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David Banks

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David Banks

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Full Name: David Banks
Born: September 24, 1951
Hull, England
Occupation: Actor, Writer
Nationality: English
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Biography

David Banks is a British actor.

As a theatre actor, he has played many leading roles in London and throughout the UK. His numerous TV appearances in Brookside, Canary Wharf and EastEnders.

During the 1980s, he was the Cyberleader in the science fiction series Doctor Who in all stories featuring the Cybermen: Earthshock (1982), The Five Doctors (1983), Attack of the Cybermen (1985) and Silver Nemesis (1988).

Banks is the author of several published books. In 1988, he wrote Doctor Who - Cybermen, illustrated by Andrew Skilleter (Who Dares Publishing, 1988), which encompasses the history and conceptual origins of cybermen. He later wrote the novel Iceberg (Virgin, 1993) for the Virgin New Adventures range of Doctor Who spin-off novels. His play Severance, about the 12th century lovers Abelard and Heloise, was first performed in 2002.


Works in the WWEnd Database

 The New Doctor Who Adventures

 18. (1993)