Asha Banks, actress of “My Fault: London” and “A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder,” is extremely close to her parents. While working away from home, she says she “misses her mum and dad.”
Key Takeaways
- Asha Banks was born on 26 November 2003 and is of white European descent.
- The actress is close to her folks and even credits them for helping her pursue an entertainment career.
- Banks is thankful for her supportive family, especially her mother.
Asha Banks, the rising 20-year-old actress, has shunned viewers with her recent performances in rom-coms and drama mysteries.
When asked where her love for performance comes from, she pointed at her parents and said,
My dad has a very musical ear and plays instruments, and my mum has a very creative mind and is good with words so I think both those have played into my love of music and writing. But the performing element is a bit of a mystery!
Asha Banks
Her father, Duncan Banks, is currently a Group Vice President of Global Customers at Arpa Industriale.
He is an asset to the company with skills in sales management, management strategy, start-ups, and more.
The University of Pennsylvania graduate was previously employed at Formica Group North America, E.ON UK, British Gas, and Royal Mail.
On the other hand, her mother, Sofie Banks, is the director of Loudbird.
It is a marketing agency specializing in PR and communications in the food and drink, hospitality, travel, leisure, lifestyle, and events sectors.
Although her parents’ careers are not closely related to entertainment, they created a loving and caring environment so that Asha could grow and foster her artistic talent.
Since the actress started young, she had secured minor roles here and there, but her big break came when she secured a role in “Les Misérables” at the Queen’s Theatre in 2012.
She remembers it was her mother who took her to her first professional audition,
“It was my first professional audition as well. I remember I got the audition whilst I was at the Abbey School and me, my mum and my grandma all went up to London and I did this audition and I didn’t expect anything from it. Obviously I was just excited to have a day off school. But it ended up kind of going somewhere and I ended up doing the show [Les Misérables], which was amazing.”
Asha Banks
Hence, Asha acted as young Éponine in the long-running musical, marking Banks’ West End debut.
After that, her mum, Sophie, accompanied her to dozens of auditions.
Talking about her supportive family, she says,
“I’m so lucky and blessed to be able to have had a family that have been able to accommodate everything I’ve needed through the years, because it’s very full on, especially with theatre, because as a child, you have to have your parent there a lot of the time.”
Asha Banks
Asha thanks especially her mother,
“My mum had to take me up to London every single time I had a rehearsal, every single time I had a show or an audition, and I’m very lucky that she was able to do that.”
Asha Banks
In Case You Didn’t Know
- Asha Banks started acting at the age of seven.
- Her parents moved to St. Albans, England, when her mum was pregnant with her.
- Banks grew up with an older brother, Fin Banks, who is currently 22 years old.
