Mark Ruffalo

Mark Ruffalo was born November 22, 1967 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA.

Discovered: Mark took classes at the Stella Adler Conservatory and soon co-founded the Orpheus Theatre Company, where he went from acting, writing, directing and producing to running the lights and building sets while building up his resume.

Despite good stage reviews, Mark wasn't getting any substantial TV or film roles. He ended up having to bartend for nearly nine years to make ends meet. Ready to give it all up, a chance meeting and resulting corroboration with playwright/screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan changed everything. Ruffalo won NY success in Lonergan's play "This Is Our Youth", which led to his winning the male lead in Lonergan's film You Can Count on Me (2000). His stunning, mesmerizing performance as Laura Linney's ne'er-do-well brother had Hollywood opening its eyes wide to this new serious talent.

Despite this career-breaking success, Mark remains true to his stage roots and small theater company in L.A., occasionally directing and performing in between taking on the big, lucrative film projects indluding XX/XY (2002), My Life Without Me (2003), and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004).

Filmography

Reservation Road (2007) (post-production) .... Dwight Arno
Margaret (2007) (completed)
Zodiac (2007) .... Inspector David Toschi
All the King's Men (2006) .... Adam Stanton
Rumor Has It... (2005) .... Jeff Daly
English title)
Just Like Heaven (2005) .... David Abbott
Collateral (2004) .... Fanning
13 Going on 30 (2004) .... Matt Flamhaff
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) .... Stan
We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004) .... Jack Linden
In the Cut (2003) .... Detective Malloy
View from the Top (2003) .... Ted Stewart
My Life Without Me (2003) .... Lee
Windtalkers (2002) .... Private Pappas
XX/XY (2002) .... Coles
The Last Castle (2001) .... Yates
Life/Drawing (2001) .... Alex
"The Beat" .... Zane Marinelli (8 episodes, 2000)
You Can Count on Me (2000) .... Terry Prescott
Committed (2000) .... T-Bo
Ride with the Devil (1999/I) .... Alf Bowden
A Fish in the Bathtub (1999) .... Joel
How Does Anyone Get Old? (1999) .... Johnnie
54 (1998) .... Ricko
Safe Men (1998) .... Frank
The Last Big Thing (1996) .... Brent
The Dentist (1996) .... Steve Landers
The Destiny of Marty Fine (1996) .... Brett
Blood Money (1996) .... Attorney
Mirror, Mirror III: The Voyeur (1995) .... Joey
There Goes My Baby (1994) .... J.D.
Mirror, Mirror 2: Raven Dance (1994) .... Christian
A Gift from Heaven (1994)
A Song for You (1993) .... Gus Davison
Rough Trade (1992) .... Hank