Marcus Banks

Marcus Frederik Banks is a resident of Winston and a long-running character on the daytime television soap opera Times of Passion.

Marcus was first introduced as the teenage son of original protagonists Maggie and Ryan Haas and most of his early storylines revolved around his teenage rebellion against his parents. After his mother's death in 1986, Marcus detached himself even further from his family and built a closer connection to father figure Vernon Erwin.

The supercouple Marnie, consisting of Marcus and Cornelia Henderson, is extremely popular among fans and has been consistently voted as the show's best romantic pairing, even years after their eventual break-up and divorce. At the same time, Marcus has been described as "the eternal bachelor" and the "ultimate heartthrob" of the show.

Along with Alexa Marino and Irene Erwin, Marcus is one of the TOP three, the only three characters to have appeared in every season of the show.