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Colin Hanks
Colin Hanks

Colin Hanks

ActingBorn November 24, 1977 (age 48)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).

Filmography

2026Movie
2025
Nuremberg

as Dr. Gustave Gilbert

Movie
2025
Nobody 2

as Sheriff Abel

Movie
2024
And Mrs.

as Nathan

Movie
2024
Orion and the Dark

as Adult Orion (voice)

Movie
2022TV
2022
The Offer

as Barry Lapidus

TV
2021
How It Ends

as Charlie

Movie
2019Movie
2018TV
2018
Sugar Rush

as Self - Judge

TV
2018
Big City Greens

as Mark (voice)

TV
2017
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

as Alex Vreeke (uncredited)

Movie
2017
Band Aid

as Uber Douche

Movie
2016
Elvis & Nixon

as Egil Krogh

Movie
2016
American Crime Story

as Mike Emmick

TV
2015
Life in Pieces

as Greg Short

TV
2015
Vacation

as Jake

Movie
2015
No Stranger Than Love

as Clint Coburn

Movie
2015
What Lives Inside

as Taylor Delaney

TV
2014TV
2014
Bad Teacher

as Coach Donnie

TV
2014
Fargo

as Deputy Gus Grimly

TV
2014TV
2013
Parkland

as Dr. Malcom Perry

Movie
2013
Mom

as Andy

TV
2013
Super Buddies

as Megasis / Captain Canine (voice)

Movie
2013
Drunk History

as Gordon Cooper

TV
2013
Drunk History

as Ernest Thompson Seton

TV
2013
Drunk History

as Fred Rogers

TV
2012Movie
2012TV
2012
Key & Peele

as Director

TV
2011
Lucky

as Ben Keller

Movie
2011
Happy Endings

as Colin Hanks

TV
2010
High School

as Brandon Ellis

Movie
2010
The Good Guys

as Jack Bailey

TV
2010
Barry Munday

as Heavy Metal Greg

Movie
2009TV
2008
W.

as Speechwriter #1

Movie
2008Movie
2008
My Mom's New Boyfriend

as Agent Henry Durand

Movie
2008
Untraceable

as Griffin Dowd

Movie
2008Movie
2007
Mad Men

as Father John Gill

TV
2007
Careless

as Wiley Roth

Movie
2006Movie
2006
Dexter

as Travis Marshall

TV
2006Movie
2005
King Kong

as Preston

Movie
2005Movie
2005
Rx

as Jonny

Movie
2005
American Dad!

as Successful Classmate (voice)

TV
2005
American Dad!

as Alien Captain (voice)

TV
2005
Numb3rs

as Marshall Penfield

TV
2005
Standing Still

as Quentin

Movie
2004Movie
2004
11:14

as Mark

Movie
2003
NCIS

as Richard Parsons

TV
2003
The O.C.

as Grady Bridges

TV
2002
Orange County

as Shaun Brumder

Movie
2001
Band of Brothers

as Lt. Henry Jones

TV
2001
Get Over It

as Felix Woods

Movie
2001
North Hollywood

as Colin Hanks

Movie
2000Movie
1999
Roswell

as Alex Whitman

TV
1996
That Thing You Do!

as Male Page

Movie
1996TV
1993TV
1992
Shattered

as Jay

Movie
1991Movie
1988TV
1975
People's Choice Awards

as Self - Presenter

TV
Clear Lake

as Norman Petty

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayNovember 24, 1977
Place of BirthSacramento, California, USA
Popularity2.0