Colin Hanks
50 movies · 24 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 24, 1977 (age 48)
- Place of birth
- Sacramento, California, USA
- Also known as
- Colin Lewis Hanks · Colin Lewes Hanks
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).
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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
Colin Hanks: movies and TV shows
Acting (64)
- Upcoming Clear Lake
as Norman Petty
- 2026 Lucky Strike
as Colonel Neale
- 2025 Nuremberg
as Dr. Gustave Gilbert
- 2025 Nobody 2
as Sheriff Abel
- 2024 And Mrs.
as Nathan
- 2024 Orion and the Dark
as Adult Orion (voice)
- 2023
- 2022
- 2022
- 2021 How It Ends
as Charlie
- 2019 Jumanji: The Next Level
as Alex
- 2018
- 2017 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
as Alex Vreeke (uncredited)
- 2017 Band Aid
as Uber Douche
- 2016 Elvis & Nixon
as Egil Krogh
- 2016
- 2015
- 2015
- 2015 Vacation
as Jake
- 2015 No Stranger Than Love
as Clint Coburn
- 2015
- 2014
- 2014
- 2014
- 2013 Parkland
as Dr. Malcom Perry
- 2013
- 2013 Super Buddies
as Megasis / Captain Canine (voice)
- 2012 The Guilt Trip
as Rob
- 2012
- 2012
- 2011 Lucky
as Ben Keller
- 2011
- 2010 High School
as Brandon Ellis
- 2010
- 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 The Great Buck Howard
as Troy Gable
- 2007
- 2007 Careless
as Wiley Roth
- 2006 Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
as Drunk Frat Dude
- 2006
- 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
- 2005
- 2005 Standing Still
as Quentin
- 2004 11:14
as Mark
- 2004
- 2003
- 2003
- 2002 Orange County
as Shaun Brumder
- 2001
- 2001 Get Over It
as Felix Woods
- 2001 North Hollywood
as Colin Hanks
- 2000 Whatever It Takes
as Cosmo
- 1999
- 1996 That Thing You Do!
as Male Page
- 1992 Shattered
as Jay
- 1991 Forever Young
as Jay
Behind the camera (11)
- 2025 John Candy: I Like Me
Director, Producer
- 2023 Thriller 40
Producer
- 2022 Say Hey, Willie Mays!
Producer
- 2017
- 2017
- 2015 All Things Must Pass
Director
- 2015 The Anti-Mascot
Director
- 2015 In Deep Water
Executive Producer
- 2015 The Queen of Code
Executive Producer
- 2005 Rx
Producer
- 1995 Apollo 13
Set Production Assistant
Talk shows and appearances (24)
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show
1 episode
- 2018 The Final Table
1 episode
- 2018 Sugar Rush
1 episode
- 2016 Star Plates
6 episodes
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
1 episode
- 2014
- 2014 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
1 episode
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
3 episodes
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
1 episode
- 2014 Off Camera with Sam Jones
1 episode
- 2013 Drunk History
3 episodes
- 2012 Comedy Bang! Bang!
1 episode
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
1 episode
- 2009 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
1 episode
- 2006
- 2006
- 2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
1 episode
- 2004
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
1 episode
- 1996 The Daily Show
1 episode
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
3 episodes
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1 episode
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1 episode
- 1975 People's Choice Awards
2 episodes