Discover
Eric Banadinović,, known professionally as Eric Bana, is an Australian actor. He began his career in the sketch comedy series Full Frontal before gaining notice in the comedy-drama The Castle (1997). Soon after he gained critical recognition in the biographical crime film Chopper (2000). After 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 the title character in Hulk (2003). He has since played Hector in the movie Troy (2004), the lead in Steven Spielberg's historical drama and political thriller Munich (2005), Henry VIII in The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), and the villain Nero in the science-fiction film Star Trek (2009). Bana also played Henry De Tamble in The Time Traveler's Wife (2009). In 2013, he played Lt. Cmdr. Erik S. Kristensen in the war film Lone Survivor and in the following year he played police sergeant Ralph Sarchie in the horror film Deliver Us from Evil.
Birth Name
Eric Banadinovic
Born
Friday, 09 August 1968
Links
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Force of Nature: The Dry 2 | Falk / Aaron Falk | 2024 |
| Blueback | Mad Macka / Macka | 2022 |
| Bonnie | Hoot | 2022 |
| Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers | Monterey Jack / Monterey Jack (voice) | 2022 |
| Back to the Outback | Chaz / Chaz (voice) | 2021 |
| Being James Bond: The Daniel Craig Story | Self (archive footage) | 2021 |
| Envoy: Shark Cull | Narrator / (narrator) | 2021 |
| The Dry | Aaron Falk / Falk | 2021 |
| Finke: There and Back | Narrator (voice) | 2019 |
| The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self - Guest | 2019 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Force of Nature: The Dry 2 | Falk / Aaron Falk | 2024 |
| Blueback | Mad Macka / Macka | 2022 |
| Bonnie | Hoot | 2022 |
| Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers | Monterey Jack / Monterey Jack (voice) | 2022 |
| Back to the Outback | Chaz / Chaz (voice) | 2021 |
| Being James Bond: The Daniel Craig Story | Self (archive footage) | 2021 |
| Envoy: Shark Cull | Narrator / (narrator) | 2021 |
| The Dry | Aaron Falk / Falk | 2021 |
| Finke: There and Back | Narrator (voice) | 2019 |
| The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self - Guest | 2019 |
| Dirty John | John Meehan | 2018 |
| Great Barrier Reef | Self - Narrator / Narrator | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| The Forgiven | Piet Blomfeld | 2018 |
| The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale | Self - Special Guest | 2018 |
| Spielberg | Self / Self (segment "Munich") | 2017 |
| King Arthur: Legend of the Sword | Uther / Uther Pendragon | 2017 |
| David Stratton: A Cinematic Life | Self | 2017 |
| The Secret Scripture | Dr. Grene / Dr. William Grene | 2017 |
| The Finest Hours | Daniel Cluff | 2016 |
| Special Correspondents | Frank / Frank Bonneville | 2016 |
| The Weekly with Charlie Pickering | Self | 2015 |
| Stop Laughing... This Is Serious | Self - Narrator / Self | 2015 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest | 2015 |
| Deliver Us from Evil | Sarchie / Ralph Sarchie | 2014 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | 2014 |
| Lone Survivor | Erik Kristensen / Lieutenant Commander Erik Kristensen | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Closed Circuit | Martin Rose | 2013 |
| Deadfall | Addison | 2012 |
| Hanna | Erik Heller | 2011 |
| Conan | Himself - Guest | 2010 |
| The Talk | Self | 2010 |
| The Time Traveler's Wife | Henry / Henry DeTamble | 2009 |
| Funny People | Clarke | 2009 |
| The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| Star Trek | Nero / Captain Nero | 2009 |
| Love the Beast | Self | 2009 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Himself - Guest | 2009 |
| Mary and Max | Damien Popodopolous / Damien Popodopolous (voice) | 2009 |
| The Other Boleyn Girl | Henry Tudor | 2008 |
| Chelsea Lately | Himself - Guest / Self / Himself | 2007 |
| Romulus, My Father | Romulus Gaita / Romulus | 2007 |
| Lucky You | Huck Cheever | 2007 |
| The Graham Norton Show | Self - Guest | 2007 |
| The 78th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 2006 |
| Morning Glory | Self | 2006 |
| Munich | Avner | 2005 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| 20 to 1 | Chopper | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self - Guest | 2005 |
| Troy | Hector | 2004 |
| Hulk | Bruce Banner / Hulk | 2003 |
| Finding Nemo | Anchor (voice) / Anchor | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself - Guest | 2003 |
| Top Gear | Self | 2002 |
| The Nugget | Lotto | 2002 |
| Kath & Kim | Self | 2002 |
| Player$ | Self | 2002 |
| Black Hawk Down | Hoot / Sfc. Norm 'Hoot' Hooten | 2002 |
| Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Self - Guest | 2001 |
| Chopper | Chopper / Mark Brandon 'Chopper' Read | 2000 |
| Something in the Air | Joe Sabatini | 2000 |
| Loose Women | Self | 1999 |
| All Saints | Rob Biletsky | 1998 |
| Eric | Various | 1997 |
| The Castle | Con Petropoulous | 1997 |
| Australian Story | Self | 1996 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | 1993 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | Himself - Guest | 1993 |
| Full Frontal | Various Characters / Guest Performer | 1993 |
| HBO First Look | Self | 1992 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Himself | 1981 |
| CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley | Himself | 1979 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Love the Beast | 2009 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Force of Nature: The Dry 2 | 2024 |
| Blueback | 2022 |
| The Dry | 2021 |
| Dirty John | 2018 |
| Paper Planes | 2014 |
| Love the Beast | 2009 |
| Romulus, My Father | 2007 |
| Eric | 1997 |
