David Banks

David Banks (born 24th September 1951) is a stage and television actor and occasional writer and producer. He is best known to Doctor Who fans for his portrayal of the Cyber Leader in Earthshock, The Five Doctors, Attack of the Cybermen, and Silver Nemesis. Banks also played Karl and later the Doctor in the Doctor Who: The Ultimate Adventure stage production, after taking over the latter role from Jon Pertwee at short notice. He also wrote the Iceberg, a New Adventures novel featuring the Cybermen and the part non-fiction, part in universe biography book Doctor Who: Cybermen. He has also produced a number of audio tapes including: The Archive Tapes (narrated by Banks himself), The Ultimate Interview (with Colin Baker) and Who's the real McCoy?.