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Eric Bana

Eric Bana is an Australian film and television actor. He began his career as a comedian in the sketch comedy series Full Frontal before gaining critical recognition in the biopic Chopper (2000). After a decade of roles in Australian TV shows and films, Bana gained Hollywood's attention by playing the role of American Delta Force Sergeant Norm "Hoot" Hooten in Black Hawk Down (2001), the lead role as Bruce Banner in the Ang Lee directed film Hulk (2003), Prince Hector in the movie Troy (2004), the lead in Steven Spielberg's Munich (2005), and the villain Nero in the science-fiction film Star Trek (2009). An accomplished dramatic actor and comedian, he received Australia's highest film and television awards for his performances in Chopper, Full Frontal and Romulus, My Father. Bana performs predominantly in leading roles in a variety of low-budget and major studio films, ranging from romantic comedies and drama to science fiction and action thrillers. Eric Bana was the younger of two children; he has a brother, Anthony. He is of Croatian ancestry on his father's side. Bana's paternal grandfather, Mate Banadinović, fled to Argentina after the Second World War, and Bana's paternal grandmother emigrated to Germany and then to Australia in the 1950s with her son, Ivan (Bana's father). His father was a logistics manager for Caterpillar, Inc., and his German-born mother, Eleanor, was a hairdresser. Bana grew up in Melbourne's Tullamarine, a suburban area on the western edge of the city, near the main airport. In a cover story for The Mail on Sunday, he told author Antonella Gambotto-Burke that his family had suffered from racist taunts, and that it had distressed him. "Wog is such a terrible word," he said. He has stated: "I have always been proud of my origin, which had a big influence on my upbringing. I have always been in the company of people of European origin". 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 stand-up 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, so he continued his work as a barman and bussing tables.


Eric Bana - Filmer
Narození:
Aug 9, 1968 v Melbourne, Australia
Filmů:
30
Začátky:
v series Law & Order 1978-04-06
Poslední film:
Film Rychlá rota 2022-05-20
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Filmografie
Film Rychlá rota Monterey Jack (voice) 2022-05-20
Film Být Jamesem Bondem (archive footage) 2021-08-29
Film Zpátky do divočiny Chaz (voice) 2021-12-03
Film Sucho Aaron Falk 2020-12-11
Film The Forgiven Piet Blomfeld 2018-03-09
Film Spielberg Self 2017-10-05
Film Král Artuš: Legenda o meči Uther Pendragon 2017-05-10
Film Tajný deník Dr. William Grene 2017-03-23
Film Zvláštní korespondenti Frank Bonneville 2016-04-22
Film Do posledního dechu Daniel Cluff 2016-01-27
Film Chraň nás od zlého Ralph Sarchie 2014-07-01
Film Na život a na smrt Lieutenant Commander Erik Kristensen 2013-12-24
Film Chladnokrevný Addison 2012-11-08
Film Hanna Erik Heller 2011-04-07
Film Love the Beast Himself 2009-03-12
Film Mary a Max Damien (voice) 2009-02-09
Film Komici Clarke 2009-07-30
Film Star Trek Nero 2009-05-06
Film Zakletý v čase Henry DeTamble 2009-08-14
Film Králova přízeň Henry Tudor 2008-02-28
Film Romulus, můj otec Romulus 2007-05-31
Serial Marinara Bruce Banner / Hulk 2004-06-21
Film Hledá se Nemo Anchor (voice) 2003-05-30
Serial 3-South Avner 2002-11-07
Film Nugget Lotto 2002-10-17
Serial Everwood Huck Cheever 2002-09-16
Film Černý jestřáb sestřelen Sfc. Norm 'Hoot' Hooten 2001-12-28
Film Drsňák Chopper Mark Brandon 'Chopper' Read 2000-06-21
Serial Something in the Air Joe Sabatini 2000-01-17
Serial Law & Order Con Petropoulous 1978-04-06