Eric Bana

Quick Facts

Full Name	Eric Bana
Occupation	Movie Actor
Date Of Birth	Aug 9, 1968(1968-08-09)
Age	56
Birthplace	Melbourne
Country	Australia
Birth City	Victoria
Horoscope	Leo

Eric Bana Biography

Eric Bana is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on August 9, 1968 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Australian actor who was the voice of Bruce Banner in the 2003 film Hulk and has also had significant roles in films like Munich, Something in the Air, The Time Traveler’s Wife, Lone Survivor, and the 2009 reboot in the series Star Trek. He also played the role of Anchor for the movie Disney film Finding Nemo. Then, in 2018, he was playing the role on the Bravo series Dirty John.

He was in the critically highly acclaimed He starred in the critically acclaimed Steven Spielberg film Munich in 2005. film Munich in 2005.

The following year, Bana co-starred with Daniel Craig and Geoffrey Rush in Steven Spielberg’s controversial film Munich. Bana played Avner, a Mossad agent, who is ordered to track down and kill the Black September terrorists thought to be responsible for the massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The film was a critical success, and was nominated for five Academy Awards in 2006. The Los Angeles Times wrote that Bana as Avner “projects a combination of sensitivity and ruthlessness and … knows how to present a face for which worry is a new experience.”

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. In school, he mimicked his teachers as a means to get out of trouble. As a teen, he watched the Mel Gibson film Mad Max (1979), and decided he wanted to become an actor. However, he did not seriously consider a career in the performing arts until 1991 when he was persuaded to try comedy while working as a barman at Melbourne’s Castle Hotel. His stand-up gigs in inner-city pubs did not provide him with enough income to support himself, however, so he continued his work as a barman and waiting on tables.

He was married to Publicist Rebecca Gleeson in 1997. They had two children together. He has an older brother called Anthony.

Eric Bana Net Worth

Eric Bana is one of the richest Movie Actor from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Eric Bana 's net worth $40 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was known to make fun of his teachers throughout his childhood. He was a stand-up comedian throughout Sydney, Australia.

He played the role of Prince Hector as the commander of the Trojan army in Troy.

Eric Banadinović, AM (born 9 August 1968), known professionally as Eric Bana (/ˈ b æ n ə / ), 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 afterwards 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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Eric Bana height 6 ft 2 in Eric weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Eric Bana Dating?

According to our records, Eric Bana married to Rebecca Gleeson. As of December 1, 2023, Eric Bana’s is not dating anyone.

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For the role, Bana shaved his head, gained thirty pounds, and spent two days with Read to perfect his mimicry. During filming he arrived on set at four in the morning and spent five hours being covered in Read’s trademark tattoos. In spite of the film’s limited release outside of Australia, Bana’s performance received positive reviews. American film critic Roger Ebert complimented Bana, stating that “in a comedian named Eric Bana the filmmakers have found, I think, a future star … He has a quality no acting school can teach you and few actors can match. You cannot look away from him”. Chopper was a critical and financial success in Australia, and was nominated for Best Film at the Australian Film Institute Awards in 2001. Bana’s performance won the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor.

Facts & Trivia

Eric Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Eric Bana celebrates birthday on August 9 of every year.

Bana is an ambassador for Father Chris Riley’s charity for homeless young people, Youth Off The Streets, and has appeared with Riley in advertisements to support the organisation’s annual appeal. Bana is also an advocate for the Mental Illness Fellowship, which works to increase the awareness of mental illness in Australia. In 2004, he appeared in several high-profile advertisements for the fellowship. Bana is also active in campaigns with the Australian Childhood Foundation and the Bone Marrow Donor Institute. Since 1995, he has participated in the Motorcycle Riders Association Toy Run in Melbourne, which raises money and toys for needy children at Christmas.

What ethnicity is Eric Bana?

Early life. Bana was born in Melbourne, Victoria. 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. He has one older brother, Anthony.

Is Eric Bana Hulk Marvel?

Eric Bana had played Hulk in the 2003 Ang Lee movie , since then, Edward Norton and Mark Ruffalo have also portrayed the Marvel comic book character on screen. Before the inception of the beloved Marvel Cinematic Universe, acclaimed director Ang Lee had made a 2003 movie on the Marvel comic book character The Hulk.

Is Eric Bana rich?

Net Worth:$45 Million
Profession:| Actor, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Voice Actor, Comedian, Television producer
Nationality:| Australia

Does Eric Bana have an Australian accent?

While he might not have a singing voice, what Bana does have is a very distinctive voice. And that’s what’s so striking when you listen to The Orchard – and it sounds absurd to say it – is Bana’s broad Australian accent.

Why did they replace Eric Bana as Hulk?

Eric Bana stopped playing the Hulk because he simply wasn’t asked to reprise the role. When The Incredible Hulk was put into production, a decision was made to take the Hulk movies in a completely new direction, and this meant not including Eric Bana in the film.