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Colin Hanks

Acting

Colin Hanks

EN cinema · 54 credits

Born

24 November 1977 (age 48)

Birthplace

Sacramento, California, USA

Also known as Colin Lewis Hanks · Colin Lewes Hanks

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

Clear Lake

Clear Lake

ENNot rated

as Norman Petty

Lucky Strike poster

Lucky Strike

EN · 20266.6

as Colonel Neale

Nuremberg poster

Nuremberg

EN · 20257.6

as Dr. Gustave Gilbert

Nobody 2 poster

Nobody 2

EN · 20256.9

as Sheriff Abel

John Candy: I Like Me poster

John Candy: I Like Me

EN · 20257.9

Director, Producer

Orion and the Dark poster

Orion and the Dark

EN · 20246.5

as Adult Orion (voice)

And Mrs. poster

And Mrs.

EN · 20245.5

as Nathan

Thriller 40 poster

Thriller 40

EN · 20238.7

Producer

Say Hey, Willie Mays! poster

Say Hey, Willie Mays!

EN · 20226.0

Producer

How It Ends poster

How It Ends

EN · 20214.8

as Charlie

Jumanji: The Next Level poster

Jumanji: The Next Level

EN · 20196.9

as Alex

Band Aid poster

Band Aid

EN · 20176.3

as Uber Douche

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle poster

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

EN · 20176.8

as Alex Vreeke (uncredited)

Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends) poster

Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends)

EN · 20177.3

Director

The Amazing Adventures of Wally and the Worm poster

The Amazing Adventures of Wally and the Worm

EN · 20177.5

Director

Elvis & Nixon poster

Elvis & Nixon

EN · 20166.0

as Egil Krogh

No Stranger Than Love poster

No Stranger Than Love

EN · 20154.6

as Clint Coburn

Vacation poster

Vacation

EN · 20156.3

as Jake

All Things Must Pass poster

All Things Must Pass

EN · 20157.2

Director

The Anti-Mascot poster

The Anti-Mascot

EN · 20156.7

Director

The Queen of Code poster

The Queen of Code

EN · 201510.0

Executive Producer

In Deep Water poster

In Deep Water

EN · 2015Not rated

Executive Producer

2014 San Francisco Giants: The Official World Series Film poster

2014 San Francisco Giants: The Official World Series Film

EN · 20149.0

as Himself (voice)

Parkland poster

Parkland

EN · 20136.2

as Dr. Malcom Perry

Super Buddies poster

Super Buddies

EN · 20135.9

as Megasis / Captain Canine (voice)

The Guilt Trip poster

The Guilt Trip

EN · 20125.6

as Rob

Lucky poster

Lucky

EN · 20114.7

as Ben Keller

High School poster

High School

EN · 20105.6

as Brandon Ellis

Barry Munday poster

Barry Munday

EN · 20105.8

as Heavy Metal Greg

W. poster

W.

EN · 20086.1

as Speechwriter #1

Untraceable poster

Untraceable

EN · 20086.2

as Griffin Dowd

My Mom's New Boyfriend poster

My Mom's New Boyfriend

EN · 20085.4

as Agent Henry Durand

The House Bunny poster

The House Bunny

EN · 20085.7

as Oliver

The Great Buck Howard poster

The Great Buck Howard

EN · 20086.0

as Troy Gable

Careless poster

Careless

EN · 20075.8

as Wiley Roth

Alone With Her poster

Alone With Her

EN · 20065.9

as Doug

Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' poster

Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'

EN · 20065.7

as Self

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny poster

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

EN · 20066.8

as Drunk Frat Dude

The Eighth Blunder of the World

2006

The Eighth Blunder of the World

EN · 2006Not rated

as Self

King Kong poster

King Kong

EN · 20056.9

as Preston

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon poster

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

EN · 20055.8

as Conspiracy Neil Armstrong

Rx poster

Rx

EN · 20055.2

as Jonny, Producer

Standing Still poster

Standing Still

EN · 20055.5

as Quentin

11:14 poster

11:14

EN · 20046.8

as Mark

The Present poster

The Present

EN · 2004Not rated

as Self

News to Me poster

News to Me

EN · 2004Not rated

Actor

Orange County poster

Orange County

EN · 20026.0

as Shaun Brumder

Get Over It poster

Get Over It

EN · 20015.6

as Felix Woods

North Hollywood poster

North Hollywood

EN · 20011.0

as Colin Hanks

Whatever It Takes poster

Whatever It Takes

EN · 20005.8

as Cosmo

That Thing You Do! poster

That Thing You Do!

EN · 19966.9

as Male Page

Apollo 13 poster

Apollo 13

EN · 19957.5

Set Production Assistant

Shattered poster

Shattered

EN · 1992Not rated

as Jay

Forever Young poster

Forever Young

EN · 19919.0

as Jay