Mark Ruffalo

Born: 22 November 1967
Where: Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA

The accomplished stage actor garnered critical acclaim for the part of homicide cop Molloy opposite Meg Ryan in Jane Campion's In The Cut.

Roles in My Life Without Me, You Can Count On Me and the Sundance hit XX/XY have consolidated his position as one to watch.

He made his stage debut in 1990, with a role in David Steen's Avenue A at Los Angeles' Cast Theater and went on to win acclaim for Kenneth Lonergan's Betrayal by Everyone.

While he quickly made a name for himself on stage, Ruffalo was less successful in his early television work.

Before rising to prominence on the big screen, he suffered a few false starts, including a featured role in the horror sequels Mirror, Mirror 2: The Raven, and Mirror, Mirror III.

In 1995, The Destiny of Marty Fine, co-written and featuring Ruffalo, debuted at the Independent Feature Film Market.

He next portrayed an actor in The Last Big Thing, before appearing in the popular independent comedy Safe Men.

In 1999, Ruffalo starred in the comedy feature A Fish in the Bathtub, and was next seen along with Heather Graham, Luke Wilson and Casey Affleck in Committed.

He also landed a cameo in Ang Lee's Civil War drama Ride With the Devil.

In 2000, Ruffalo and director Lonergan joined forces again for the award winning feature, You Can Count On Me.

He had a featured role in the John Woo action war feature Windtalkers and starred in XX/XY, the surprise Sundance hit about two men and a woman in a three-way sexual relationship.

Next up came the call came from Nicole Kidman, in her role as a producer, to star in In The Cut and the Charlie Kaufman-scripted Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Recent work includes the role of love interest Matt opposite Jennifer Garner in the superior rom-com 13 Going On 30.