Mark Alan Ruffalo (; born November 22, 1967) is an American actor and producer. He began acting in the early 1990s and first gained recognition for his work in Kenneth Lonergan's play "This Is Our Youth" (1998) 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 "Zodiac" (2007) and "Shutter Island" (2010); and received a Tony Award nomination for his supporting role in the Broadway revival of "Awake and Sing!" in 2006. Ruffalo gained international recognition for playing Bruce Banner / Hulk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films "The Avengers" (2012), a cameo in "Iron Man 3" (2013), ' (2015), ' (2017), ' (2018), a cameo in "Captain Marvel" (2019), and ' (2019). Also in 2019, Ruffalo starred in and co-produced "Dark Waters".