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Mark Ruffalo

Mark Ruffalo

Actor and producer, also director and writer · Born November 22, 1967 (58) · Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA

2 Primetime Emmys · Golden Globe winner · 3 Screen Actors Guild Awards · 7 other major award bodies

Mark Alan Ruffalo (/ˈrʌfəloʊ/; born November 22, 1967) is an American actor and producer who began his career in the late 1980s and first gained recognition for his work in Kenneth Lonergan's play This Is Our Youth (1996) and drama film You Can Count on Me (2000). He went on to star in the romantic comedies 13 Going on 30 (2004) and Just like Heaven (2005), and the thrillers In the Cut (2003), Zodiac (2007), and Shutter Island (2010). He received a Tony Award nomination for his supporting role in the Broadway revival of Awake and Sing! in 2006. Ruffalo has gained international recognition for playing Bruce Banner/Hulk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with The Avengers (2012). Ruffalo earned a record-tying four nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing a sperm donor in The Kids Are All Right (2010), Dave Schultz in Foxcatcher (2014), Michael Rezendes in Spotlight (2015), and a debauched lawyer in Poor Things (2023). He won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor for playing a gay activist in the television drama film The Normal Heart (2015) and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor for his dual role as identical twins in the miniseries I Know This Much Is True (2020). Description above from the Wikipedia article Mark Ruffalo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 22, 1967 (58)
From
Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
Works as
Actor and producer, also director and writer
Titles
77 on MovieCove · 92 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 14% in 30 days

What are Mark Ruffalo's films like?

Across their 63 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 59 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 21 · Serious 9 · Dark 29

A split, not a type: Grounded 32 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 13

A split, not a type: Gentle 13 · Charged 20 · Intense 26

Steady 23 · Shifting 28 · Whiplash 8

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 27 · Some laughs 25 · Funny 7

Slow burn 26 · Even-paced 26 · Relentless 7

A split, not a type: Casual 22 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 17

A split, not a type: Easy watch 16 · Affecting 19 · Heavy 24

Resolved 37 · Open-ended 17 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

45 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 14 of 45 analyzed roles.

Hero
14 of 45
Ally
10 of 45
Mentor
8 of 45
Shadow
6 of 45
Shapeshifter
4 of 45
Trickster
2 of 45
Herald
1 of 45
Show the 45 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
36
Melancholic
28
Hopeful
20
Dread
12
Bittersweet
16
Other
70

How their films end · 12 with a twist

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet30
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous15

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Mark Ruffalo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 55 of their 77 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Subscription and free streaming for Mark Ruffalo's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

92 credits, 77 with a MovieCove page; 34 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Avengers: Secret Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Bruce Banner / Hulk

  • Gatto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Nero (voice)

  • Being Heumann(2026)

    as Joseph Califano

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Spider-Man: Brand New Day(2026)

    as Bruce Banner / Hulk

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Crime 101(2026)

    as Lou

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • GenX: the Saga of Forever Chemicals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Producer

  • Now You See Me: Now You Don't(2025)

    as Dylan Rhodes

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Hal & Harper(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Dad

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
  • All That's Left of You(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Task(2025)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer · as Tom Brandis

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
  • Mickey 17(2025)

    as Kenneth Marshall

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Poor Things(2023)

    as Duncan Wedderburn

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • All the Light We Cannot See(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · as Daniel LeBlanc

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
  • She Hulk: Attorney at Law(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Bruce Banner / Hulk

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows
  • Lakota Nation vs. United States(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • The Adam Project(2022)

    as Louis Reed

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Bruce Banner / Hulk (archive footage)

  • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings(2021)

    as Bruce Banner / Hulk (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • What If...?(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · as Bruce Banner (voice) · as Bruce Banner / Hulk (voice) · as Bruce Banner / Hulk / Mega-Hulk (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
  • Groundswell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
  • Marvel Studios: Legends(2021)

    Show 14 episodes · as Bruce Banner / Hulk (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
  • I Know This Much Is True(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · as Dominick Birdsey / Thomas Birdsey

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
  • Dark Waters(2019)

    Producer · as Robert Bilott

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Avengers: Endgame(2019)

    as Bruce Banner / Hulk

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Captain Marvel(2019)

    as Bruce Banner / The Hulk (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Anything(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Avengers: Infinity War(2018)

    as Bruce Banner / Hulk

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Thor: Ragnarok(2017)

    as Bruce Banner / Hulk

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Team Thor(2016)

    as Bruce Banner

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • Now You See Me 2(2016)

    as Dylan Rhodes

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Dear President Obama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Executive Producer · as Narrator

  • Spotlight(2015)

    as Michael Rezendes

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Avengers: Age of Ultron(2015)

    as Bruce Banner / Hulk

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Foxcatcher(2014)

    as David Schultz

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Begin Again(2013)

    as Dan Mulligan

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • The Normal Heart(2014)

    Co-Executive Producer · as Ned Weeks

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Infinitely Polar Bear(2014)

    Executive Producer · as Cameron

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Thanks for Sharing(2012)

    as Adam

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Now You See Me(2013)

    as Dylan Rhodes

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Iron Man 3(2013)

    as Bruce Banner (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • The Avengers(2012)

    as Bruce Banner / The Hulk

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Margaret(2011)

    as Maretti

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • Sympathy for Delicious(2010)

    Director · Producer · as Father Joe

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Date Night(2010)

    as Brad Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Shutter Island(2010)

    as Chuck Aule

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Where the Wild Things Are(2009)

    as The Boyfriend

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • What Doesn't Kill You(2008)

    as Brian

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • The Brothers Bloom(2008)

    as Stephen

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Blindness(2008)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Chicago 10(2007)

    as Jerry Rubin (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Reservation Road(2007)

    as Dwight Arno

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Zodiac(2007)

    as David Toschi

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • All the King's Men(2006)

    as Adam Stanton

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Rumor Has It...(2005)

    as Jeff Daly

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • The Colbert Report (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Just Like Heaven(2005)

    as David Abbott

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • We Don't Live Here Anymore(2004)

    Executive Producer · as Jack Linden

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Collateral(2004)

    as Det. Ray Fanning

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • 13 Going on 30(2004)

    as Matt Flamhaff

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • In the Cut(2003)

    as Giovanni A. Malloy

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • View from the Top(2003)

    as Ted

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • My Life Without Me(2003)

    as Lee

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Windtalkers(2002)

    as Pappas

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • XX/XY(2002)

    as Coles

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • The Last Castle(2001)

    as Yates

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Apartment 12(2000)

    as Alex

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • Committed(2000)

    as T-Bo

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • The Beat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 6 episodes · as Zane Marinelli

  • You Can Count on Me(2000)

    as Terry

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Ride with the Devil(1999)

    as Alf Bowden

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Houdini(1998)

    as Theo

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • The Last Big Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Brent Benedict

  • 54(1998)

    as Ricko

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • Safe Men(1998)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • The Dentist(1996)

    as Steve Landers

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • The Destiny of Marty Fine(1996)

    Co-Producer · Story · Writer · as Brett

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
  • Blood Money(1996)

    as Attorney

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
  • Mirror, Mirror III: The Voyeur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Joey

  • Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Due South (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Vinnie Webber

  • There Goes My Baby(1994)

    as J.D.

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
  • Don't Forget Me Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Good Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Newsflash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Don Hewitt

  • Santo Subito! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Father Joseph Murolo

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 92 titles, 86 of them dated from 1994 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19942026

Peak 2015 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 40 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 4 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting88 of 92: 79 only acting, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stDirecting1 of 92: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 92: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing13 of 92: 4 only producing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score89th

92 titles, 9 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1990s15 · 15 acting · 1 crew2000s25 · 25 acting · 1 crew2010s24 · 23 acting · 6 crew2020s22 · 19 acting · 5 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 15% of 52 roles
960106111621

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 Primetime Emmys, a Golden Globe, 3 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 3 other major awards from 37 major nominations, 2001–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series - Drama
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Drama Series
  2. 2024
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
  3. 2021
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie Made for Television
  4. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
  5. 2018
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Spoken Word Album
  6. 2016
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
      • Independent Spirit Award, won
  7. 2015
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +3 other major bodies · 1 win and 2 nominations
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
      • Independent Spirit Award, won
  8. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Television Movie
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Show 3 earlier years
  1. 2011
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Supporting Male
  2. 2010
    • Sundance award, won · Dramatic
    • Sundance award, nominated · Dramatic
  3. 2001
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Male Lead

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Mark Ruffalo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 70; across their 59 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 59

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 59

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 59

Midcredits score across 77 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up33
  • 50th to 74th21
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

30 of their 77 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved18
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser30
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed19

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 55 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Mark Ruffalo's work okay for kids?

Across up to 45 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore35 titles21–84 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity45 titles12–71 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity38 titles35–83 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs34 titles23–62 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense35 titles24–81 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Mark Ruffalo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mark Ruffalo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chris Hemsworth shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles