Name
Eric Bana
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1968-08-09 (58 years old)
Place of Birth
Melbourne, Australia
Biography
Eric Martin Andrew Banadinović (born 9 August 1968), known professionally as Eric Bana, 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.
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- 2003 Finding Nemo as Anchor (voice)
- 2001 Black Hawk Down as Hoot
- 2005 Munich as Avner
- 2004 Troy as Hector
- 2003 Hulk as Bruce Banner
- 2007 Lucky You as Huck Cheever
- 2009 Funny People as Clarke
- 2009 Love the Beast as Self
- 2009 Mary and Max as Damien (voice)
- 2002 The Nugget as Lotto
- 2009 The Time Traveler's Wife as Henry DeTamble
- 2008 The Other Boleyn Girl as Henry Tudor
- 2000 Chopper as Mark Brandon 'Chopper' Read
- 2009 Star Trek as Captain Nero
- 1997 The Castle as Con Petropoulous
- 2007 Romulus, My Father as Romulus
- 2011 Hanna as Erik
- 2024 A Sacrifice as Ben Monroe
- 2022 Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers as Monterey Jack (voice)
- 2012 Deadfall as Addison
- 2013 Closed Circuit as Martin Rose
- 2014 Deliver Us from Evil as Ralph Sarchie
- 2013 Lone Survivor as Lieutenant Commander Erik Kristensen
- 2016 The Finest Hours as Daniel Cluff
- 2017 The Secret Scripture as Dr. William Grene
- 2017 King Arthur: Legend of the Sword as Uther Pendragon
- 2016 Special Correspondents as Frank Bonneville
- 2013 Tempest at the Drop-In as Narrator (voice)
- 2018 The Forgiven as Piet Blomfeld
- 2017 Spielberg as Self
- 2018 Great Barrier Reef 3D as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 The Dry as Aaron Falk
- 2018 Finke: There & Back as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 Back to the Outback as Chaz (voice)
- 2022 Blueback as Mad Macka
- 2021 Envoy: Shark Cull as Narrator (voice)
- 2024 Force of Nature: The Dry 2 as Aaron Falk
- 2009 Making Mary and Max as Self
- 2024 Memoir of a Snail as James the Magistrate (voice)
- 2026 Apex as Tommy
- 2003 The Making of 'Hulk' as Self
- 2003 The Incredible Ang Lee as Self
- 2002 The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down' as Self
- 1952 Today ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 3 episodes )
- 2002 Kath & Kim ( 1 episode ) as Eric Bana
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1993 Full Frontal ( 107 episodes )
- 1999 Rove ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2015 Stop Laughing... this is serious ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2002 Top Gear ( 1 episode ) as Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
- 2018 The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale ( 1 episode ) as Self - Special Guest
- 2018 Dirty John ( 16 episodes ) as John Meehan
- 2025 UNTAMED ( 6 episodes ) as Kyle Turner
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1998 All Saints ( 3 episodes ) as Rob Biletsky
- 2015 The Weekly with Charlie Pickering ( 1 episode )
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2000 Something in the Air ( 160 episodes ) as Joe Sabatini
