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Gralen Bryant Banks

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Gralen Bryant Banks
Two New Orleans school kids strike up a friendship with an orphaned puppy named Benji. When danger befalls them and they end up kidnapped by robbers who are in over their heads, Benji and his scruffy sidekick come to the rescue.
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Gralen Bryant Banks was born on 17 August 1961 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He is an actor, known for Sinners (2025), Nickel Boys (2024) and The Burial (2023).
BornAugust 17, 1961
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    Known for

    Michael B. Jordan in Sinners (2025)
    Sinners
    8.1
    • Patterson
    • 2025
    Brandon Wilson and Ethan Herisse in Nickel Boys (2024)
    Nickel Boys
    7.0
    • Blakeley
    • 2024
    Tommy Lee Jones and Jamie Foxx in The Burial (2023)
    The Burial
    7.1
    • Walter Bell
    • 2023
    Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith in Queen & Slim (2019)
    Queen & Slim
    7.1
    • Older Black Man
    • 2019

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    • Quail Hollow
      • Frank
      • Post-production
    • Charlie Harper
      • Randy
      • In Production
    • Symphony of the Universe
      • Lockdown Guard Jones
      • Post-production
    • Michael B. Jordan in Sinners (2025)
      Sinners
      8.1
      • Patterson
      • 2025
    • Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage in Brothers (2024)
      Brothers
      5.4
      • Dr. Jacobson
      • 2024
    • Brandon Wilson and Ethan Herisse in Nickel Boys (2024)
      Nickel Boys
      7.0
      • Blakeley
      • 2024
    • Five Nights at Freddy's (2023)
      Five Nights at Freddy's
      5.4
      • Pharmacist
      • 2023
    • Tommy Lee Jones and Jamie Foxx in The Burial (2023)
      The Burial
      7.1
      • Walter Bell
      • 2023
    • Glen Powell and Adria Arjona in Hit Man (2023)
      Hit Man
      6.8
      • Sergeant Hank
      • 2023
    • Danny DeVito, Owen Wilson, Mike Benitez, Rosario Dawson, Chase Dillon, Tiffany Haddish, and LaKeith Stanfield in Haunted Mansion (2023)
      Haunted Mansion
      6.0
      • Drunk Man
      • 2023
    • Monique Coleman, Milly Figuereo, and Skyh Black in Love Marry Kill (2023)
      Love Marry Kill
      5.7
      • Sully
      • 2023
    • Bring on the Dancing Horses (2022)
      Bring on the Dancing Horses
      5.1
      TV Series
      • Wurlitzer
      • 2023
    • My Southern Family Christmas (2022)
      My Southern Family Christmas
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • Mayor Thomas
      • 2022
    • Malcolm McDowell, Terrence Howard, Jeremy Piven, Don E. FauntLeRoy, Daniel Adams, Justin Chatwin, Michael Mailer, Timotheus Davis, Robert ToTeras, Katie Douglas, Justin Williams, Martin B Tedrick, Lovie Simone, and Anastasiya Mitrunen in The Walk (2022)
      The Walk
      5.3
      • Store Owner
      • 2022
    • Renée Zellweger in The Thing About Pam (2022)
      The Thing About Pam
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Plastic Surgeon
      • 2022
    • Jeon Jong-seo in Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon (2021)
      Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon
      6.2
      • Principal
      • 2021
    • Shapeless (2021)
      Shapeless
      3.9
      • Charles
      • 2021
    • Preston Oliver and Kyliegh Curran in Secrets of Sulphur Springs (2021)
      Secrets of Sulphur Springs
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Officer Miller
      • 2021

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      • August 17, 1961
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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