · as AlexActor
- 2002Windtalkers · as PappasActor
- 2002XX/XY · as ColesActor
- 2003View from the Top · as TedActor
- 2003My Life Without Me · as LeeActor
- 2003In the Cut · as Giovanni A. MalloyActor
- 2004Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind · as StanActor
- 2004Collateral · as Det. Ray FanningActor
- 200413 Going on 30 · as Matt FlamhaffActor
- 2004We Don't Live Here Anymore · as Jack LindenActor
- 2004City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral' · as SelfActor
- 2005Just Like Heaven · as David AbbottActor
- 2005Rumor Has It... · as Jeff DalyActor
- 2006All the King's Men · as Adam StantonActor
- 2007Zodiac · as David ToschiActor
- 2007Reservation Road · as Dwight ArnoActor
- 2008Blindness · as DoctorActor
- 2008The Brothers Bloom · as StephenActor
- 2008What Doesn't Kill You · as BrianActor
- 2008Chicago 10 · as Jerry Rubin (voice)Actor
- 2009Where the Wild Things Are · as The BoyfriendActor
- 2010Shutter Island · as Chuck AuleActor
- 2010Date Night · as Brad SullivanActor
- 2010The Kids Are All Right · as PaulActor
- 2010Sympathy for DeliciousDirector
- 2010Sympathy for Delicious · as Father JoeActor
- 2011Margaret · as MarettiActor
- 2012The Avengers · as Bruce Banner / The HulkActor
- 2012Kingdom Come · as SelfActor
- 2013Iron Man 3 · as Bruce Banner (uncredited)Actor
- 2013Now You See Me · as Dylan RhodesActor
- 2013Thanks for Sharing · as AdamActor
- 2013Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy · as Self - Letter ReaderActor
- 2014Begin Again · as Dan MulliganActor
- 2014Foxcatcher · as David SchultzActor
- 2014The Normal Heart · as Ned WeeksActor
- 2014Infinitely Polar Bear · as CameronActor
- 2014Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe · as Self / Bruce Banner / HulkActor
- 2015Avengers: Age of Ultron · as Bruce Banner / HulkActor
- 2015Spotlight · as Michael RezendesActor
- 2016Now You See Me 2 · as Dylan RhodesActor
- 2016Team Thor · as Bruce BannerActor
- 2016Dear President Obama · as NarratorActor
- 2017Thor: Ragnarok · as Bruce Banner / HulkActor
- 2018Avengers: Infinity War · as Bruce Banner / HulkActor
- 2018Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2019Avengers: Endgame · as Bruce Banner / HulkActor
- 2019Captain Marvel · as Bruce Banner / The Hulk (uncredited)Actor
- 2019Dark Waters · as Robert BilottActor
- 2019Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2019Dark Waters: The Cost of Being a Hero · as SelfActor
- 2020Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King · as Self - Actor, "Avengers: Endgame"Actor
- 2021Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings · as Bruce Banner / Hulk (uncredited)Actor
- 2021Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special · as Bruce Banner / Hulk (archive footage)Actor
- 2021The War of the Worlds 2021Actor
- 2021GroundswellActor
- 2022The Adam Project · as Louis ReedActor
- 2022Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law · as SelfActor
- 2022Bonnie · as SelfActor
- 2022Oyate · as SelfActor
- 2023Poor Things · as Duncan WedderburnActor
- 2024Revealed: How to Poison a Planet · as SelfActor
- 2025Mickey 17 · as Kenneth MarshallActor
- 2025Now You See Me: Now You Don't · as Dylan RhodesActor
- 2025Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2026Spider-Man: Brand New Day · as Bruce Banner / HulkActor
- 2026Crime 101 · as LouActor
- 2026Being Heumann · as Joseph CalifanoActor
- 2027Avengers: Secret Wars · as Bruce Banner / HulkActor
- 2027Gatto · as Nero (voice)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.