Colin Hanks
Known for Acting · 85 credits
- Born
- 1977-11-24 (age 48)
- Place of birth
- Sacramento, California, USA
- Also known as
- Colin Lewis Hanks · Colin Lewes 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
TV Shows (42)
NCIS
2003
as Richard Parsons
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Dexter
2006
as Travis Marshall
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
American Dad!
2005
as Successful Classmate (voice) / Alien Captain (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
Fargo
2014
as Deputy Gus Grimly
Mad Men
2007
as Father John Gill
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Mom
2013
as Andy
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Numb3rs
2005
as Marshall Penfield
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Son
The O.C.
2003
as Grady Bridges
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
American Crime Story
2016
as Mike Emmick
Band of Brothers
2001
as Lt. Henry Jones
Big City Greens
2018
as Mark (voice)
Life in Pieces
2015
as Greg Short
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
as Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
Roswell
1999
as Alex Whitman
People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Presenter
Key & Peele
2012
as Director
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
as Self - Guest
Drunk History
2013
as Gordon Cooper / Ernest Thompson Seton / Fred Rogers
Talking Tom and Friends
2014
as Tom (voice)
Happy Endings
2011
as Colin Hanks
The Offer
2022
as Barry Lapidus
The Good Guys
2010
as Jack Bailey
Bad Teacher
2014
as Coach Donnie
Sugar Rush
2018
as Self - Judge
A Friend of the Family
2022
as Bob Broberg
The Final Table
2018
as Self
Talking Tom and Friends Minis
2015
as Tom
What Lives Inside
2015
as Taylor Delaney
Star Plates
2016
Movies (43)
Nuremberg
2025
as Dr. Gustave Gilbert
Nobody 2
2025
as Sheriff Abel
Jumanji: The Next Level
2019
as Alex
King Kong
2005
as Preston
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2017
as Alex Vreeke (uncredited)
Vacation
2015
as Jake
11:14
2004
as Mark
The House Bunny
2008
as Oliver
Orion and the Dark
2024
as Adult Orion (voice)
Lucky Strike
2026
as Colonel Neale
Parkland
2013
as Dr. Malcom Perry
That Thing You Do!
1996
as Male Page
The Guilt Trip
2012
as Rob
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006
as Drunk Frat Dude
Untraceable
2008
as Griffin Dowd
My Mom's New Boyfriend
2008
as Agent Henry Durand
Orange County
2002
as Shaun Brumder
Super Buddies
2013
as Megasis / Captain Canine (voice)
The Great Buck Howard
2008
as Troy Gable
Rx
2005
as Jonny
Whatever It Takes
2000
as Cosmo
No Stranger Than Love
2015
as Clint Coburn
Get Over It
2001
as Felix Woods
How It Ends
2021
as Charlie
Standing Still
2005
as Quentin
Lucky
2011
as Ben Keller
Band Aid
2017
as Uber Douche
W.
2008
as Speechwriter #1
Careless
2007
as Wiley Roth
High School
2010
as Brandon Ellis
Elvis & Nixon
2016
as Egil Krogh
Shattered
1992
as Jay
Alone With Her
2006
as Doug
Forever Young
1991
as Jay
Barry Munday
2010
as Heavy Metal Greg
North Hollywood
2001
as Colin Hanks
And Mrs.
2024
as Nathan
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
2006
as Self
The Present
2004
as Self
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005
as Conspiracy Neil Armstrong
The Eighth Blunder of the World
2006
as Self
Clear Lake
as Norman Petty
2014 San Francisco Giants: The Official World Series Film
2014
as Himself (voice)
About Colin Hanks
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 B… With 85 credits spanning from 1975 to 2026, Colin Hanks has appeared in 43 films and 42 TV shows.
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Most Popular Colin Hanks Movies
- Nuremberg (2025) — as Dr. Gustave Gilbert
- Nobody 2 (2025) — as Sheriff Abel
- Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) — as Alex
- King Kong (2005) — as Preston
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) — as Alex Vreeke (uncredited)
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