Colin Hanks
Acting
Born: November 24, 1977 (age 48) · Sacramento, California, USA
Highest Rated
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
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2017
Jumanji: The Next Level
2019
King Kong
2005
Apollo 13
1995
Dexter
2006
Band of Brothers
2001
Vacation
2015
Fargo
2014
NCIS
2003
American Dad!
2005
The House Bunny
2008
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006
Photos (3)
Movies (38)
Lucky Strike
Colonel Neale
Jumanji: The Next Level
Alex
Nobody 2
Sheriff Abel
King Kong
Preston
Nuremberg
Dr. Gustave Gilbert
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Alex Vreeke (uncredited)
Vacation
Jake
My Mom's New Boyfriend
Agent Henry Durand
Orion and the Dark
Adult Orion (voice)
The House Bunny
Oliver
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Drunk Frat Dude
Untraceable
Griffin Dowd
That Thing You Do!
Male Page
High School
Brandon Ellis
Parkland
Dr. Malcom Perry
11:14
Mark
The Guilt Trip
Rob
Orange County
Shaun Brumder
Super Buddies
Megasis / Captain Canine (voice)
The Great Buck Howard
Troy Gable
Whatever It Takes
Cosmo
W.
Speechwriter #1
Get Over It
Felix Woods
Rx
Jonny
Elvis & Nixon
Egil Krogh
Barry Munday
Heavy Metal Greg
How It Ends
Charlie
Band Aid
Uber Douche
And Mrs.
Nathan
Lucky
Ben Keller
Standing Still
Quentin
Careless
Wiley Roth
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Conspiracy Neil Armstrong
Alone With Her
Doug
No Stranger Than Love
Clint Coburn
Forever Young
Jay
North Hollywood
Colin Hanks
Shattered
Jay
TV Shows (29)
Silo
Per Stenson · 3 eps
NCIS
Richard Parsons · 3 eps
American Dad!
Successful Classmate (voice) · 1 eps
American Dad!
Alien Captain (voice) · 1 eps
Dexter
Travis Marshall · 12 eps
Mad Men
Father John Gill · 3 eps
Fargo
Deputy Gus Grimly · 11 eps
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Son · 1 eps
The O.C.
Grady Bridges · 1 eps
Numb3rs
Marshall Penfield · 2 eps
Mom
Andy · 1 eps
Big City Greens
Mark (voice) · 1 eps
American Crime Story
Mike Emmick · 7 eps
Band of Brothers
Lt. Henry Jones · 1 eps
Key & Peele
Director · 1 eps
Roswell
Alex Whitman · 44 eps
Happy Endings
Colin Hanks · 1 eps
Life in Pieces
Greg Short · 79 eps
The Offer
Barry Lapidus · 10 eps
Drunk History
Gordon Cooper · 1 eps
Drunk History
Ernest Thompson Seton · 1 eps
Drunk History
Fred Rogers · 1 eps
The Good Guys
Jack Bailey · 20 eps
Talking Tom and Friends
Tom (voice) · 156 eps
Bad Teacher
Coach Donnie · 3 eps
A Friend of the Family
Bob Broberg · 9 eps
Talking Tom and Friends Minis
Tom · 11 eps
What Lives Inside
Taylor Delaney · 4 eps
Star Plates
6 eps
Self / Appearances (20)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · 1 eps
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Self · 1 eps
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self · 1 eps
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter · 2 eps
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Sugar Rush
Self - Judge · 1 eps
The Final Table
Self · 1 eps
The Present
Self
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
Self
2014 San Francisco Giants: The Official World Series Film
Himself (voice)
