Colin Hanks

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

84

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

  • Dexter

    Dexter

  • NCIS

    NCIS

  • 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

  • Nobody 2

    Nobody 2

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Mad Men

    Mad Men

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Fargo

    Fargo

  • Mom

    Mom

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • The O.C.

    The O.C.

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

  • Numb3rs

    Numb3rs

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Band of Brothers

    Band of Brothers

  • Big City Greens

    Big City Greens

  • American Crime Story

    American Crime Story

  • Comedy Bang! Bang!

    Comedy Bang! Bang!

  • Life in Pieces

    Life in Pieces

  • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

    Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

  • Roswell

    Roswell

  • Key & Peele

    Key & Peele

  • Happy Endings

    Happy Endings

  • Jumanji: The Next Level

    Jumanji: The Next Level

  • Drunk History

    Drunk History

  • Drunk History

    Drunk History

  • Drunk History

    Drunk History

  • King Kong

    King Kong

  • Talking Tom and Friends

    Talking Tom and Friends

  • Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

    Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

  • Nuremberg

    Nuremberg

  • The Good Guys

    The Good Guys

  • Orion and the Dark

    Orion and the Dark

  • Vacation

    Vacation

  • The Offer

    The Offer

  • Bad Teacher

    Bad Teacher

  • The Great Buck Howard

    The Great Buck Howard

  • That Thing You Do!

    That Thing You Do!

  • Whatever It Takes

    Whatever It Takes

  • A Friend of the Family

    A Friend of the Family

  • Orange County

    Orange County

  • The House Bunny

    The House Bunny

  • Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

    Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

  • And Mrs.

    And Mrs.

  • Untraceable

    Untraceable

  • Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

    Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

  • Band Aid

    Band Aid

  • 11:14

    11:14

  • Sugar Rush

    Sugar Rush

  • Elvis & Nixon

    Elvis & Nixon

  • Super Buddies

    Super Buddies

  • The Final Table

    The Final Table

  • W.

    W.

  • My Mom's New Boyfriend

    My Mom's New Boyfriend

  • Standing Still

    Standing Still

  • High School

    High School

  • Careless

    Careless

  • North Hollywood

    North Hollywood

  • Parkland

    Parkland

  • Rx (Simple Lies)

    Rx (Simple Lies)

  • The Guilt Trip

    The Guilt Trip

  • Barry Munday

    Barry Munday

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

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

  • Lucky

    Lucky

  • Clear Lake

    Clear Lake

  • What Lives Inside

    What Lives Inside

  • Get Over It

    Get Over It

  • The Present

    The Present

  • No Stranger Than Love

    No Stranger Than Love

  • Talking Tom and Friends Minis

    Talking Tom and Friends Minis

  • Star Plates

    Star Plates

  • 2014 San Francisco Giants: The Official World Series Film

    2014 San Francisco Giants: The Official World Series Film

  • How It Ends

    How It Ends

  • Forever Young

    Forever Young

  • Alone With Her

    Alone With Her

  • The Eighth Blunder of the World

    The Eighth Blunder of the World