Eric Bana
Eric Bana
Biography
Eric Martin Andrew Banadinović AM (born 9 August 1968), known professionally as Eric Bana (/ˈbænə/), is an Australian actor, comedian, producer, and director. He began his career in the sketch-comedy series Full Frontal before gaining notice in the comedy-drama The Castle (1997). He achieved critical recognition for starring in the biographical crime film Chopper(2000) and as the titular character in Hulk (2003). After a decade of roles in Australian television shows and films, Bana gained Hollywood's attention for his performance in the war film Black Hawk Down (2001) and as Bruce Banner in the superhero horror film Hulk(2003). He played Hector in the war epic Troy (2004) and took a leading role in Steven Spielberg's historical thriller Munich (2005). In 2009, he played the villain Nero in the science-fiction film Star Trek, which was a critical and commercial success. Bana continued to work steadily in the 2010s, portraying Lieutenant Commander Erik S. Kristensen in Lone Survivor(2013) and playing police Sergeant Ralph Sarchie in the horror film Deliver Us from Evil(2014). In 2018, Bana played the title role in a true crime miniseries, Dirty John. In 2020, he returned to Australia to star in outback thriller The Dry. Bana has received several Australian Film Institute awards and has performed distinctive lead and character roles across various genres—from epics to science fiction and action thrillers. In addition to acting, Bana is a motor-racing enthusiast and has participated in multiple racing competitions in Australia. Bana was appointed Member of the Order of Australia(AM) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for his services to drama. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eric Bana, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Actor
as Eric Inman
as James the Magistrate (voice)
as Ben Monroe
as Aaron Falk
as Mad Macka
as Monterey Jack (voice)
as Chaz (voice)
as Self (archive footage)
as Narrator (voice)
as Aaron Falk
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Piet Blomfeld
as John Meehan
as Self - Special Guest
as Self
as Uther Pendragon
as Dr. William Grene
as Frank Bonneville
as Daniel Cluff
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Ralph Sarchie
as Lieutenant Commander Erik Kristensen
as Narrator (voice)
as Martin Rose
as Addison
as Erik
as Self
as Henry DeTamble
as Clarke
as Captain Nero
as Damien (voice)
as Self
as Self
as Henry Tudor
as Romulus
as Huck Cheever
as Self
as Avner
as Hector
as Bruce Banner
as Anchor (voice)
as Lotto
as Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
as Eric Bana
as SFC Norm 'Hoot' Gibson
as Mark Brandon 'Chopper' Read
as Joe Sabatini
as Self
as Rob Biletsky
as Con Petropoulous
as Self - Guest
as Self
Producer
as Executive Producer
as Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Associate Producer
Director
as Director