No matter what role Mark Ruffalo is playing, he embodies his
characters so specifically, that he immediately convinces us that they’re are
real. What a joy it has been to watch Ruffalo’s career morph from obscure
independent wasteland to wildly revered character actor. One of the things I
respect most about Ruffalo is that he has the capacity to be one of the biggest
actors in the world. He’s continually offered major roles in massive movies,
but instead of solely taking those, he chooses his roles based on the strength
and complexity of the character. Six such characters are listed below.