The Brothers Bloom
Cast
Actor
Mark Ruffalo
Bio
MARK RUFFALO (Stephen), one of Hollywood’s most sought-after actors, has amassed an expansive list of diverse film credits. He earned critical recognition (Best Actor Award at the 2000 Montreal Film Festival and the New Generation Award from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association) in 2000 for his role in Kenneth Lonergan’s You Can Count on Me, opposite Laura Linney and Matthew Broderick. He also starred as the romantic lead opposite Reese Witherspoon in Just Like Heaven. Ruffalo is currently filming the Martin Scorsese thriller Shutter Island with Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Kingsley, Emily Mortimer and Michelle Williams. He can next be seen in Fernando Meirelles’ Blindness, co-starring Julianne Moore. Among Ruffalo’s most recent projects are Reservation Road, opposite Joaquin Phoenix; the Kenneth Lonergan-directed Margaret, with Anna Paquin and Matt Damon; Brian Goodman’s Real Men Cry, opposite Amanda Peet and Ethan Hawke; David Fincher’s Zodiac, opposite Jake Gyllenhaal and Robert Downey Jr.; Michael Mann’s Collateral, opposite Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx; and All the King’s Men, with Sean Penn, Kate Winslet and Jude Law. Ruffalo served as an executive producer on We Don’t Live Here Anymore and appeared in the film along with Naomi Watts, Peter Krause and Laura Dern. Other film credits include Jane Campion’s In the Cut, alongside Meg Ryan; the indie My Life Without Me, also starring Sarah Polley and Scott Speedman; the romantic comedy 13 Going on 40, opposite Jennifer Garner; and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, opposite Jim Carrey, Kirsten Dunst, Kate Winslet, Elijah Wood and Tom Wilkinson. Early film roles include The Last Castle, Windtalkers, XX/XY, Committed, Ride with the Devil, Safe Men, The Last Big Thing, Fish in the Bathtub and Dan Bootzin's Life/Drawing. Ruffalo’s acting roots lie in the theater, where he first gained attention starring in the Off-Broadway production of “This is Our Youth,â€� written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan, for which he won a Lucille Award for Best Actor. Variety said of his performance, "Mark Ruffalo is a genuine discovery... it's a terrific performance, funny and heartbreaking at once." Ruffalo has won several awards for other performances, including a Dramalogue Award and the Theater World Award. In 2000, Ruffalo was seen in the Off-Broadway production “The Moment When,â€� a play by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner James Lapine. In 2006, Ruffalo made his Broadway debut in the Lincoln Center Theater’s revival of Clifford Odets’ “Awake and Sing!â€� He received a Tony Award nomination in the category “Best Featured Actor in a Play.â€� In the Depression-era drama, directed by Bartlett Sher (“The Light in the Piazzaâ€�), Ruffalo played a World War I veteran who lost a leg during the war. Having trained with Joanne Linville at the distinguished Stella Adler Conservatory, Ruffalo made his theater debut in “Avenue Aâ€� at The Cast Theater. Ruffalo continued his relationship with The Cast Theater by performing in several of Justin Tanner's awardwinning plays, including “Still Life with Vacuum Salesmanâ€� and “Tent Show.â€� A writer, director and producer as well, Ruffalo co-wrote the screenplay for the independent film The Destiny of Marty Fine, which was the first runner-up in the 1995 Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Additionally, he has directed several plays and one-acts, including Timothy McNeil’s original play “Margaretâ€� at the Hudson Backstage Theatre in Los Angeles. His television credits include UPN's "The Beat," a dramatic series created by Academy Award winner Barry Levinson and Emmy Award winner Tom Fontana, "On the Second Day of Christmas" and TNT's "Houdini: Believe." Ruffalo resides in Los Angeles with his wife and three children.
Appearing as:
Stephen
