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.

Filmography

• 2026Apex — Tommy
• UNTAMED — Kyle Turner, Executive Producer
• 2024A Sacrifice — Ben Monroe, Executive Producer
• 2024Force of Nature: The Dry 2 — Aaron Falk, Producer
• 2024Memoir of a Snail — James the Magistrate (voice)
• 2022Blueback — Mad Macka, Executive Producer
• 2022Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers — Monterey Jack (voice)
• 2021Back to the Outback — Chaz (voice)
• 2021Envoy: Shark Cull — Narrator (voice)
• 2021The Dry — Aaron Falk, Executive Producer
• Dirty John — John Meehan, Executive Producer
• 2018Finke: There & Back — Narrator (voice)
• 2018Great Barrier Reef 3D — Narrator (voice)
• 2018The Forgiven — Piet Blomfeld
• 2017King Arthur: Legend of the Sword — Uther Pendragon
• 2017The Secret Scripture — Dr. William Grene
• 2016Special Correspondents — Frank Bonneville
• 2016The Finest Hours — Daniel Cluff
• The Weekly with Charlie Pickering
• 2014Deliver Us from Evil — Ralph Sarchie
• 2014Paper Planes — Executive Producer
• 2013Closed Circuit — Martin Rose
• 2013Lone Survivor — Lieutenant Commander Erik Kristensen
• 2013Tempest at the Drop-In — Narrator (voice)
• 2012Deadfall — Addison
• 2012Plaga zombie: zona mutante: revolución tóxica — Thanks
• 2011Hanna — Erik
• 2009Funny People — Clarke
• 2009Love the Beast — Self, Director
• 2009Mary and Max — Damien (voice)
• 2009Star Trek — Captain Nero
• 2009The Time Traveler's Wife — Henry DeTamble
• 2008The Other Boleyn Girl — Henry Tudor
• 2007Lucky You — Huck Cheever
• 2007Romulus, My Father — Romulus, Associate Producer
• 2005Munich — Avner
• 2004Troy — Hector
• 2003Finding Nemo — Anchor (voice)
• 2003Hulk — Bruce Banner
• Kath & Kim — Eric Bana
• 2002The Nugget — Lotto
• 2001Black Hawk Down — Hoot
• 2000Chopper — Mark Brandon 'Chopper' Read
• Something in the Air — Joe Sabatini
• All Saints — Rob Biletsky
• 1997The Castle — Con Petropoulous
• Full Frontal
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Appearances as themselves (13)

• The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale — Self - Special Guest
• 2017Spielberg — Self
• Stop Laughing... this is serious — Self - Narrator (voice)
• 2009Making Mary and Max — Self
• The Graham Norton Show — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest
• 2003The Incredible Ang Lee — Self
• 2003The Making of 'Hulk' — Self
• 2002The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down' — Self
• Top Gear — Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
• Rove — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• Today — Self