
Colin Hanks
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1977-11-24 (47 years old)
Place of Birth
Sacramento, California, USA
Colin 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).
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
Acting
Nuremberg
as Dr. Gustav Gilbert
Clear Lake
as Norman Petty
(2025)
Nobody 2
as Abel
(2024)
Orion and the Dark
as Adult Orion (voice)
(2024)
And Mrs
as Nathan
(2021)
How It Ends
as Charlie
(2019)
Jumanji: The Next Level
as Alex
(2017)
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
as Alex Vreeke (uncredited)
(2017)
Band Aid
as Uber Douche
(2016)
Elvis & Nixon
as Egil Krogh
(2015)
Vacation
as Jake
(2015)
No Stranger Than Love
as Clint Coburn
(2014)
2014 San Francisco Giants: The Official World Series Film
as Himself (voice)
(2013)
Super Buddies
as Megasis / Captain Canine (voice)
(2013)
Parkland
as Dr. Malcom Perry
(2012)
The Guilt Trip
as Rob
(2011)
Lucky
as Ben
(2010)
High School
as Brandon Ellis
(2010)
Barry Munday
as Heavy Metal Greg
(2008)
The House Bunny
as Oliver
(2008)
Untraceable
as Griffin Dowd
(2008)
W.
as Speechwriter #1
(2008)
My Mom's New Boyfriend
as Agent Henry Durand
(2008)
The Great Buck Howard
as Troy Gable
(2007)
Careless
as Wiley Roth
(2006)
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
as Drunk Frat Dude
(2006)
(2006)
Alone With Her
as Doug
(2006)
(2005)
King Kong
as Preston
(2005)
Standing Still
as Quentin
(2005)
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
as Conspiracy Neil Armstrong
(2005)
Rx (Simple Lies)
as Jonny
(2004)
The Present
as Self
(2003)
11:14
as Mark
(2002)
Orange County
as Shaun Brumder
(2001)
Get Over It
as Felix Woods
(2001)
North Hollywood
as Colin Hanks
(2000)
Whatever It Takes
as Cosmo
(1996)
That Thing You Do!
as Male Page
Crew
(2023)
Thriller 40
Producer
(2022)
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
Producer
(2017)
(2017)
(2015)
All Things Must Pass
Director
(2015)
The Anti-Mascot
Director
(2015)
The Queen of Code
Executive Producer
(2015)
In Deep Water
Executive Producer
(2005)
Rx (Simple Lies)
Producer
(1995)
Apollo 13
Set Production Assistant