- Born
- Birth nameDavid Roy Banks
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- David Roy Banks is an American Actor born and raised in Petaluma, California. Known for Never Have I Ever, Rutherford Falls, Erin & Aaron and The Afterparty. He studied at the Groundlings and has appeared in over 200 commercials. The son of Tom Banks and Alyne Banks. His father Tom Banks was the Exec. at Foote Cone & Belding San Francisco. In 2004, Banks made his film debut in the drama Doing Hard Time, he played opposite Steven Bauer, Boris Kodjoe, Michael Kenneth Williams, and Giancarlo Esposito.
- IMDb mini biography by: Art Kirichuk
- SpouseKaren Enriquez(December 29, 2021 - present)
- Gender / Gender identityMale
- Race / EthnicityNative American / Alaska Native, White
- Fast talker
- Frequently plays shady and immoral characters
- High pitched voice
- His father Tom Banks was the Exec. at Foote Cone & Belding San Francisco, and creator of "Heard It Through The Grapevine" spot with the dancing raisins.
- Studied at the Groundlings
- His first national commercial was Samsung with Director Hype Williams.
- Comes from Petaluma, California, where he attended PHS as a contemporary of Winona Ryder (Horowitz).
- Transformed himself by losing 20 pounds in preparation for doing the role of Chris in the movie Doing Hard Time (2004), with Steven Bauer, Giancarlo Esposito and Boris Kodjoe. He did so by fasting for some 12 days.
- [on working with Director David Fincher]: I remember him blasting Ozzy Osbourne so loud between takes that the caterer ran out holding his ears. I knew I was in the right place.
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