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Colin Hanks

Colin Hanks

Acting1977Sacramento, 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).

Acting History

Future
Clear Lake
as Norman Petty
2025
Nuremberg
as Dr. Gustave Gilbert
Nobody 2
as Sheriff Abel
2024
Orion and the Dark
as Adult Orion (voice)
2022
The Offer
TVas Barry Lapidus10 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TVas Self1 eps
A Friend of the Family
TVas Bob Broberg
2021
How It Ends
as Charlie
American Crime Story
TVas Mike Emmick7 eps
2020
American Dad!
TVas Successful Classmate (voice) / Alien Captain (voice)1 eps
2019
Big City Greens
TVas Mark (voice)1 eps
2018
The Final Table
TVas Self1 eps
Drunk History
TVas Fred Rogers1 eps
2017
Band Aid
as Uber Douche
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
as Alex Vreeke (uncredited)
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TVas Self1 eps
2016
Elvis & Nixon
as Egil Krogh
People's Choice Awards
TVas Self - Presenter2 eps
2015
Vacation
as Jake
No Stranger Than Love
as Clint Coburn
Life in Pieces
TVas Greg Short79 eps
What Lives Inside
TVas Taylor Delaney
Mom
TVas Andy1 eps
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TVas Self1 eps
In Deep Water
Executive Producer
2014
Fargo
TVas Deputy Gus Grimly11 eps
Talking Tom and Friends
TVas Tom (voice)156 eps
Bad Teacher
TVas Coach Donnie3 eps
2013
Parkland
as Dr. Malcom Perry
Super Buddies
as Megasis / Captain Canine (voice)
NCIS
TVas Richard Parsons3 eps
Key & Peele
TVas Director1 eps
2012
Happy Endings
TVas Colin Hanks1 eps
2011
Lucky
as Ben Keller
Dexter
TVas Travis Marshall12 eps
2010
High School
as Brandon Ellis
Barry Munday
as Heavy Metal Greg
The Good Guys
TVas Jack Bailey20 eps
2009
2008
W.
as Speechwriter #1
Untraceable
as Griffin Dowd
My Mom's New Boyfriend
as Agent Henry Durand
Mad Men
TVas Father John Gill3 eps
2007
Careless
as Wiley Roth
2005
Rx
as Jonny
Standing Still
as Quentin
King Kong
as Preston
Numb3rs
TVas Marshall Penfield2 eps
Rx
Producer
2004
The O.C.
TVas Grady Bridges1 eps
2003
2002
Orange County
as Shaun Brumder
2001
Get Over It
as Felix Woods
North Hollywood
as Colin Hanks
Band of Brothers
TVas Lt. Henry Jones1 eps
2000
1999
Roswell
TVas Alex Whitman44 eps
1996
1995
Apollo 13
Set Production Assistant
1993
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TVas Self - Guest

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/24/1977(48 years old)
Place of Birth
Sacramento, California, USA