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Colin Hanks Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1977-11-24

Birthplace:
Sacramento, California, USA

Credits:
88 Total Roles

Colin Hanks

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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

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 Nuremberg MOVIE Dr. Gustave Gilbert
2025 Nobody 2 MOVIE Sheriff Abel
2024 And Mrs. MOVIE Nathan
2024 Orion and the Dark MOVIE Adult Orion (voice)
2022 A Friend of the Family TV Bob Broberg
2022 The Offer TV Barry Lapidus
2021 How It Ends MOVIE Charlie
2019 Jumanji: The Next Level MOVIE Alex
2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show TV Self
2018 The Final Table TV Self

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