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Colin Hanks
Actor, Director, ProducerBorn November 24, 1977 (47 years)
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).
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
| 2025 | Nuremberg · as Dr. Gustave Gilbert |
| 2025 | Nobody 2 · as Abel |
| 2024 | And Mrs · as Nathan |
| 2024 | Orion and the Dark · as Adult Orion (voice) |
| 2022 | A Friend of the Family: True Evil · as Bob Broberg |
| 2022 | A Friend of the Family (TV Series) · as Bob Broberg |
| 2022 | The Offer (TV Series) · as Barry Lapidus |
| 2021 | How It Ends · as Charlie |
| 2019 | Jumanji: The Next Level · as Alex |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) |
| 2018 | Big City Greens (TV Series) · as Mark (voice) |
| 2017 | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle · as Alex Vreeke (uncredited) |
| 2017 | |
| 2016 | Elvis & Nixon · as Egil Krogh |
| 2016 | American Crime Story (TV Series) · as Mike Emmick |
| 2015 | Star Plates (TV Series) |
| 2015 | Talking Tom and Friends: Minis (TV Series) · as Tom |
| 2015 | Life in Pieces (TV Series) · as Greg Short |
| 2015 | Vacation · as Jake |
| 2015 | No Stranger Than Love · as Clint Coburn |
| 2015 | What Lives Inside (TV Series) · as Taylor Delaney |
| 2014 | Talking Tom and Friends (TV Series) · as Tom (voice) |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (TV Series) · as Son |
| 2014 | Bad Teacher (TV Series) · as Coach Donnie |
| 2014 | Fargo (TV Series) · as Deputy Gus Grimly |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | Mom (TV Series) · as Andy |
| 2013 | Ghost Ghirls (TV Series) · as Bloody Bat |
| 2013 | Super Buddies · as Megasis / Captain Canine (voice) |
| 2013 | Drunk History (TV Series) · as Gordon Cooper |
| 2012 | The Guilt Trip · as Rob |
| 2012 | Burning Love (TV Series) · as Allison |
| 2012 | Key & Peele (TV Series) · as Director |
| 2011 | Lucky · as Ben |
| 2010 | High School · as Brandon Ellis |
| 2010 | The Good Guys (2010) (TV Series) · as Jack Bailey |
| 2010 | Barry Munday · as Heavy Metal Greg |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | The House Bunny · as Oliver |
| 2008 | My Mom's New Boyfriend · as Agent Henry Durand |
| 2008 | Untraceable · as Griffin Dowd |
| 2008 | The Great Buck Howard · as Troy Gable |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | |
| 2006 | Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny · as Drunk Frat Dude |
| 2006 | Dexter (TV Series) · as Travis Marshall |
| 2006 | Alone with Her · as Doug |
| 2005 | King Kong · as Preston |
| 2005 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon · as Conspiracy Neil Armstrong |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Robot Chicken (TV Series) · as Sam Witwicky |
| 2005 | American Dad! (TV Series) · as Alien Captain (voice) |
| 2005 | Numb3rs (TV Series) · as Marshall Penfield |
| 2005 | Standing Still · as Quentin |
| 2003 | 11:14 · as Mark |
| 2003 | NCIS (TV Series) · as Inspector Parsons |
| 2003 | The O.C. (TV Series) · as Grady Bridges |
| 2002 | Orange County · as Shaun Brumder |
| 2001 | Band of Brothers (TV Series) · as Henry Jones |
| 2001 | Get Over It · as Felix Woods |
| 2000 | Whatever It Takes · as Cosmo |
| 2000 | Whatever It Takes: Making-of Featurette · as Cosmo |
| 1999 | Roswell (TV Series) · as Alex Whitman |
| 1996 | That Thing You Do! · as Male Page |