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{{Infobox Person | {{Infobox Person | ||
| image = David Banks.jpg | | image = David Banks.jpg | ||
| birth date = [[24 September (people)|24 September]] [[1951 (people)|1951]] | |||
| role = [[Cyber-Leader (Mondas)|Cyber-Leader]] | | role = [[Cyber-Leader (Mondas)|Cyber-Leader]] | ||
| job title = Actor, | | job title = Actor, Writer | ||
| story = [[#Credits|See Credits Section]] | | story = [[#Credits|See Credits Section]] | ||
| time = 1982- | | time = 1982-89, 2018-19, 2023-present | ||
| imdb = 0052134 | | imdb = 0052134 | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''David Banks''' is a stage and television actor and occasional writer and producer. He is best known to ''[[Doctor Who]]'' fans for his portrayal of the [[ | '''David Banks''' (born [[24 September (people)|24 September]] [[1951 (people)|1951]]<ref>[https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=DavidBanks Doctor Who Guide]</ref>) is a stage and television actor and occasional writer and producer. He is best known to ''[[Doctor Who]]'' fans for his portrayal of the [[Cyber-Leader]] in ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'', ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]'' and ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'', before returning to the role 30 years later in the [[Big Finish Productions]] audio ''[[Hour of the Cybermen (audio story)|Hour of the Cybermen]]''. Banks also played [[Karl (The Ultimate Adventure)|Karl]] in the stage production ''[[The Ultimate Adventure]]'', and its [[The Ultimate Adventure (audio story)|audio adaptation]]. As [[Jon Pertwee]]'s understudy in the production, he played [[The Doctor (The Ultimate Adventure)|the Doctor]] for two performances when Pertwee fell ill; Banks created a unique interpretation of the Doctor for the occasion. | ||
He also wrote ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'', a novel in the [[Virgin New Adventures]] which featured the [[Cyberman | He also wrote ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'', a novel in the [[Virgin New Adventures]] which featured the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]. He wrote the part non-fiction, part speculative ''[[Doctor Who: Cybermen]]'', the in-[[Doctor Who Universe|universe]] portions of which were adapted for audio (with Banks' narration) as ''[[The ArcHive Tapes]]''. | ||
Banks also produced a series of audiocassette interviews with ''Doctor Who'' actors including ''[[ | Banks also produced a series of audiocassette interviews with ''Doctor Who'' actors including ''[[The Ultimate Interview]]'' (with [[Colin Baker]]), ''[[Pertwee in Person]]'' (with [[Jon Pertwee]]), and ''[[Who's the Real McCoy?]]'' with [[Sylvester McCoy]].<ref name=Cybermen>David Banks (1990) [[Doctor Who: Cybermen]], W H Allen & Co plc. ISBN 0-352-32738-3. </ref> | ||
He later returned to the role of the Cyber-Leader for the [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'']] audio stories ''[[Hour of the Cybermen (audio story)|Hour of the Cybermen]]'' and ''[[Conversion (BFM audio story)|Conversion]]''. | He later returned to the role of the Cyber-Leader for the [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'']] audio stories ''[[Hour of the Cybermen (audio story)|Hour of the Cybermen]]'' and ''[[Conversion (BFM audio story)|Conversion]]''. | ||
== Acting Credits == | == Acting Credits == | ||
As the [[Cyber-Leader]] | |||
=== Television === | === Television === | ||
==== Doctor Who ==== | ==== Doctor Who ==== | ||
* ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'' | * ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' | * ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'' | * ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'' | ||
=== Audio === | |||
==== Doctor Who Main Range ==== | |||
* ''[[Hour of the Cybermen (audio story)|Hour of the Cybermen]]'' | |||
* ''[[Conversion (BFM audio story)|Conversion]]'' | |||
Other Roles | |||
=== Stageplays === | === Stageplays === | ||
* ''[[The Ultimate Adventure]]'' - [[Karl (The Ultimate Adventure)|Karl]] / [[The Doctor (The Ultimate Adventure)|The Doctor]] | * ''[[The Ultimate Adventure (stage play)|The Ultimate Adventure]]'' - [[Karl (The Ultimate Adventure)|Karl]] / [[The Doctor (The Ultimate Adventure)|The Doctor]] | ||
=== Audio === | === Audio === | ||
==== | ==== The Stageplays ==== | ||
* ''[[ | * ''[[The Ultimate Adventure (audio story)|The Ultimate Adventure]]'' - [[Karl (The Ultimate Adventure)|Karl]] | ||
==== The ArcHive Tapes ==== | ==== The ArcHive Tapes ==== | ||
As Narrator | As Narrator | ||
* ''[[Origins of the Cybermen (audio story)|Origins of the Cybermen]]'' | * ''[[Origins of the Cybermen (audio story)|Origins of the Cybermen]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Early Cybermen (audio story)|The Early | * ''[[The Early Cybermen (audio story)|The Early Cybermen]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Cyber Nomads (audio story)|The Cyber Nomads]]'' | * ''[[The Cyber Nomads (audio story)|The Cyber Nomads]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Ultimate Cybermen (audio story)|The Ultimate Cybermen]]'' | * ''[[The Ultimate Cybermen (audio story)|The Ultimate Cybermen]]'' | ||
=== Audiobook Readings === | |||
==== Target Novelisations ==== | |||
* ''[[Silver Nemesis (novelisation)|Silver Nemesis]]'' | |||
* ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (novelisation)|Attack of the Cybermen]]'' | |||
== Writing Credits == | == Writing Credits == | ||
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== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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[[Category:Doctor Who semi-regular cast]] | [[Category:Doctor Who semi-regular cast]] | ||
[[Category:Doctor Who stage play actors]] | [[Category:Doctor Who stage play actors]] | ||
[[Category:Actors who portrayed the Doctor]] | [[Category:Actors who portrayed the Doctor]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:BBC Audio audiobook readers]] | ||
[[Category:Reference writers]] | [[Category:Reference writers]] | ||
[[Category:Doctor Who novelists]] | [[Category:Doctor Who novelists]] | ||
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[[Category:Pre-2005 Doctor Who cast reprising their roles at Big Finish]] | [[Category:Pre-2005 Doctor Who cast reprising their roles at Big Finish]] | ||
[[Category:Main Range voice actors]] | [[Category:Main Range voice actors]] | ||
[[Category:The Sixth Doctor Adventures voice actors]] | |||
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Revision as of 11:31, 30 August 2024
David Banks (born 24 September 1951[1]) is a stage and television actor and occasional writer and producer. He is best known to Doctor Who fans for his portrayal of the Cyber-Leader in Earthshock, The Five Doctors, Attack of the Cybermen and Silver Nemesis, before returning to the role 30 years later in the Big Finish Productions audio Hour of the Cybermen. Banks also played Karl in the stage production The Ultimate Adventure, and its audio adaptation. As Jon Pertwee's understudy in the production, he played the Doctor for two performances when Pertwee fell ill; Banks created a unique interpretation of the Doctor for the occasion.
He also wrote Iceberg, a novel in the Virgin New Adventures which featured the Cybermen. He wrote the part non-fiction, part speculative Doctor Who: Cybermen, the in-universe portions of which were adapted for audio (with Banks' narration) as The ArcHive Tapes.
Banks also produced a series of audiocassette interviews with Doctor Who actors including The Ultimate Interview (with Colin Baker), Pertwee in Person (with Jon Pertwee), and Who's the Real McCoy? with Sylvester McCoy.[2]
He later returned to the role of the Cyber-Leader for the Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories Hour of the Cybermen and Conversion.
Acting Credits
As the Cyber-Leader
Television
Doctor Who
Audio
Doctor Who Main Range
Other Roles
Stageplays
Audio
The Stageplays
The ArcHive Tapes
As Narrator
Audiobook Readings
Target Novelisations
Writing Credits
Novels
Virgin New Adventures
Reference Books
External links
- David Banks at the Internet Movie Database
- David Banks' profile at The Spotlight
- Interview: David Banks, Doctor Who’s Cyber Leader
Footnotes
- ↑ Doctor Who Guide
- ↑ David Banks (1990) Doctor Who: Cybermen, W H Allen & Co plc. ISBN 0-352-32738-3.
