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Born | November 22, 1967 |
Age | 52 Years |
Birthname | Mark Alan Ruffalo |
Birthplace | Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
producer | |
Years active | 1989–present |
Spouse(s) | Sunrise Coigney (m. 2000) |
Children | 3 |
Net Worth | $ 30 million |
Mark Ruffalo Biography
Mark Ruffalo is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, and director born November 22, 1967, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He is famous for his roles in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Zodiac, Shutter Island, If It Were True…, Avengers, Now You See Me, and Foxcatcher films.
Mark Ruffalo is from the Stella Adler Conservatory. He later founded his own theater company, the Orpheus Theater Company. Alongside his acting activities, he worked as a bartender, and in 1993 he landed his first film role in the films Rough Trade and There goes my Baby. He then participated in the horror film The Dentist (1996). He thus cumulates the secondary roles at the end of the 90s: Safe Men (1998), 54 (1998), Ride with the devil (1999).
Access to notoriety
It wasn’t until 2000 with ‘You Can Count On Me’ that Mark met public recognition. He then gives the reply to Robert Redford in The Last Castle (2001) or to Nicolas Cage in Windtalkers (2002). He asserts himself in the roles of romantic comedy and drama, which allow him to rub shoulders with many actresses: Gwyneth Paltrow in View from the Top (2003), Sarah Polley in My Life Without Me (2003), Jennifer Garner in 13 Going on 30 (2004) and Reese Witherspoon in Just like Heaven (2005).
Participates in Michael Mann’s Collateral before joining the cast of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind by Michel Gondry. The following year, he made part of the dramatic quartet of We don’t Live Here Anymore, then returned to a lighter role by giving the answer to Rumor Has It (2005). In 2007, it is alongside Sean Penn in All the King’s Men then under the direction of David Fincher for Zodiac that we find the American actor.
Mark Ruffalo becomes Hulk
In 2008, he played Julianne Moore’s husband in Blindness 2008, and in 2009 Adrien Brody’s brother in The Brothers Bloom. He then turns under the direction of Martin Scorsese alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in the film Shutter Island. After roles in Crazy Night and Tout Va Bien – The Kids Are All Right in 2010, he recovers the role of Bruce Banner, alias Hulk, in the franchise Avengers (2012) then Avengers 2 (2015).
In 2013, Ruffalo joined the filming of the films Elusive which is a great success than the film Begin Again and especially Foxcatcher which allows him to be nominated for the Oscars in the category Best Supporting Actor. The following year, he was nominated again for Spotlight.
Mark Ruffalo Wife & Kids
Married to the American actress Sunrise Coigney since 2000, Mark Ruffalo is the father of three children: Keen, born in 2001; Bella Noche, born in 2005; and Odette, born in 2007.
Mark Ruffalo Private Life
In 2008, Mark experienced a personal tragedy after the death of his brother Scott on December 8. Found a bullet in the head on December 1, he succumbed to his injuries a week later. The police conclude with summary execution, only, if there are many suspects, no proof of their guilt could be brought to the investigation. A suspect even explained that Scott shot himself in the head while playing Russian roulette.
A staunch ecologist, he co-founded Water Defense in 2011 to raise public awareness of the impact of shale gas extraction on water and public health. He also set up The Solutions Project in 2012 to demonstrate the efficiency of renewable energies.
Mark Ruffalo Movies List
Year | Film | Roles | Notes |
1992 | Rough Trade | Hank | Short film |
1994 | Mirror, Mirror II: Raven Dance | Christian | |
There Goes My Baby | J.D. | ||
1995 | Mirror, Mirror III: The Voyeur | Joey | |
1996 | The Destiny of Marty Fine | Brett | |
The Dentist | Steve Landers | ||
Blood Money | Attorney | ||
The Last Big Thing | Brent Benedict | ||
1998 | Safe Men | Frank | |
54 | Ricko | ||
1999 | How Does Anyone Get Old? | Johnnie | Short film |
A Fish in the Bathtub | Joel | ||
Ride with the Devil | Alf Bowden | ||
2000 | You Can Count On Me | Terry Prescott | |
Committed | T-Bo | ||
2001 | The Last Castle | Yates | |
Apartment 12 | Alex | ||
2002 | XX/XY | Coles | |
Windtalkers | Private Pappas | ||
2003 | My Life Without Me | Lee | |
View from the Top | Ted Stewart | ||
In the Cut | Detective Giovanni A. Malloy | ||
2004 | We Don’t Live Here Anymore | Jack Linden | Also executive producer |
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Stan | ||
13 Going on 30 | Matt Flamhaff | ||
Collateral | Ray Fanning | ||
2005 | Just like Heaven | David Abbott | |
Rumor Has It… | Jeff Daly | ||
2006 | All the King’s Men | Adam Stanton | |
2007 | Chicago 10 | Jerry Rubin (voice) | |
Zodiac | Inspector Dave Toschi | ||
Reservation Road | Dwight Arno | ||
2008 | Blindness | Doctor | |
What Doesn’t Kill You | Brian Reilly | ||
2009 | The Brothers Bloom | Stephen | |
Where the Wild Things Are | Adrian | ||
Sympathy for Delicious | Joe | Also director and producer | |
2010 | The Kids Are All Right | Paul Hatfield | |
Shutter Island | Chuck Aule / Dr. Lester Sheehan | ||
Date Night | Brad Sullivan | ||
2011 | Margaret | Gerald Maretti | |
2012 | The Avengers | Bruce Banner / Hulk | |
2013 | Iron Man 3 | Uncredited; post-credits scene cameo | |
Thanks for Sharing | Adam | ||
Now You See Me | Agent Dylan Rhodes | ||
Begin Again | Dan Mulligan | ||
2014 | Infinitely Polar Bear | Cam Stuart | Also executive producer |
Foxcatcher | Dave Schultz | ||
2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | Bruce Banner / Hulk | |
Spotlight | Michael Rezendes | ||
2016 | Now You See Me 2 | Agent Dylan Rhodes | |
2017 | Anything | N/A | Executive producer |
Thor: Ragnarok | Bruce Banner / Hulk | ||
2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | ||
2019 | Captain Marvel | Uncredited; mid-credits scene cameo | |
Avengers: Endgame | |||
Dark Waters | Robert Bilott | Also producer |
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