Russell Geoffrey Banks is a British actor and screenwriter.[1]

Early life

Banks took up acting at a young age, after dealing with dyslexia and leaving school at age 15.[2]

Career

In 2017, he co-wrote and starred as the titular character in Who's Watching Oliver (2017),[3][4][5] for which he won a Fright Night Film Fest Best Actor Award in 2017.[6] He has had notable supporting roles in the films Ghost House (2017),[7] the Indian film Vishwaroopam II (2018), and Bambi: The Reckoning (2025).[8][9]

Filmography

Title Year Role Notes
2010 Darling Child Kidnapper
Virudhagiri Chief Police
2011 United Six News Reporter
Oba: The Last Samurai U.S Solder
2012 The Impossible Newly Wed
2013 The Mark: Redemption Techie
Dragonwolf Markus
2014 Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge Jimmy the Thief
Goodnight, Gloria Clayton
Cam2Cam Russell Adkins
Pernicious Colin
2015 I Love NY Mike
2016 I Love You Two Terrence
A Man Will Rise Cowboy Gangster
2017 King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table Mordred
Ghost House Robert [7]
Vishwaroopam II Jim [9]
Loov: Là Où On Va Ben
Who's Watching Oliver Oliver also writer[3][4][5]
2025 Bambi: The Reckoning Andrew [8]

References

  1. ^ Hutchison, Steve (23 February 2023). 31 Days of Terror (2019): The Halloween Horror Movie Dice Game. Tales of Terror. p. 243. ISBN 978-1-77887-027-9.
  2. ^ Lawson, Karli (2017-06-27). "Interview With 'Who's Watching Oliver' Star Russell Geoffrey Banks!". PopHorror. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
  3. ^ a b Swope, Michelle (25 July 2017). "Who's Watching Oliver: An Exclusive Interview with Russell Geoffrey Banks". Anatomy of a Scream. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b Posey, Aaron (6 July 2018). "Russell Geoffrey Banks of Who's Watching Oliver Drops By For A Chat". Wicked Horror. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b Kermode, Jennie. "In a dark place: Russell Geoffrey Banks on victims, monsters and Who's Watching Oliver?". Eye For Film. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  6. ^ Posey, Aaron (9 July 2018). "Who's Watching Oliver is a Sobering Character Study". Wicked Horror. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  7. ^ a b Pollard, Andrew. "Ghost House". Starburst Magazine. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  8. ^ a b Squires, John (August 6, 2024). "'Bambi: The Reckoning' Exclusive Poster – Bambi Becomes a Killing Machine in 2025". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  9. ^ a b Ramachandran, Mythily (8 August 2018). "Russel Geoffrey Banks on 'Vishwaroopam 2' journey". Gulf News. Retrieved 13 May 2023.


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