
ACTING
Colin Hanks
- Born
- Nov 24, 1977 in Sacramento, California, USA
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.
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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).
MOST-RATED TMDB CREDITS
Known for

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Movie · 2017
Alex Vreeke (uncredited)

Jumanji: The Next Level
Movie · 2019
Alex

King Kong
Movie · 2005
Preston

Apollo 13
Movie · 1995
Set Production Assistant

Dexter
TV · 2006
Travis Marshall

Band of Brothers
TV · 2001
Lt. Henry Jones

Vacation
Movie · 2015
Jake

Fargo
TV · 2014
Deputy Gus Grimly

Silo
TV · 2023
Per Stenson

NCIS
TV · 2003
Richard Parsons

American Dad!
TV · 2005
Successful Classmate (voice) · Alien Captain (voice)

The House Bunny
Movie · 2008
Oliver
FILMOGRAPHY
98 movie & TV credits
- 2026Lucky StrikeMovie · Colonel Neale
- 2025NurembergMovie · Dr. Gustave Gilbert
- 2025John Candy: I Like MeMovie · Director, Producer
- 2025Nobody 2Movie · Sheriff Abel
- 2024And Mrs.Movie · Nathan
- 2024Orion and the DarkMovie · Adult Orion (voice)
- 2023Thriller 40Movie · Producer
- 2023SiloTV · Per Stenson
- 2022Say Hey, Willie Mays!Movie · Producer
- 2022A Friend of the FamilyTV · Bob Broberg
- 2022The OfferTV · Barry Lapidus
- 2021How It EndsMovie · Charlie
- 2019Jumanji: The Next LevelMovie · Alex
- 2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowTV · Self
- 2018The Final TableTV · Self
- 2018Sugar RushTV · Self - Judge
- 2018Big City GreensTV · Mark (voice)
- 2017
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