Lauren E. Banks is an American television and film actress. She is best known for her television roles as Siobahn Quay in the Showtime crime drama City on a Hill (2019) and Jennie Reeves in the Paramount+ western series Lawmen: Bass Reeves (2023).
Lauren E. Banks | |
|---|---|
| Education | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Television | City on a Hill Lawmen: Bass Reeves |
Early life
editBanks is from Durham, North Carolina, where she attended Hillside High School. She was a keen track and field athlete and captain of the basketball team, as well as president of the drama club. She then attended Howard University and the Yale School of Drama.[1][2]
Career
editBanks appeared as defense attorney Siobhan Quay alongside Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge in Showtime 1990s Boston-set series City on a Hill, landing a role in season one shortly after graduating from Yale Drama School in 2017 and moving to series regular with season two.[3][4]
She has also appeared in the Starz limited series Gaslit. Her other credits include Maniac for Netflix and Dietland from AMC. In 2023, she was cast in Taylor Sheridan's historical western series Lawmen: Bass Reeves as Jennie, the wife of David Oyelowo's portrayal of Bass Reeves.[5] Her performance was described as being “played with warmth and great feeling” by Mike Hale in The New York Times.[6]
In October 2023, she was added to the cast of The Dutchman, an upcoming American thriller film directed by Andre Gaines, based on the 1964 play of the same name by Amiri Baraka.[7]
Personal life
editBanks has an allergy to lanolin and has to use vegan beauty products. She regularly practices yoga and meditation.[8]
Filmography
edit| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Instinct | Deidre | 1 episode | 2018 | Dietland | Elena | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Maniac | Prosecutor/Winged nymph | 2 episodes | ||||
| 2019-2022 | City on a Hill | Siobahn Quay | 26 episodes | ||||
| 2022 | Gaslit | Janelle Lewis | 1 episode | ||||
| 2022 | Roar | Lu | Episode The Woman Who Disappeared | ||||
| 2023 | Lawmen: Bass Reeves | Jennie Reeves | Lead role | ||||
| TBA | The Dutchman† | TBA | In production |
References
edit- ^ "Athlete-Turned Actress Lauren E. Banks Takes Her Skills from the Court to the Set". Nine9.com. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "How Yale Graduate Lauren E. Banks Went From Playing Basketball to 1 Degree From Kevin Bacon". Backstage.com. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ Slane, Kevin (April 4, 2021). "How Lauren E. Banks used '90s Boston history to prepare for 'City on a Hill' season 2". Boston Globe. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "'City on a Hill' star Lauren E. Banks on why the stories of 1990s Boston still resonate today". Boston.com. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (February 14, 2023). "David Oyelowo, Taylor Sheridan's 'Bass Reeves' Series at Paramount+ Adds Forrest Goodluck & Lauren E. Banks (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ Hale, Mike (18 December 2023). "Lawmen: Bass Reeves' Review: A Frontier Injustice". New York Times. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (October 17, 2023). "'The Dutchman': Aldis Hodge, Lauren E. Banks Board Andre Gaines Thriller". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ McLintock, Kaitlyn (February 25, 2022). "Lauren E. Banks on Vegan Beauty, Meditation, and Celebrating Her Natural Hair". Byrdie. Retrieved 20 November 2023.