Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1977-11-24 (Age: 49)
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).
Filmography (42)
Lucky Strike
2026
Nuremberg
2025
Nobody 2
2025
And Mrs.
2024
Orion and the Dark
2024
How It Ends
2021
Jumanji: The Next Level
2019
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2017
Band Aid
2017
Elvis & Nixon
2016
Vacation
2015
No Stranger Than Love
20152014 San Francisco Giants: The Official World Series Film
2014
Parkland
2013
