Jasmyn Grace Banks (born 20 August 1990) is an English actress. She may be best known for her 19 month run (2012–13) portraying the character Alice Branning in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.
Banks trained at the Young Persons Theatre Company (RAaW London) and the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts.[1] She appeared in various stage productions between 2005 and 2009, including The Wizard of Oz, Twelfth Night, 1963 They had a Dream and The Wind in the Willows. Banks first appeared on television in 2006. in an episode of the children's series My Parents Are Aliens. In 2011, Banks made guest appearances in two BBC productions for television: She played the role of Belinda Stuart in an episode of the daytime soap opera Doctors,[2] and she played the role of Lauren in an episode of the sitcom Life of Riley entitled "Absent Friends".[3]
In April 2012, Banks was cast as Alice Branning, daughter of established character Derek Branning, in the BBC soap opera EastEnders; she was working in a bar when she received news of her casting.[4] [5] Banks said she was a long-time fan of EastEnders and that she was "thrilled" to be joining the soap opera as part of the Branning family.[4] Banks made her first appearance as Alice in an episode broadcast on 10 May 2012.[6] Alice's character departed from the show on 24 December 2013, after being falsely charged for the murder of her lover, Michael Moon. Banks then toured with the theatre production One Man, Two Guvnors from 2014 until 2015.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | My Parents Are Aliens | Sarah | 1 episode | |
| 2010 | Little Crackers | Susan | 1 episode | |
| 2011 | Doctors | Belinda Stuart | 1 episode | |
| 2011 | Life of Riley | Lauren | 1 episode | |
| 2012 | Sadie J | Samantha | 1 episode | |
| 2012–13 | EastEnders | Series regular | ||
| 2015 | Citizen Khan | Philippa Jenkins | 1 episode | |
| 2016 | Call the Midwife | Judith Coleman | 1 episode | |
| 2016 | Doctors | Elise Mulling | 1 episode | |
| 2018 | A Very English Scandal | Bridget | 1 episode | |
| 2020 | Quiz | Nicola Howson | 3 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Ref(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Wind in the Willows | Ensemble | ||
| 2009 | Twelfth Night | Viola | ||
| 2009 | The Wizard of Oz |
| Year | Award | Category | Result | scope=col class=unsortable | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | British Soap Awards | Sexiest Female | [7] | ||
| 2013 | Inside Soap Awards | Sexiest Female | [8] |