Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, Arden Banks was a gifted athlete from a young age and has been a devote Christian his entire life. After receiving his degree from Ohio University on a full-ride football scholarship and a brief professional football career, Arden set out to discover what God truly had planned for his life.

While maintaining a career in athletics and fitness, Arden discovered his passion for acting, modeling and entertaining. He starred in the feature films “Inferior” and “Best Supporting Daddy” as well as a supporting role in “Consequences of Fate”. His also found a love for theatrical performances with lead roles in “Please Press Rewind”, “The Promise” and “Million Dollar Baby”. Arden has also appeared in numerous advertising commercials including Diet Coke, Subway, Geico and Safe Auto. Arden has gained notoriety with his modeling career as well. He is experienced in commercial, print, catalog, editorial and runway modeling and he is the face of the hot new clothing line, G&Co Couture.

As Arden has made his journey to Los Angeles, he has maintained a deep-rooted foundation in his faith. He is a firm believer that Hollywood and the entertainment industry need the influence of Christ. His personal projects heavily reflect that mentality and have proven to him that media is one of the best vehicles and mode of ministry to reach those who are in need.

Actor Reel: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B846IKSQg-LvR3VXbEhtUGNCaDg/preview?pli=1

 

FILM/TELEVISION
Inferior    Principal   (Dir.) John Waley
Consequences of Fate         Principal   (Dir.) Mike Chapa
Best Supporting Daddy  Principal   (Dir.) Mark Cummings
Graveyard   Support                (Dir.) John Waley
Boy Toy   Support                (Dir.) Jocef Harrison
Sudden Death   Featured   (Dir.) Mark Cummings
That girl is bad   Featured   (Dir.) Ben Smith
The Man   Principal   (Pro.) Furious Media
Justice for All   Lead    (Dir.) Cristina Perez
World's Worst Tenants  Lead    (Dir.) James Gutierrez
The Takeover   Principal   (Dir.) Shaqueta Smith
Happy Endings   Featured   (Dir.) Rob Greenberg
90210    Featured   (Dir.) Matthew Zinberg
Body of Proof   Featured   (Dir.) Christopher Murphy
Criminal Minds   Featured   (Dir.) Rob Bailey
Austin & Alley NYE bash Featured   (Dir.) Bob Koherr
Good Lovin   Principal   (Dir.) Shaqueta Smith
Just my luck   Principal   (Dir.) Connie James
Rise    Supporting   (Dir.) Rich Hanzig
What if    Principal   (Dir.) Ryan Stroud
Container Wars S1  Supporting   (Dir.) Fred Hernandez
Ex Pats    Supporting   (Dir.) Daison
Tattoo Nightmares  Principal   (Dir.) Colin Berger
Blurred Lines   Principal   (Dir.) Jill Zadeh
Attack of the Devil  Lead    (Dir.) Lon Strickland
Whole    Principal   (Dir.) Amor
Container Wars S2  Principal   (Dir.) Fred Hernandez

COMMERCIALS
Geico Insurance, State Farm Insurance, Safe Auto Insurance, Samsung NFL Mobile app, Scion (Boxer), Coke

STAGE
Please Press Rewind  Zee    Rhema Christian Center 
Million Dollar Man  Chris     Ohio Lincoln Theatre
Help Now   Robear                MLK Theatre

 

TRAINING
Improv: Michelle West
Hosting: Marki Costello

SPECIAL SKILLS
Parenting, professional athlete(football), boxing, basketball, track(sprinter), stunts, motivational speaking, ministry, drummer, acting, modeling, wave runner, personal trainer, strength & conditioning coach, high school football coach, nutritionist, customer relations, weight training, speed training, power lifting, community relations, communications w/ adults and children, CPR & First Aid, PSO training (Proprietary Private Security Officer), former president of a 3rd-party mortgage modification company LLC, full-ride football scholarship Division I

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