The east coast of the USA fell victim to one of the worst snowstorms on record over the weekend, and one person who got caught in the crossfire was actor Mark Ruffalo.

After losing his phone, wallet and drivers licence 'on the streets of NYC during a blizzard' last Saturday night, the Avengers star put out a last-resort tweet in the hopes of getting it back.

At this point we should mention that he not only offered a reward to the finder, but 'a signed pic,' because he's Mark Ruffalo and he can do that.

APB out for a cell phone in a wallet case out on the streets of NYC in a blizzard. My drivers license is in there. Reward and signed pic.

— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) January 23, 2016

A chance to meet Mark Ruffalo, save the day for him AND get a signed photo? Sounds like a good reward to us – and it seems we weren't the only ones:

Wow, thanks for all the tips and help for my lost phone… really appreciated.

— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) January 23, 2016

@MarkRuffalo I will drive to NYC right now to find it.

— Rachel (@Rachelpachel97) January 23, 2016

@MarkRuffalo I'm headed to New York now.

— Mada Makki (@mada_moiselle) January 23, 2016

With so many people on his side, the actor didn't have long to wait until the phone was found – in fact, it took just 18 minutes before the Brown family got in touch with some good news.

OMG It was just found! That was freaking fast. Thanks for helping me find it!!

— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) January 23, 2016

And could the tale have ended with a cuter photo? We think not…

Thank Amenaide and Catherine Brown for finding my Phone and wallet! Thanks Brown family for your decency. pic.twitter.com/CJfcZz5gfj

— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) January 23, 2016

Here's hoping the next time he loses his phone is on a trip to Dublin.