![]() Avg.User Rating: Rate this person: Screenwriter, Actor Born: August 9, 1968 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Biography:A popular and easygoing Australian comedian whose keen adaptability lent itself well to aggressive-oriented early film roles, "Eric Bana"'s hatred of firearms may seem ironic in contrast to the Aussie funnyman's fledgling film portrayals of real-life mass murderer (and popular cult celebrity figure in the land Down Under) Mark "Chopper" Read ("Chopper" [2000]) and a military man caught in heated battle on a rescue mission ("Black Hawk Down" [2001]).
Born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, Bana's career as a comedian began while working as a bartender at his native city's Castle Hotel in 1991. Television offers began flowing in a few short years later, and in 1993, Bana took his sharp wit to the small screen as he assumed the roles of both writer and performer on one of Australia's top comedy programs, "Full Frontal". His star on the rise, the increasingly popular comedian made audiences laugh even... Full Biography
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