1. Holding his own against Brad Pitt in the epic Troy (2004). His shirtless scenes are worth enduring all the fight scenes for.

2. Taking nine months off work after finishing the movie The Hulk (2003) to spend time with his family.

3. Showing off his great body in several scenes from the comic book movie The Hulk (2003). The man has muscles!

1. Eric's full name is Eric Banadinovich but he shortened it to Eric Bana to help him succeed in the movie business. Who knows if he would be where he is now if he'd stuck with his birth name.

2. Eric was the first choice of the part of Xander Cage in xXx (2002). The role eventually went to muscle man Vin Diesel.

3. He may seem tall at 6ft 3inches but amazingly he's one of the shortest in his family. His brother towers over him at 6ft 8inches.