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A native of Australia, Bana was first introduced to American audiences when he played the title role of Mark Chopper Read in the feature film Chopper. On the heels of its success in Australia, the film had its American premiere at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival and was then released in select U.S. cities. For his performance in Chopper, Bana won Best Actor Awards from the Australian Film Critics Circle and the Australian Film Institute.
In 2001, Bana co-starred with Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor and Tom Sizemore in Ridley Scott's war drama Black Hawk Down, playing one of a group of U.S. soldiers on an ill-fated mission in Somalia.
Bana then starred as Bruce Banner, a geneticist whose experiments turn him into the title character in the feature Hulk, based on the popular Marvel Comics series. Directed by Ang Lee, the film also starred Jennifer Connelly, Josh Lucas and Nick Nolte. In 2004, Bana portrayed Hector in Wolfgang Petersen's epic drama Troy, based on Homer's The Iliad and also starring Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom.
Bana next stars as King Henry VIII in the historical drama The Other Boleyn Girl, opposite Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman, under the direction of Justin Chadwick. His upcoming films also include the Australian film Romulus, My Father, and the crime drama Factor X, with Terrence Howard.
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Eric Bana Facts
| Birth Name | Eric Banadinovich |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Birthday | August 9, 1968 (39) |
| Sign | Leo |
| Birthplace | Melbourne, Australia |
| Height | 6' 3" (1m91) |
Selected Filmography
| Finding Nemo | ||
| Black Hawk Down | ||
| Troy | ||
| Hulk | ||
| Other Boleyn Girl | ||
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Bio courtesy Warner Bros. for "Lucky You" (22-Jul-2007)