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Eric Martin Andrew Banadinović (born 9 August 1968), known professionally as Eric Bana, is an Australian actor, comedian, producer, and director. He began his career in the sketch-comedy series Full Frontal before gaining notice in the comedy-drama The Castle (1997). He achieved critical recognition for starring in the biographical crime film Chopper(2000) and as the titular character in Hulk (2003). After a decade of roles in Australian television shows and films, Bana gained Hollywood's attention for his performance in the war film Black Hawk Down (2001) and as Bruce Banner in the superhero horror film Hulk(2003). He played Hector in the war epic Troy (2004) and took a leading role in Steven Spielberg's historical thriller Munich (2005). In 2009, he played the villain Nero in the science-fiction film Star Trek, which was a critical and commercial success. Bana continued to work steadily in the 2010s, portraying Lieutenant Commander Erik S. Kristensen in Lone Survivor(2013) and playing police Sergeant Ralph Sarchie in the horror film Deliver Us from Evil(2014). In 2018, Bana played the title role in a true crime miniseries, Dirty John. In 2020, he returned to Australia to star in outback thriller The Dry. Bana has received several Australian Film Institute awards and has performed distinctive lead and character roles across various genres—from epics to science fiction and action thrillers. In addition to acting, Bana is a motor-racing enthusiast and has participated in multiple racing competitions in Australia. Bana was appointed Member of the Order of Australia(AM) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for his services to drama.
After the events of 2003's Hulk, Dr. Bruce Banner is found an Russian mercenary named Emil Blonsky and thanks to Ross' and his advanced medical knowledge and has provided the Leader with money and resources in return for giving him the power of the Hulk. With DNA from Bruce, the Red Hulk has now begun experimenting on Blonsky, exposes him to the same dose of Gamma Radiation that turned Banner into the Hulk and This transforms Emil Blonsky into The Abomination. Meanwhile Banner discovers another asset to his childhood trauma which is Dissociative Identity Disorder. Bruce suffers blackouts as he dissociates into a personality alter to Bruce called 'Joe' and which once stressed becomes an entirely different kind of mutant result, The Hulk, an actually quite intelligent, lucid, manipulative, hedonistic, confidence trickster that represents Bruce's repressed shadow self of his id, his inner darkness that does what it wants when it wants. As The Hulk threatens to overcome Bruce and The Hulk of his rampage, Bruce is lost somewhere in-between, torn between selves as he must forsake his drug-like addiction to Hulk and return to Hulk, to save the reservation from Abomination and Red Hulk.
