Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
November 24, 1977
Place of Birth:
Sacramento, California, USA
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Colin Hanks
Biography
Colin Lewes Hanks is an American actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his role as Gus Grimly on the FX crime series Fargo (2014–2015), which earned him nominations for a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Critics' Choice Television Award.
Hanks gained mainstream attention after a main role on the WB science fiction series Roswell (1999–2001) and his lead role in the film Orange County (2002), which was followed by a starring role in the blockbuster King Kong (2005). Hanks has also had starring roles in the films The Great Buck Howard (2008), Untraceable (2008), The House Bunny (2008), Parkland (2013), and Elvis & Nixon (2016). He had a supporting role as Alex Vreeke in the Jumanji film series (2017–2019).
Hanks had a main role as Jack Bailey on the Fox series The Good Guys (2010) and a recurring role as Travis Marshall on the Showtime series Dexter (2011), the latter of which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. Hanks' other main television roles include Greg Short on the CBS sitcom Life in Pieces (2015–2019), Barry Lapidus on the Paramount+ miniseries The Offer (2022), and Bob Broberg in Peacock's A Friend of the Family (2022). He voiced the titular character on the web series Talking Tom & Friends (2014–2021).
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nobody 2 | Abel |
| 2024 | Orion and the Dark | Adult Orion (voice) |
| 2024 | And Mrs. | Nathan |
| 2021 | How It Ends | Charlie |
| 2019 | Jumanji: The Next Level | Alex |
| 2017 | Band Aid | Uber Douche |
| 2017 | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | Alex Vreeke (uncredited) |
| 2016 | Elvis & Nixon | Egil Krogh |
| 2015 | No Stranger Than Love | Clint Coburn |
| 2015 | Vacation | Jake |
| 2014 | 2014 San Francisco Giants: The Official World Series Film | Himself (voice) |
| 2013 | Parkland | Dr. Malcom Perry |
| 2013 | Super Buddies | Megasis / Captain Canine (voice) |
| 2012 | The Guilt Trip | Rob |
| 2011 | Lucky | Ben |
| 2010 | High School | Brandon Ellis |
| 2010 | Barry Munday | Heavy Metal Greg |
| 2008 | W. | Speechwriter #1 |
| 2008 | Untraceable | Griffin Dowd |
| 2008 | My Mom's New Boyfriend | Agent Henry Durand |
| 2008 | The House Bunny | Oliver |
| 2008 | The Great Buck Howard | Troy Gable |
| 2007 | Careless | Wiley Roth |
| 2006 | Alone With Her | Doug |
| 2006 | Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' | Self |
| 2006 | Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny | Drunk Frat Dude |
| 2006 | The Eighth Blunder of the World | Self |
| 2005 | King Kong | Preston |
| 2005 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | Conspiracy Neil Armstrong |
| 2005 | Rx (Simple Lies) | Jonny |
| 2005 | Standing Still | Quentin |
| 2004 | The Present | Self |
| 2003 | 11:14 | Mark |
| 2002 | Orange County | Shaun Brumder |
| 2001 | Get Over It | Felix Woods |
| 2001 | North Hollywood | Colin Hanks |
| 2000 | Whatever It Takes | Cosmo |
| 1996 | That Thing You Do! | Male Page |
| Nuremberg | Dr. Gustav Gilbert | |
| Clear Lake | Norman Petty |