Colin Hanks
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 24, 1977 (age 48)
- Birthplace
- Sacramento, California, USA
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).
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Filmography
Clear Lake
Movie · as Norman Petty
Lucky Strike
Movie · as Colonel Neale
Nuremberg
Movie · as Dr. Gustave Gilbert
Nobody 2
Movie · as Sheriff Abel
Orion and the Dark
Movie · as Adult Orion (voice)
And Mrs.
Movie · as Nathan
Silo
TV · as Per Stenson · 3 eps
The Offer
TV · as Barry Lapidus · 10 eps
A Friend of the Family
TV · as Bob Broberg · 9 eps
How It Ends
Movie · as Charlie
Jumanji: The Next Level
Movie · as Alex
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Final Table
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sugar Rush
TV · as Self - Judge · 1 ep
Big City Greens
TV · as Mark (voice) · 1 ep
Band Aid
Movie · as Uber Douche
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Movie · as Alex Vreeke (uncredited)
Elvis & Nixon
Movie · as Egil Krogh
American Crime Story
TV · as Mike Emmick · 7 eps
Star Plates
TV · 6 eps
No Stranger Than Love
Movie · as Clint Coburn
Vacation
Movie · as Jake
Life in Pieces
TV · as Greg Short · 79 eps
What Lives Inside
TV · as Taylor Delaney · 4 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Talking Tom and Friends Minis
TV · as Tom · 11 eps
2014 San Francisco Giants: The Official World Series Film
Movie · as Himself (voice)
Fargo
TV · as Deputy Gus Grimly · 11 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV · as Son · 1 ep
Bad Teacher
TV · as Coach Donnie · 3 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Talking Tom and Friends
TV · as Tom (voice) · 156 eps
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Parkland
Movie · as Dr. Malcom Perry
Super Buddies
Movie · as Megasis / Captain Canine (voice)
Drunk History
TV · as Gordon Cooper, Ernest Thompson Seton, Fred Rogers · 1 ep
Mom
TV · as Andy · 1 ep
The Guilt Trip
Movie · as Rob
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Key & Peele
TV · as Director · 1 ep
Burning Love
TV · as Allison · 9 eps
Lucky
Movie · as Ben Keller
Happy Endings
TV · as Colin Hanks · 1 ep
High School
Movie · as Brandon Ellis
Barry Munday
Movie · as Heavy Metal Greg
The Good Guys
TV · as Jack Bailey · 20 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
W.
Movie · as Speechwriter #1
Untraceable
Movie · as Griffin Dowd
My Mom's New Boyfriend
Movie · as Agent Henry Durand
The House Bunny
Movie · as Oliver
The Great Buck Howard
Movie · as Troy Gable
Careless
Movie · as Wiley Roth
Mad Men
TV · as Father John Gill · 3 eps
Alone With Her
Movie · as Doug
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
Movie · as Self
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Movie · as Drunk Frat Dude
The Eighth Blunder of the World
Movie · as Self
Dexter
TV · as Travis Marshall · 12 eps
Creative Arts Emmy Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
King Kong
Movie · as Preston
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Movie · as Conspiracy Neil Armstrong
Rx
Movie · as Jonny
Standing Still
Movie · as Quentin
Numb3rs
TV · as Marshall Penfield · 2 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
American Dad!
TV · as Successful Classmate (voice), Alien Captain (voice) · 1 ep
11:14
Movie · as Mark
The Present
Movie · as Self
News to Me
Movie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The O.C.
TV · as Grady Bridges · 1 ep
NCIS
TV · as Richard Parsons · 3 eps
Orange County
Movie · as Shaun Brumder
Get Over It
Movie · as Felix Woods
North Hollywood
Movie · as Colin Hanks
Band of Brothers
TV · as Lt. Henry Jones · 1 ep
Whatever It Takes
Movie · as Cosmo
Roswell
TV · as Alex Whitman · 44 eps
That Thing You Do!
Movie · as Male Page
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Shattered
Movie · as Jay
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Forever Young
Movie · as Jay
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
People's Choice Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 2 eps