David Banks

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.