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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).

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Mad Men
  • Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny
  • W.
  • Parkland
  • The Great Buck Howard
  • My Mom's New Boyfriend
  • High School
  • Band Aid
  • Barry Munday
  • All Things Must Pass
  • Rx
  • Careless

Known For

  • Fargo
  • King Kong
  • Orange County
  • The House Bunny
  • W.
  • Untraceable
  • 11:14
  • The Guilt Trip
  • The Offer
  • Orion and the Dark
  • Alone with Her
  • My Mom's New Boyfriend
  • A Friend of the Family
  • Roswell
  • The Good Guys (2010)
  • Lucky
  • All Things Must Pass
  • Life in Pieces
  • Get Over It
  • Elvis & Nixon

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
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
2019
2018
Big City Greens (TV Series) · as Mark (voice)
2017
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle · as Alex Vreeke (uncredited)
2017
Band Aid · as Uber Douche
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
2014
Bad Teacher (TV Series) · as Coach Donnie
2014
Fargo (TV Series) · as Deputy Gus Grimly
2013
Parkland · as Dr. Malcom Perry
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
W. · as Speechwriter #1
2008
The House Bunny · as Oliver
2008
My Mom's New Boyfriend · as Agent Henry Durand
2008
Untraceable · as Griffin Dowd
2008
2007
Mad Men (TV Series) · as Father John Gill
2007
Careless · as Wiley Roth
2006
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
Rx · as Jonny
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
1999
Roswell (TV Series) · as Alex Whitman
1996
That Thing You Do! · as Male Page

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