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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Nobody 2

    Nobody 2

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • Mad Men

    Mad Men

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Fargo

    Fargo

  • Mom

    Mom

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • The O.C.

    The O.C.

  • Numb3rs

    Numb3rs

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Band of Brothers

    Band of Brothers

  • Big City Greens

    Big City Greens

  • American Crime Story

    American Crime Story

  • Life in Pieces

    Life in Pieces

  • Roswell

    Roswell

  • Comedy Bang! Bang!

    Comedy Bang! Bang!

  • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

    Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

  • Jumanji: The Next Level

    Jumanji: The Next Level

  • Key & Peele

    Key & Peele

  • Drunk History

    Drunk History

  • Drunk History

    Drunk History

  • Drunk History

    Drunk History

  • Happy Endings

    Happy Endings

  • Nuremberg

    Nuremberg

  • King Kong

    King Kong

  • Talking Tom and Friends

    Talking Tom and Friends

  • Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

    Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

  • Orion and the Dark

    Orion and the Dark

  • The Good Guys

    The Good Guys

  • Vacation

    Vacation

  • The Offer

    The Offer

  • Bad Teacher

    Bad Teacher

  • The Great Buck Howard

    The Great Buck Howard

  • Whatever It Takes

    Whatever It Takes

  • That Thing You Do!

    That Thing You Do!

  • A Friend of the Family

    A Friend of the Family

  • And Mrs.

    And Mrs.

  • Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

    Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

  • Orange County

    Orange County

  • Band Aid

    Band Aid

  • The House Bunny

    The House Bunny

  • Super Buddies

    Super Buddies

  • 11:14

    11:14

  • Sugar Rush

    Sugar Rush

  • Untraceable

    Untraceable

  • Elvis & Nixon

    Elvis & Nixon

  • Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

    Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

  • W.

    W.

  • My Mom's New Boyfriend

    My Mom's New Boyfriend

  • High School

    High School

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

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

  • Rx (Simple Lies)

    Rx (Simple Lies)

  • Standing Still

    Standing Still

  • The Final Table

    The Final Table

  • North Hollywood

    North Hollywood

  • Parkland

    Parkland

  • Careless

    Careless

  • The Guilt Trip

    The Guilt Trip

  • Barry Munday

    Barry Munday

  • Get Over It

    Get Over It

  • Clear Lake

    Clear Lake

  • What Lives Inside

    What Lives Inside

  • Lucky

    Lucky

  • Star Plates

    Star Plates

  • No Stranger Than Love

    No Stranger Than Love

  • Talking Tom and Friends Minis

    Talking Tom and Friends Minis

  • 2014 San Francisco Giants: The Official World Series Film

    2014 San Francisco Giants: The Official World Series Film

  • The Present

    The Present

  • 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