Mark Ruffalo

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Mark Alan Ruffalo is an American actor and filmmaker 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 film The Avengers (2012).

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A male given name from Latin.. Etymology: From Mark, from the - praenomen (i.e. first name) Mārcus, derived from Mārs, the Roman god of war, originally Māvors, from *Māwortis.

The name Mark is of English origin, meaning "A male given name from Latin.. Etymology: From Mark, from the - praenomen (i.e. first name) Mārcus, derived from Mārs, the Roman god of war, originally Māvors, from *Māwortis.". It is traditionally a male name.

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