Mark Ruffalo’s Son Keen Shares Acting Advice He Received from His Dad

Mark Ruffalo‘s son Keen leans on him for acting advice.

While chatting with iHeartRadio Canada on the red carpet ahead of the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of his new film New Year’s Rev, the 24-year-old actor shared the biggest piece of advice the Now You See Me alum, 57, gave him when it comes to pursuing a career in Hollywood.

“Consistency,” he told the outlet, after admitting it was a hard question to answer. “You have to do so many auditions, eventually you are going to land one.”

Keen said that his father told him that he had to go “through so many” auditions before he landed his big break, but assured him that the perfect role would come.

“I’ve had to go through so many before I got even this one, and it’ll start to pick up after that, but it’s a lot,” he said his dad advised him. “It takes a lot, and it sometimes sucks, and it’s hard to keep that up after you get told no so many times, but it’s after however many ever you are going to find one that’s perfect.”

In February 2024, the Avengers actor received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in a ceremony on Thursday. Ruffalo appeared with wife Sunrise Coigney and two of their three kids — Bella, 20, and Keen. Odette, 17, did not appear with the rest of the family.

The four posed for a serious shot first, later followed by a more candid shot where Coigney looked at her family and laughed as Bella and Keen appear mid-conversation, debating their pose, and Ruffalo cheered on his own.

The actor acknowledged his kids during his acceptance speech, saying, “My kids, Bella and Keen and Odette, you taught me so much about being a parent, being a man, being an actor, and this is your star, my whole family, in ways that you won’t understand for some time.”

In his speech, Ruffalo also thanked his family for supporting his career, saying they “let me go off and bring these crazy people home and they have to live with all these years. Thank you, guys.”

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In a November 2019 interview with PEOPLE, Ruffalo admitted that balancing his career with life as a father of three isn’t always easy.

“It’s intense,” the Spotlight star said at the time. “The times when my wife is gone and I’ve had to take care of everything … the laundry alone is enough to destroy you.”

He also praised his wife for shouldering more of the responsibilities at home, calling her “just a hero.”