Mark Ruffalo on screen and stage explained

Mark Ruffalo is an American actor who has starred in numerous films and television series. Ruffalo made his acting debut in an episode of CBS Summer Playhouse. He began collaborating with Kenneth Lonergan and appeared in several of his plays, In 1996 he was included in the original cast of Lonergan's play This Is Our Youth (1996) which gained him recognition subsequently he had minor roles in films including The Dentist (1996), Safe Men (1998) and Ang Lee's Civil War Western Ride with the Devil (1999). In 2000, he starred as Laura Linney's character's brother in Lonergan's Academy Award-nominated film You Can Count on Me.

In the mid-2000s, he was featured in the films View From the Top (2002), 13 Going on 30 (2004), Just Like Heaven (2005) and Rumor Has It (2005). In 2006, Ruffalo starred in Awake and Sing! for which he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. In 2007, he appeared in David Fincher's mystery thriller Zodiac which was based on a true story. He played the role of SFPD inspector Dave Toschi, who ran the investigation to find and apprehend the Zodiac killer.

In 2012, he replaced Edward Norton in the role of Dr. Bruce Banner / The Hulk in the Marvel Studios film The Avengers (2012). He later reprised the role in Iron Man 3 (2013), (2015), (2017), (2018), Captain Marvel (2019), (2019), and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), as well as the Disney+ series What If...? (2021) and (2022). He also starred in the Now You See Me film series and in the 2014 biographical drama film Foxcatcher as Dave Schultz which earned him best Supporting Actor nominations for an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award. The next year in 2015, he appeared as journalist Michael Rezendes in the drama film Spotlight, for which he earned his third Academy Award nomination and a BAFTA Award nomination.

Film

Year TitleRoleNotes
1992Rough TradeHankShort film
1994Christian
There Goes My BabyJ.D.
1995Joey
1996The Destiny of Marty FineBrettAlso screenwriter[1]
The DentistSteve Landers
Blood MoneyAttorney
The Last Big ThingBrent Benedict
1998Safe MenFrank
54Ricko
1999How Does Anyone Get Old?JohnnieShort film
A Fish in the BathtubJoel
Ride with the DevilAlf Bowden
2000You Can Count on MeTerry Prescott
CommittedT-Bo
2001The Last CastleYates
Apartment 12Alex
2002XX/XYColes
WindtalkersPrivate Pappas
2003My Life Without MeLee
View from the TopTed Stewart
In the CutDetective Giovanni A. Malloy
2004We Don't Live Here AnymoreJack LindenAlso executive producer[2]
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindStan[3]
13 Going on 30Matt Flamhaff[4]
CollateralRay Fanning[5]
2005Just like HeavenDavid Abbott[6]
Rumor Has It...Jeff Daly[7]
2006All the King's MenAdam Stanton[8]
2007Chicago 10Jerry Rubin (voice)[9]
ZodiacInspector Dave Toschi[10]
Reservation RoadDwight Arno[11]
2008BlindnessDoctor[12]
What Doesn't Kill YouBrian Reilly[13]
2009Stephen[14]
Where the Wild Things AreAdrian[15]
Sympathy for DeliciousJoeAlso director and producer[16]
2010The Kids Are All RightPaul Hatfield[17]
Shutter IslandChuck Aule / Dr. Lester Sheehan[18]
Date NightBrad Sullivan[19]
2011MargaretGerald Maretti[20]
2012The AvengersBruce Banner / The Hulk[21]
2013Iron Man 3Cameo appearance
post-credits scene
[22]
Thanks for SharingAdam[23]
Now You See MeAgent Dylan Rhodes[24]
Begin AgainDan Mulligan[25]
2014Infinitely Polar BearCam Stuart Also executive producer[26]
FoxcatcherDave Schultz[27]
2015Bruce Banner / The Hulk[28]
SpotlightMichael Rezendes[29]
2016Now You See Me 2Agent Dylan Rhodes[30]
Team ThorBruce BannerShort film[31]
2017AnythingExecutive producer[32]
Bruce Banner / The Hulk[33]
2018[34]
2019Captain MarvelCameo; post-credits scene
[35]
Dark WatersRobert Bilott[36] Also producer[37]
2021Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten RingsBruce BannerCameo; post-credits scene
2022The Adam ProjectLouis Reed[38]
2023Poor ThingsDuncan Wedderburn[39]
2025Hieronymous MarshallPost-production[40]
Agent Dylan RhodesPost-production[41]
Detective Lou LubesnickFilming[42]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989CBS Summer PlayhouseMichael DunneEpisode: "American Nuclear"
1994Due SouthVinnie WebberEpisode: "A Cop, a Mountie, and a Baby"
1997On the 2nd Day of ChristmasBertTelevision film
1998HoudiniTheo
2000The BeatZane Marinelli 8 episodes
2011Sesame StreetHimselfEpisode: "Big Bad Wolf Huffs and Puffs Slimey"
2014The Normal HeartAlexander "Ned" WeeksTelevision film; also executive producer
2020I Know This Much Is TrueDominick Birdsey / Thomas Birdsey[43] 6 episodes; also executive producer
2021–2023What If...?Bruce Banner / Hulk (voice)4 episodes
2022Little DemonBark Woofalo (voice)Episode: "The Antichrist's Monster"
Bruce Banner / The Hulk3 episodes
Himself Episode: "The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law  "
2023All the Light We Cannot SeeDaniel LeBlanc4 episodes
2025TomAlso executive producer[44]
TBATBA[45]

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996This Is Our YouthWarren StraubINTAR Theatre
Off-Broadway[46]
1998–1999McGinn-Cazale Theatre
Off-Broadway
1999The Moment WhenStevenPlaywrights Horizons
Off-Broadway
2006Awake and Sing!Moe AxelrodBelasco Theatre
Broadway
2017The PriceVictor FranzAmerican Airlines Theater
Broadway

Music Videos

!Year!Title!Artist(s)!Role!Ref.
2020"Imagine"Gal Gadot & FriendsHimself[47]

Notes and References

  1. Leydon. Joe. The Destiny of Marty Fine. March 25, 1996. Variety. January 27, 2022.
  2. Web site: We Don't Live Here Anymore . The Guardian . en . 17 June 2005.
  3. Web site: Michel Gondry on 'Mood Indigo,' Kanye West, and the 10th Anniversary of 'Eternal Sunshine'. Stern. Marlow. July 19, 2014. The Daily Beast. July 5, 2018.
  4. Web site: Jennifer Garner Reveals Why Mark Ruffalo 'Almost Dropped Out' of '13 Going on 30' Entertainment Tonight . March 19, 2021 . Entertainment Tonight. 19 March 2021.
  5. Web site: B. . Brian . Val Kilmer exits from Collateral . September 28, 2003 . . 19 June 2020 . September 15, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200915065213/https://movieweb.com/val-kilmer-exits-from-collateral/ . live .
  6. News: Katie. Moten. Just Like Heaven (PG) . Raidió Teilifís Éireann. December 29, 2005 . November 4, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071023101757/http://www.rte.ie/arts/2005/1229/justlikeheaven.html . October 23, 2007.
  7. Web site: Lowry . Brian . Rumor Has It… . Variety . 22 February 2022 . 18 December 2005.
  8. News: A 'King'-sized collapse . Scott Martelle . 2006-10-03. . 2006-12-30 .
  9. Web site: Brett Morgen's Chicago 10 to Premiere on Emmy Award-Winning PBS Series Independent Lens as Season Opener . ITVS . Independent Television Service . August 22, 2008.
  10. News: Harland. Pamela. Profile: Mark Ruffalo Traces the Steps of Zodiac. iFMagazine. February 28, 2007. September 24, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080515213412/http://www.ifmagazine.com/feature.asp?article=1953 . May 15, 2008.
  11. Web site: Reservation Road. Turner Classic Movies. Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Atlanta. November 16, 2016.
  12. Michael . Fleming . 'Blindness' in Ruffalo's sight . . . 2007-06-04 . 2007-06-18 .
  13. Web site: Dead Ends in South Boston: Ethan Hawke and Mark Ruffalo in Crime Drama . . 12 December 2008.
  14. Web site: Holden . Stephen . My Brother, My Partner in Crime: Mark Ruffalo and Adrien Brody in Rian Johnson's Film. The New York Times . 14 May 2009.
  15. Web site: Where the Wild Things Are . Vogue . 16 October 2009.
  16. News: Mark Ruffalo and Christopher Thornton in 'Sympathy for Delicious' - The New York Times . The New York Times . 24 April 2011 . April 22, 2011. Marchese . John .
  17. Web site: 'The Kids Are All Right' Turns 10: The Untold History of the Queer Family Classic . Variety . 30 July 2020 . July 30, 2020.
  18. Web site: Cargill . C. Robert . Review: Shutter Island is Scorsese at His Best . https://web.archive.org/web/20170118083903/http://www.mtv.com/news/2763507/review-shutter-island-is-scorsese-at-his-best/ . dead . January 18, 2017 . MTV News . 22 February 2022 . en.
  19. Markovitz . Adam . Mila Kunis, Mark Ruffalo, and Ray Liotta added to 'Date Night' . Entertainment Weekly . 23 February 2022 . en.
  20. Web site: Bradshaw . Peter . Margaret – review . . 23 February 2022 . en . 1 December 2011.
  21. Web site: Nikki Finke. Finke. Nikki. Toldja! Marvel & Ruffalo Ink Hulk Deal. July 23, 2010. Deadline Hollywood. July 23, 2010. May 19, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110519170023/http://www.deadline.com/2010/07/toldja-marvel-ruffalo-reach-hulk-deal/. live.
  22. News: Mark Ruffalo's 'Iron Man 3' Cameo Explained By Dr. Bruce Banner. Rosen. Christopher. 2013-05-13. Huffington Post. 2018-05-02. en-US.
  23. Mark Ruffalo on "Thanks for Sharing" . Vanity Fair . 23 February 2022.
  24. Web site: NOW YOU SEE ME (12A). British Board of Film Classification. May 28, 2013. May 28, 2013.
  25. Web site: Keira Knightley & Mark Ruffalo In 'Begin Again' . . 22 February 2022 . 29 March 2014.
  26. Web site: Infinitely Polar Bear: Mark Ruffalo's best performance? . . 18 June 2015 . en.
  27. News: What made Mark Ruffalo & Channing Tatum cry when filming "Foxcatcher"? . . 19 December 2014.
  28. Web site: Risley . Matt . June 5, 2014 . Mark Ruffalo on his 'bigger, more complex' Hulk in Avengers: Age of Ultron . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140606161816/http://www.totalfilm.com/news/mark-ruffalo-on-his-bigger-more-complex-hulk-in-avengers-age-of-ultron . June 6, 2014 . June 5, 2014 . . GamesRadar.
  29. Web site: Mark Ruffalo on Spotlight: 'The whole of Boston was complicit. Everybody looked the other way' . . 21 January 2016 . en . 21 January 2016.
  30. Web site: Now You See Me 2 review – try-hard sequel botches the magic trick . . en . 9 June 2016.
  31. Web site: Anderton . Ethan . July 23, 2016 . 'Thor: Ragnarok' Footage: Hulk vs Thor, Surtur the Demon & More [Comic-Con 2016] ]. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160725143135/https://www.slashfilm.com/thor-ragnarok-comic-con-footage/ . July 25, 2016 . July 24, 2016 . /Film.
  32. Web site: Mark Ruffalo Responds to Matt Bomer Transgender Casting Backlash: 'I Hear You' . . 1 September 2016 . September 2016.
  33. Web site: Mark Ruffalo to Appear as Hulk in 'Thor: Ragnarok' . . October 15, 2015 . October 15, 2015 . Kroll . Justin . https://web.archive.org/web/20151016223217/http://variety.com/2015/film/news/mark-ruffalo-thor-ragnarok-hulk-1201619246/ . October 16, 2015 . live.
  34. Web site: Eisenberg . Eric . October 10, 2017 . Apparently Mark Ruffalo And Kevin Feige Have Planned A Special Trilogy for the Hulk . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171011181700/https://www.cinemablend.com/news/1712449/apparently-mark-ruffalo-and-kevin-feige-have-planned-a-special-trilogy-for-the-hulk . October 11, 2017 . October 10, 2017 . CinemaBlend.
  35. Web site: McMillian . Graeme . September 7, 2018 . Mark Ruffalo Suggests 'Avengers 4' Is Still 'In Flux' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180908024543/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/mark-ruffalo-suggests-avengers-4-is-still-flux-1140981 . September 8, 2018 . September 8, 2018 . The Hollywood Reporter.
  36. Web site: The Real Rob Bilott of 'Dark Waters' is Only Getting Started . November 25, 2019 . Time . 25 November 2019 . en.
  37. Web site: How Mark Ruffalo found an outlet for his political passions in 'Dark Waters' . . 29 November 2019 . November 29, 2019.
  38. Web site: Mark Ruffalo, Catherine Keener Join Ryan Reynolds in 'The Adam Project' for Skydance, Netflix (Exclusive) . . 23 November 2020 . November 23, 2020.
  39. Web site: Galuppo . Mia . Mark Ruffalo Joins Emma Stone in Yorgos Lanthimos Feature 'Poor Things' . . 22 May 2021 . May 22, 2021.
  40. Web site: Bankhurst . Adam . 2022-05-22 . Naomi Ackie, Toni Collette, and Mark Ruffalo to Join Robert Pattinson in Bong Joon Ho's Sci-Fi Movie . 2022-09-05 . . en.
  41. Web site: Now You See Me 3 Release Date Confirmed. Ridgely. Charlie. ComicBook.com. 2 July 2004. 16 August 2024.
  42. Web site: First look at Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo's new thriller. Digital Spy. 29 October 2024. Sam. Warner.
  43. Web site: Mark Ruffalo Fights (and Comforts) Himself for 'I Know This Much Is True' . . 7 May 2020 . 30 April 2020.
  44. Web site: Mark Ruffalo To Star In Crime Drama Series For HBO From Brad Ingelsby. Deadline Hollywood. Justin. Kroll. June 8, 2023. March 12, 2024.
  45. Web site: Riverdale's Lili Reinhart shares exciting update on new TV series. Digital Spy. 3 January 2024. Justin. Harp. 3 January 2024.
  46. Travers. Peter. 2014-09-18. 'This Is Our Youth': Hollywood Is Alive and Well on Broadway. 2021-05-25. Rolling Stone. en-US.
  47. News: Smith-Spark . Laura . Gal Gadot enlists celebrity help for coronavirus . 24 April 2024 . CNN . 19 March 2020.

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