Colin Hanks

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

86

Gender

Male

Birthday

1977-11-24 (48 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

  • NCIS

    NCIS

  • Dexter

    Dexter

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Fargo

    Fargo

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Nobody 2

    Nobody 2

  • Mad Men

    Mad Men

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Nuremberg

    Nuremberg

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Mom

    Mom

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • The O.C.

    The O.C.

  • Band of Brothers

    Band of Brothers

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

  • Numb3rs

    Numb3rs

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Happy Endings

    Happy Endings

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Big City Greens

    Big City Greens

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Comedy Bang! Bang!

    Comedy Bang! Bang!

  • Vacation

    Vacation

  • Jumanji: The Next Level

    Jumanji: The Next Level

  • Roswell

    Roswell

  • Key & Peele

    Key & Peele

  • American Crime Story

    American Crime Story

  • Life in Pieces

    Life in Pieces

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • Talking Tom and Friends

    Talking Tom and Friends

  • King Kong

    King Kong

  • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

    Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

  • Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

    Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

  • Drunk History

    Drunk History

  • Drunk History

    Drunk History

  • Drunk History

    Drunk History

  • The Offer

    The Offer

  • Band Aid

    Band Aid

  • Super Buddies

    Super Buddies

  • My Mom's New Boyfriend

    My Mom's New Boyfriend

  • Bad Teacher

    Bad Teacher

  • Clear Lake

    Clear Lake

  • And Mrs.

    And Mrs.

  • Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

    Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

  • Orange County

    Orange County

  • Parkland

    Parkland

  • The Good Guys

    The Good Guys

  • Orion and the Dark

    Orion and the Dark

  • North Hollywood

    North Hollywood

  • A Friend of the Family

    A Friend of the Family

  • Careless

    Careless

  • High School

    High School

  • The Guilt Trip

    The Guilt Trip

  • Sugar Rush

    Sugar Rush

  • The House Bunny

    The House Bunny

  • Barry Munday

    Barry Munday

  • Standing Still

    Standing Still

  • Untraceable

    Untraceable

  • Lucky

    Lucky

  • 11:14

    11:14

  • Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'

    Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'

  • That Thing You Do!

    That Thing You Do!

  • Whatever It Takes

    Whatever It Takes

  • No Stranger Than Love

    No Stranger Than Love

  • The Present

    The Present

  • Get Over It

    Get Over It

  • The Final Table

    The Final Table

  • The Great Buck Howard

    The Great Buck Howard

  • Forever Young

    Forever Young

  • Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

    Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

  • Rx (Simple Lies)

    Rx (Simple Lies)

  • W.

    W.

  • How It Ends

    How It Ends

  • Talking Tom and Friends Minis

    Talking Tom and Friends Minis

  • What Lives Inside

    What Lives Inside

  • Elvis & Nixon

    Elvis & Nixon

  • Alone With Her

    Alone With Her

  • 2014 San Francisco Giants: The Official World Series Film

    2014 San Francisco Giants: The Official World Series Film

  • Star Plates

    Star Plates

  • The Eighth Blunder of the World

    The Eighth Blunder of the World

  • Lucky Strike

    Lucky Strike