Eric Bana's Movie Bio

Eric Bana
Born As: Eric Banadinovich
Birthdate/place: August 9, 1968 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Claim to Fame: As Mark 'Chopper' Read in Chopper (2000)

Bio: "I race historic muscle cars back in Australia. And I try to race home as soon as I'm finished a movie but don't tell anyone," shares Bana. Bana began his career as a stand up comedian. He made his film debut in 1997 in The Castle. His next film, Chopper, came in 2000, and he became an international success. With this film he won three Australian Film Institute Awards. Bana co-starred in Black Hawk Down (2001), then starred in Hulk (2003). In 2002 he was cast as a Trojan Prince Hector in the historical epic Troy (2004), after being recommended by Brad Pitt, who admired Bana for his work in Chopper (2000). In 2005, Bana co-starred in the political drama Munich (2005). followed by The Other Boleyn Girl (2008).