Changing one after another profession as a car washer, a supermarket worker and an ordinary worker, Australian actor Eric Bana, whose filmography includes more than 30 projects, began his career in 1993. Then he made his debut in the evening talk show on television as a comedian. They paid attention to the talented guy and invited him to the sketch series Front View.
Starting with work on television, Bana quickly became popular and gradually moved to Hollywood. Now he is one of the most popular actors who act annually in the highest grossing and ambitious projects.
Eric Bana: filmography, biography of the 90s
The actor was born in Melbourne (Australia) on August 9, 1968 in the family of a logistics manager and hairdresser, has German-Croatian descent. Bana is an abbreviation of Eric's real name - Banadinovich. Three years after a successful appearance on television, the actor got his own television show and even received the Logie Award as the best comedian.
The film debut took place in 1997 in the film "Castle", then the tape "Inside View" (2000) followed, which was based on the autobiographical book of an Australian criminal. For a major role in the thriller, Bana won critical acclaim.
The actor is married to publicist Rebecca Gleason. They have been married for almost 20 years and raise their son Klaus and daughter Sofia. In the photo below, the actor’s wedding photo.
Eric Bana: filmography of the 2000s
The debut films were very successful, and Eric was noticed not only in his native Australia, but also far beyond its borders. After just a year, he was filming with Ridley Scott along with Josh Hartnett and Ewan McGregor in the military drama Black Hawk. The plot is based on real events that took place in Somalia in 1993. Around the same time, the actor receives a proposal to participate in the Three X project, but he refuses in favor of the Australian film Nugget and the role goes to Vin Diesel.
Fame, fees, success and recognition - all of this in the 2000s received Eric Bana. The filmography of the actor was regularly replenished with successful, including Hollywood projects: “The Hulk” (2003), the cartoon “Finding Nemo” (2003, voice acting), “Troy” (2004), “Munich” (2005), “Lucky” (2008), “Another of the Boleyn clan” (2008), “The wife of a time traveler” (2009).
In each of them, one of the main roles was played by Eric Bana. All films can rightfully be considered successful. However, the most ambitious for the actor in terms of recognition and appreciation of his talent was, of course, “Munich”. Steven Spielberg’s film about the bloody events that took place at the 1972 Olympics was awarded five Oscar nominations.
Films of the last decade
Actor Eric Bana (his filmography is described in the article) began the new decade with the main role in the fantastic action movie Joe Wright “Hannah. Perfect Weapon ”in 2011. His partners in the film were Cate Blanchett and Saoirse Ronan. Then, the criminal thriller Blackbird (2012), the military action movie Survivor (2013), the horror film “Deliver Us From the Evil” (2014), the catastrophe film “And the storm struck ”(2016).
In March 2017, the premiere of a new film with his participation - “Tablets of Fate” took place. The dramatic film, shot by the Irish director D. Sheridan, is an adaptation of the eponymous book by Sebastian Barry. This time, Eric Bana, whose filmography includes more than 30 projects, plays a supporting role - Dr. Green. The main characters on the screen are embodied by Theo James and Rooney Mara.
In May 2017, another premiere will take place with the participation of the actor - this is the adventure film "The Sword of King Arthur", shot in the fantasy genre. Behind the project director's console was the legendary Guy Ritchie. Eric Bana in the film plays the role of Uther Pendragon, who is the legendary ruler of the British and Arthur's father.
Awards and nominations
Having burst into the cinema quite unexpectedly, Eric Bana quickly built a successful career thanks to his talent, without having an acting education. Confirmation of this is his rich filmography, which flourished in the 2000s, as well as prestigious national awards. In 2000, for the film "Inside Look", which became a ticket to the big cinema, the actor received two prizes at once: from the Australian Film Institute and the Stockholm Film Festival.
In 2005, Eric Bana received the MTV Movie Awards (Troy).
In 2006, he was awarded the Australian Film Institute for the second time, this time for his work in the Munich film as the best actor.