Actor Mark Ruffalo has been cast in the upcoming Apple Original Films feature `Being Heumann,` directed by Sian Heder, known for her Oscar-winning film `CODA.`

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Ruffalo will play the role of Joseph Califano, opposite Ruth Madeley as disability rights activist Judy Heumann.

`Being Heumann` is based on Heumann`s memoir of the same name and focuses on her leadership in a 28-day sit-in at the San Francisco Federal Building in 1977.