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Colin Hanks

Acting 48 years old Sacramento, California, USA ★ 3.1
Born: November 24, 1977

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).

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Known For

NCIS
NCIS Richard Parsons 2003
Dexter
Dexter Travis Marshall 2006
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
Fargo
Fargo Deputy Gus Grimly 2014
Mom
Mom Andy 2013

Jimmy's Seen (2)

Die Hard
Die Hard Self 1988
Orange County
Orange County Shaun Brumder 2002

Filmography

Acting Credits (88)

Lucky Strike
Lucky Strike 2026
Nuremberg
Nuremberg Dr. Gustave Gilbert 2025
Nobody 2
Nobody 2 Sheriff Abel 2025
And Mrs.
And Mrs. Nathan 2024
Orion and the Dark
Orion and the Dark Adult Orion (voice) 2024
A Friend of the Family
A Friend of the Family Bob Broberg 2022
The Offer
The Offer Barry Lapidus 2022
How It Ends
How It Ends Charlie 2021
Jumanji: The Next Level
Jumanji: The Next Level Alex 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self 2019
The Final Table
The Final Table Self 2018
Sugar Rush
Sugar Rush Self - Judge 2018
Big City Greens
Big City Greens Mark (voice) 2018
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Alex Vreeke (uncredited) 2017
Band Aid
Band Aid Uber Douche 2017
Star Plates
Star Plates 2016
Elvis & Nixon
Elvis & Nixon Egil Krogh 2016
American Crime Story
American Crime Story Mike Emmick 2016
Talking Tom and Friends Minis
Talking Tom and Friends Minis Tom 2015
Life in Pieces
Life in Pieces Greg Short 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self 2015
Vacation
Vacation Jake 2015
No Stranger Than Love
No Stranger Than Love Clint Coburn 2015
What Lives Inside
What Lives Inside Taylor Delaney 2015
Talking Tom and Friends
Talking Tom and Friends Tom (voice) 2014
2014 San Francisco Giants: The Official World Series Film
2014 San Francisco Giants: The Official World Series Film Himself (voice) 2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Son 2014
Bad Teacher
Bad Teacher Coach Donnie 2014
Fargo
Fargo Deputy Gus Grimly 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Off Camera with Sam Jones Self 2014
Parkland
Parkland Dr. Malcom Perry 2013
Mom
Mom Andy 2013
Super Buddies
Super Buddies Megasis / Captain Canine (voice) 2013
Drunk History
Drunk History Gordon Cooper 2013
Drunk History
Drunk History Ernest Thompson Seton 2013
Drunk History
Drunk History Fred Rogers 2013
The Guilt Trip
The Guilt Trip Rob 2012
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Comedy Bang! Bang! Self 2012
Key & Peele
Key & Peele Director 2012
Lucky
Lucky Ben Keller 2011
Happy Endings
Happy Endings Colin Hanks 2011
High School
High School Brandon Ellis 2010
The Good Guys
The Good Guys Jack Bailey 2010
Barry Munday
Barry Munday Heavy Metal Greg 2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Self - Guest 2009
W.
W. Speechwriter #1 2008
The House Bunny
The House Bunny Oliver 2008
My Mom's New Boyfriend
My Mom's New Boyfriend Agent Henry Durand 2008
Untraceable
Untraceable Griffin Dowd 2008
The Great Buck Howard
The Great Buck Howard Troy Gable 2008
Mad Men
Mad Men Father John Gill 2007
Careless
Careless Wiley Roth 2007
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny Drunk Frat Dude 2006
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' Self 2006
The Eighth Blunder of the World
The Eighth Blunder of the World Self 2006
Dexter
Dexter Travis Marshall 2006
Alone With Her
Alone With Her Doug 2006
King Kong
King Kong Preston 2005
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon Conspiracy Neil Armstrong 2005
Rx
Rx Jonny 2005
American Dad!
American Dad! Successful Classmate (voice) 2005
American Dad!
American Dad! Alien Captain (voice) 2005
Numb3rs
Numb3rs Marshall Penfield 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Self 2005
Standing Still
Standing Still Quentin 2005
The Present
The Present Self 2004
11:14
11:14 Mark 2004
NCIS
NCIS Richard Parsons 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self 2003
The O.C.
The O.C. Grady Bridges 2003
Orange County
Orange County Shaun Brumder 2002
Band of Brothers
Band of Brothers Lt. Henry Jones 2001
Get Over It
Get Over It Felix Woods 2001
North Hollywood
North Hollywood Colin Hanks 2001
Whatever It Takes
Whatever It Takes Cosmo 2000
Roswell
Roswell Alex Whitman 1999
That Thing You Do!
That Thing You Do! Male Page 1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self 1996
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 1993
Shattered
Shattered Jay 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Self 1992
Forever Young
Forever Young Jay 1991
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self - Guest 1988
People's Choice Awards
People's Choice Awards Self - Presenter 1975
Clear Lake
Clear Lake Norman Petty

Directing Credits (5)

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