Eric Bana — biography, films, roles and trivia

Biography

💥Eric Banadinović, better known as Eric Bana. Born in 1968 in Melbourne, Australia. He grew up in a family with an older brother. His father worked as a forklift driver, and his mother was a hairdresser. He studied at Penleigh and Essendon College. He works as an actor and comedian. Since 1997 he has been married to journalist Rebecca Gleeson, the couple has 2 children: son Klaus and daughter Sophia

🎬Main projects🎬: "Hulk" (2003), "Troy" (2004), "Star Trek" (2009), "Chopper" (2000), "In the Wild" (2025)

⭐Interesting fact⭐: Eric is an avid racing driver and has participated in professional races, he is also interested in restoring rare cars

Filmography

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Interesting facts

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1
Eric Bana first got on a horse while filming the movie Troy (2004).
2
He was the youngest son in the family of Croatian Ivan Banadinovich, a logistics manager at Caterpillar.
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First job was washing cars at a car service, driving carts on the Coles New World railway, bartender.
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Real name is Eric Banadinović. Eric later shortened his surname to the more euphonious Bana.
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For the role in the film "Inside Man," Bana gained 30 pounds and shaved his head bald.
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Eric is half Croatian, half German, although he was born in Australia.