Russell Geoffrey Banks
Russell Geoffrey Banks | |
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Russell Geoffrey Banks on set | |
Born |
Northampton | November 13, 1981
Occupation | Actor, Writer |
Russell Geoffrey Banks (born November 13, 1981) is an English actor and writer best known for appearances in horror films such as Ghost House,[1] Pernicious, Cam2Cam, and, most recently, Who's Watching Oliver.[2]
Early life
Russell Geoffrey Banks was born in Northampton, and grew up in London At the age of twelve the family moved to the Isle of Wight[3]
Career
Banks started his film career as an extra, later transitioning to a stand in on such movies as Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, Formosa Betrayed, Shanghai (2010 film) starring John Cusack and then The Hangover Part II, standing in for Bradley Cooper.
After playing bit parts in such films as The Mark: Redemption with Gary Daniels, Eric Roberts, Tekken: Kazuya's Revenge, and Dragonwolf,[4] Banks had his first main role in Goodnight Gloria,[5] a film he co-wrote. In Cam2Cam,[6] he played a homicidal maniac[7] in the film directed by Joel Soisson. Banks was later featured in Pernicious, a Thai-American film directed by James Cullen Bressack. Banks later traveled to India to shoot Vishwaroopam II, a film featuring Kamal Haasan and Shekhar Kapur, directed by Kamal Haasan. Banks then took a role with Benetone Hillin Entertainment for what would be a third time in total to play Mordred in King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table,[8] directed by Jared Cohn. In this movie, Sara Malakul Lane[9] played his mother and would later star alongside him in Who's Watching Oliver.[10] Banks returned to the horror genre to work alongside Scout Taylor-Compton in Rich Ragsdale's Ghost House.[11]
In 2017, he won two film festival awards[12] and was nominated for a further three for his portrayal of Oliver, a mentally unstable serial killer in Richie Moore's,[13] Who's Watching Oliver[14] (a film Banks co-wrote.)[15]
Filmography
Film
Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Darling[16] | Child Kidnapper | |
2010 | Virudhagiri | Chief Police | Tamil film |
2011 | United Six | News Reporter | |
2011 | Oba: The Last Samurai | U.S Solder | |
2012 | The Impossible (2012 film) | Newly Wed | |
2013 | The Mark: Redemption[17] | Techie | |
2013 | Dragonwolf[4] | Markus | |
2014 | Tekken: Kazuya's Revenge | Jimmy The Thief | |
2014 | Goodnight, Gloria[18] | Clayton | |
2014 | Cam2Cam | Russell Adkins | |
2014 | Pernicious | Colin | |
2015 | I Love NY (2015 film)) | Mike | |
2016 | I Love You Two[19] | Terrence | |
2016 | A Man Will Rise | Cowboy Gangster | |
2017 | King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table[20] | Mordred | |
2017 | Ghost House[21] | Robert | |
2017 | Vishwaroopam 2 | Jim | Tamil/Hindi bilingual film |
2017 | Loov: Là Où On Va[22] | Ben | |
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Year | Title | ||
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2016 | Mitsubishi[23] | Mitsubishi Triton[24] | |
2017 | Pringles | Pringles "Guard"[25] | |
2017 | LG | LG OLED TV[26] | |
2017 | Heineken | Heineken dream island[27] | |
Writer
Year | Title | ||
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2014 | Goodnight, Gloria[28] | ||
2017 | Who's Watching Oliver[29] | ||
Stand in
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li[30] | Stand In | |
2009 | Formosa Betrayed[31] | Stand In | |
2010 | Shanghai (2010 film)[32] | Stand In | |
2010 | The Hangover Part II[33] | lead stand-in |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | Bloody Horror International Film Festival | 2017 Best Actor Award | Who's Watching Oliver | Won | [34] |
Vancouver Bad Ass Film Festival | 2017 Best Actor Award | Won | [35] | ||
Fright Night Theatre Film Festival FNTFF | 2017 Best Actor Award | Won | [36] | ||
Independent Horror Movie Awards[37] | 2017 Best Actor Award | Nominated | [36] | ||
HorrorHound Weekend Film Festival[38] | 2017 Best Actor Award | Nominated | [39] |
References
- ↑ "Ghost House (2017)". IMDb. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ "Who's Watching Oliver (2017)". IMDb. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ "Interview With 'Who's Watching Oliver' Star Russell Geoffrey Banks! - PopHorror". PopHorror. 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- 1 2 "Dragonwolf (2013)". IMDb. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ "GOODNIGHT, GLORIA – British Board of Film Classification". www.bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ Gold, Daniel M. (21 August 2014). "'Cam2Cam,' With Tammin Sursok, Focuses on Murder". Retrieved 3 September 2017 – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ Harvey, Dennis (22 August 2014). "Film Review: 'Cam2Cam'". Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ "King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (2017)". IMDb. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ "Movie Review – King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (2017)". 18 April 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ "Who's Watching Oliver (2017) REVIEW – Cultured Vultures". 1 July 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ "'Ghost House': Film Review". Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ "Russell Geoffrey Banks". IMDb. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ "Richie Moore". IMDb. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ "Disemboweling The Horror Inspiration For 'Who's Watching Oliver'". Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ Oglesbee, Curt (18 June 2017). "Interview with Russell Geoffrey Banks, Break-Out Star of 'Who's Watching Oliver'". Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ "Darling (2010/I)". IMDb. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ "The Mark: Redemption (2013)". IMDb. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ "Goodnight, Gloria". www.amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ "I Love You Two (2016)". IMDb. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ "King Arthur and The Knights of the Round Table". Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ Berardinelli, James. "Ghost House – Reelviews Movie Reviews". Reelviews Movie Reviews. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ "Loov: Là Où On Va (2018)". IMDb. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia (26 May 2015). "The All -New Mitsubishi Triton ENG 30s "Adventure Never Ends"". Retrieved 3 September 2017 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia (26 May 2015). "The All -New Mitsubishi Triton ENG 60s "Adventure Calls Her"". Retrieved 3 September 2017 – via YouTube.
- ↑ OMG EditingHouse, BKK (4 October 2015). "Pringles "Guard"". Retrieved 3 September 2017 – via YouTube.
- ↑ LG Thailand (6 July 2016). "LG OLED TV ภารกิจลับกับการจู่โจมด้วยความสมจริง". Retrieved 3 September 2017 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Heineken The Dream Island". YouTube. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ Goodnight Gloria (27 March 2015). "Goodnight, Gloria – Official Trailer (2015)". Retrieved 3 September 2017 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Interview With 'Who's Watching Oliver' Star Russell Geoffrey Banks! – PopHorror". 26 June 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ "Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009)". IMDb. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ "Formosa Betrayed (2009)". IMDb. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ "Shanghai (2010)". IMDb. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ "The Hangover Part II (2011)". IMDb. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ "Bloody Horror International Film Festival". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ "Vancouver Badass Film Festival". Vancouver Badass Film Festival. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- 1 2 "Independent Horror Movie Awards". Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ "Independent Horror Movie Awards". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ Hanneman, Jeremy Sheldon, Nathan. "HorrorHound Weekend". horrorhoundweekend.com. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ "HorrorHound Weekend Film Festival". Retrieved 3 September 2017.