Biography
Born in 1968, Australian actor Eric Bana began his acting career as a comedian. In the early 1990s he began performing on Australian television in a number of comic role, many relying on his skill with impressions. His big screen debut came in the form of the Australian film The Castle. The movie was a surprise success in Australia with Bana in yet another comic role.
Eric Bana
In 2000, Bana got to try on a dramatic role for the first time in the Australian film Chopper. Playing the lead, he was recognized by both fans and critics for his portrayal of an infamous Australian criminal. Hollywood soon beckoned and Bana saw his star rise with roles in Black Hawk Down, The Incredible Hulk and Troy. Though not all his films were financial or critical successes, his name was becoming widely known.
Bana exploded onto the international scene in 2005 playing the lead role in Steven Spielberg’s Munich. Co-starring with Daniel Craig and Geoffery Rush, Bana shouldered the bulk of the intense, controversial film about retribution following the murder of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games. In the years since his career has been marked by a series of moderately successful films, a mix or drama, comedy and action. He has a role in the 2011 action drama Hanna and has been hailed by author Vince Flynn as the actor who most resembles his Mitch Rapp character, a role that has yet to be cast for an upcoming film debut.
Bana is active in charities advocating for homeless young people, mental illness awareness, endangered wildlife and a number of other causes. He married wife Rebecca Gleeson in 1997. The couple lives in Australia with their two children.
– S. Millinocket
photo by David Shankbone
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New on Netflix – October 4th and October 11th
I’m late… …to my own party. Yes, Monday got away from me this week, so here we are on Tuesday with all that is New on Netflix for the next couple of weeks. You can find more Netflix release dates at Everything Netflix. October 4th Hanna (thriller, Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana) – It’s okay, but [...]
All New Mitch Rapp Movie
American Assassin First Big Screen Flynn Adaptation Finally! We’ve been waiting for what seems like forever for Mitch Rapp to come to life on the big screen. When George last wrote about the CBS film deal with author Vince Flynn, the studio had brought Antoine Fuqua aboard to direct a Jonathan Lemkin written script. Various names were thrown [...]
New “Hanna” Featurette
Like DVD extras, before the movie comes out! Focus Films has released a new featurette for the film Hanna, set to hit theaters on April 8th. When I first wrote about Hanna we got a look at the trailer and a glimpse of the basic story. Now we get to see a little more [...]
Mitch Rapp Final Poll – Butler, Bana, Jackman
All New Mitch Rapp Movie Update – June 2011! We asked Mitch Rapp fans who should play the Orion Team operative. After 40 million votes, America spoke, and oops, that’s American Idol. But hundreds of you voted about Mitch Rapp’s Hollywood alter-ego. The results were surprising. There were great write-in candidates that gained only a [...]
No Montana For This Hanna
So you think your childhood was rough? Don’t complain to Hanna. Focus Features puts together a solid cast for their spring action thriller Hanna – Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana and Cate Blanchett star with Tom Hollander, Jason Flemyng and Olivia Williams supporting. The basics are this: Hanna (Ronan) has been raised to be an assassin [...]
Vote on Who Should Play Mitch Rapp
This is your chance to be heard! We’ve gathered the comments from Eric Bana to Gerard Butler to George Clooney (Clooney?). Vote on who should play Mitch Rapp!
Who Looks Like Mitch Rapp? Let Vince Flynn Tell You.
Author reveals his vision of main Consent to Kill character All New Mitch Rap Movie Update – June 2011! With so much talk and speculation surrounding not only the movie Consent to Kill, but the choice of who will play main character Mitch Rapp, it’s only natural to want to know what the author thinks. [...]
Reviews
Star Trek 2009 – Watch Bana play the baddie in this reboot of the classic series
Hanna – Bana doesn’t have a lot to do, but he looks hot doing it
