Eric Bana
Romulus
"As a son and a father this story resonated with me to such an extent that I felt naturally compelled to take on the role of Romulus." - Eric Bana
Eric Bana is one of Australia’s best-known performers with a successful
international film career. Eric made his feature film debut in a supporting
role in the Australian film, THE CASTLE and went on to further acclaim
in the title role of Mark "Chopper" Read in the successful Australian
film, CHOPPER. Based on the life of an infamous standover man, Bana’s
performance won him the Best Actor AFI award. The film premiered at the
2001 Sundance Film Festival to rave notices for its US release.
He then co-starred in Ridley Scott’s BLACK HAWK DOWN as Delta Sgt.
First Class "Hoot" Gibson, one of a group of elite US soldiers
opposite Josh Hartnett and Ewan McGregor. The war epic, produced by Jerry
Bruckheimer, was based on Mark Bowden’s best-selling account of the
1993 US mission in Mogadishu, Somalia. In 2002, Eric featured in the Australian
film, THE NUGGET (directed by Bill Bennett), together with Stephen Curry,
Dave O’Neil, Belinda Emmett and Peter Moon. In 2003, Eric was the
lead in THE HULK, directed by Academy Award winning Ang Lee, the film
co-starred Jennifer Connolly.
In 2004 TROY, directed by Wolfgang Petersen, and based on the epic poetry
of Homer’s "The Iliad", Eric starred alongside Brad Pitt
and Orlando Bloom as Hector, Prince of Troy. Eric was also seen on the
big screen in the leading role of MUNICH, based on the aftermath of the
1972 Munich Olympic Games. Directed by Steven Spielberg, MUNICH received
5 Academy Award nominations, including ‘Best Picture’.
Eric will also be seen starring in Curtis Hanson’s LUCKY YOU co-starring
Drew Barrymore, Robert Duvall and Debra Messing.
In Eric’s latest film project, THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL, directed by
Justin Chadwick, he plays the role of Henry VIII, alongside Natalie Portman
and Scarlett Johansson.
