Who is Eric Bana?
Eric Bana is an Australian actor from Melbourne, born in 1968, who began in sketch comedy and rose to international fame playing notorious criminal Mark Chopper Read in the 2000 film Chopper.
Bana grew up in Melbourne's northern suburbs. He first became known in Australia on the comedy show Full Frontal and later hosted his own sketch show, The Eric Bana Show Live.
His powerful performance in Chopper won him the Australian Film Institute award for Best Actor and caught Hollywood's attention.
Hollywood roles
He went on to star in Black Hawk Down, Hulk, Troy, where he played Hector, and Munich. He also played Nero in Star Trek in 2009.
Back in Australia, he starred as investigator Aaron Falk in The Dry and its sequel, Force of Nature. In the United States, he starred in the television series Dirty John.
Bana is a passionate motor racing fan and has competed in events such as the Targa Tasmania rally. He is also a lifelong supporter of the St Kilda Football Club in the AFL.
Did You Know?
Bana directed the documentary Love the Beast, about his passion for his Ford Falcon race car.