Mark Alan Ruffalo (born November 22, 1967, in Kenosha, Wisconsin) is an American actor, producer, and activist whose career spans independent theater of the 1990s through global blockbusters. He gained worldwide recognition as Bruce Banner / Hulk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe from 2012, while critics prize him for four Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor - for The Kids Are All Right, Foxcatcher, Spotlight, and Poor Things - and an Emmy win for I Know This Much Is True (2020). Away from the screen, he is a prominent advocate for climate justice and environmental causes.
Ruffalo will voice the character Nera in Pixar's animated film Gatto, which will be released in 2027.
Ruffalo testified before an American Senate committee and warned about the impact of the planned Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger on the Hollywood industry.
On the red carpet of the 83rd Golden Globe Awards ceremony (January 11, 2026), Ruffalo wore a 'Be Good' badge in protest against the killing of Renée Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.
It was announced that Ruffalo will play the lead role of a priest-investigator in the Vatican thriller Santo Subito! by French director Bertrand Bonello.
Ruffalo played the villain Kenneth Marshall in the sci-fi film Mickey 17 directed by Bong Joon-ho and simultaneously made his debut in the HBO series Task, where critics called his performance 'superb'.
An evening of philosophical questions and visual wonder: Charlie Kaufman's cult sci-fi classic screened outdoors in Prague.
Michael Mann's thriller starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx about a taxi driver caught in a deadly night of crime.
