Colin Hanks
Born November 24, 1977 (Age: 48)
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Sacramento, California, USA
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).
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).
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Filmography
Nuremberg
2025
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as Dr. Gustave Gilbert
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Age: 47
Nobody 2
2025
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as Sheriff Abel
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Age: 47
Jumanji: The Next Level
2019
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as Alex
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Age: 42
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2017
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as Alex Vreeke (uncredited)
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Age: 40
Band Aid
2017
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as Uber Douche
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Age: 39
Elvis & Nixon
2016
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as Egil Krogh
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Age: 38
Vacation
2015
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as Jake
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Age: 37
The Guilt Trip
2012
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as Rob
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Age: 35
High School
2010
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as Brandon Ellis
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Age: 32
W.
2008
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as Speechwriter #1
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Age: 30
The House Bunny
2008
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as Oliver
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Age: 30
My Mom's New Boyfriend
2008
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as Agent Henry Durand
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Age: 30
Untraceable
2008
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as Griffin Dowd
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Age: 30
The Great Buck Howard
2008
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as Troy Gable
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Age: 30
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006
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as Drunk Frat Dude
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Age: 28
Alone With Her
2006
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as Doug
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Age: 28
King Kong
2005
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as Preston
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Age: 28
Standing Still
2005
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as Quentin
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Age: 27
Orange County
2002
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as Shaun Brumder
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Age: 24
Get Over It
2001
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as Felix Woods
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Age: 23
Whatever It Takes
2000
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as Cosmo
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Age: 22
That Thing You Do!
1996
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as Male Page
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Age: 18
Shattered
1992
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as Jay
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Age: 14
Forever Young
1991
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as Jay
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Age: 13