![]() Showing acting skill early in life, Bana began doing impressions of family members at the age of six or seven, first mimicking his grandfather's walk, voice and mannerisms. ![]() īana was raised in Melbourne's Tullamarine, a suburban area on the northern edge of the city, and attended Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School. ![]() I have always been in the company of people of European origin". He has stated: "I have always been proud of my origin, which had a big influence on my upbringing. His father Ivan was Croatian, born in Zagreb, and worked as a logistics manager for Caterpillar Inc., and his German mother, Eleanor, was a hairdresser, originally from near Mannheim in Germany. Bana was appointed Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for his services to drama.Įric Banadinović was born on 9 August 1968 in Melbourne, Victoria. In addition to acting, Bana is a motor racing enthusiast, and has participated in various racing competitions in Australia. In 2020, he returned to Australia to star in outback thriller The Dry.īana is the recipient of several Australian Film Institute awards and has performed distinctive lead and character roles across a wide spectrum of genres-from epics, to science fiction and action thrillers. In 2018, Bana played the title role in a true crime miniseries, Dirty John. Kristensen in Lone Survivor (2013), and playing police sergeant Ralph Sarchie in the horror Deliver Us from Evil (2014). Bana continued to work steadily in the 2010s, portraying Lieutenant commander Erik S. In 2009, he played the villain Nero in the science fiction Star Trek, which was a critical and commercial success. He played Hector in the war epic Troy (2004), and took a leading role in Steven Spielberg's historical thriller Munich (2005). He achieved further critical recognition for starring in the biographical crime film Chopper (2000).Īfter a decade of roles in Australian TV shows and films, Bana gained Hollywood's attention for his performance in the war film Black Hawk Down (2001), and as the title character in Hulk (2003). ![]() He began his career in the sketch comedy series Full Frontal before gaining notice in the comedy drama The Castle (1997). Eric Banadinović, AM (born 9 August 1968), known professionally as Eric Bana ( / ˈ b æ n ə/), is an Australian actor and comedian. ![]()
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