Colin Hanks

Acting

Colin Hanks

Born November 24, 1977Sacramento, California, USA92 credits

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

Filmography

Nuremberg
2025Nuremberg
as Dr. Gustave GilbertMovie
Nobody 2
2025Nobody 2
as Sheriff AbelMovie
And Mrs.
2024And Mrs.
as NathanMovie
Orion and the Dark
2024Orion and the Dark
as Adult Orion (voice)Movie
The Offer
2022The Offer
as Barry LapidusTV
How It Ends
2021How It Ends
as CharlieMovie
Sugar Rush
2018Sugar Rush
as Self - JudgeTV
Big City Greens
2018Big City Greens
as Mark (voice)TV
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2017Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
as Alex Vreeke (uncredited)Movie
Band Aid
2017Band Aid
as Uber DoucheMovie
Elvis & Nixon
2016Elvis & Nixon
as Egil KroghMovie
American Crime Story
2016American Crime Story
as Mike EmmickTV
Life in Pieces
2015Life in Pieces
as Greg ShortTV
Vacation
2015Vacation
as JakeMovie
The Anti-Mascot
2015The Anti-Mascot
DirectorMovie
In Deep Water
2015In Deep Water
Executive ProducerMovie
No Stranger Than Love
2015No Stranger Than Love
as Clint CoburnMovie
What Lives Inside
2015What Lives Inside
as Taylor DelaneyTV
The Queen of Code
2015The Queen of Code
Executive ProducerMovie
Bad Teacher
2014Bad Teacher
as Coach DonnieTV
Fargo
2014Fargo
as Deputy Gus GrimlyTV
Parkland
2013Parkland
as Dr. Malcom PerryMovie
Mom
2013Mom
as AndyTV
Super Buddies
2013Super Buddies
as Megasis / Captain Canine (voice)Movie
Drunk History
2013Drunk History
as Gordon CooperTV
Key & Peele
2012Key & Peele
as DirectorTV
Lucky
2011Lucky
as Ben KellerMovie
Happy Endings
2011Happy Endings
as Colin HanksTV
High School
2010High School
as Brandon EllisMovie
The Good Guys
2010The Good Guys
as Jack BaileyTV
Barry Munday
2010Barry Munday
as Heavy Metal GregMovie
W.
2008W.
as Speechwriter #1Movie
The House Bunny
2008The House Bunny
as OliverMovie
My Mom's New Boyfriend
2008My Mom's New Boyfriend
as Agent Henry DurandMovie
Untraceable
2008Untraceable
as Griffin DowdMovie
The Great Buck Howard
2008The Great Buck Howard
as Troy GableMovie
Mad Men
2007Mad Men
as Father John GillTV
Careless
2007Careless
as Wiley RothMovie
Dexter
2006Dexter
as Travis MarshallTV
Alone With Her
2006Alone With Her
as DougMovie
King Kong
2005King Kong
as PrestonMovie
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
as Conspiracy Neil ArmstrongMovie
Rx
2005Rx
as JonnyMovie
American Dad!
2005American Dad!
as Successful Classmate (voice)TV
Numb3rs
2005Numb3rs
as Marshall PenfieldTV
Standing Still
2005Standing Still
as QuentinMovie
The Present
2004The Present
as SelfMovie
11:14
200411:14
as MarkMovie
NCIS
2003NCIS
as Richard ParsonsTV
The O.C.
2003The O.C.
as Grady BridgesTV
Orange County
2002Orange County
as Shaun BrumderMovie
Band of Brothers
2001Band of Brothers
as Lt. Henry JonesTV
Get Over It
2001Get Over It
as Felix WoodsMovie
North Hollywood
2001North Hollywood
as Colin HanksMovie
Roswell
1999Roswell
as Alex WhitmanTV
That Thing You Do!
1996That Thing You Do!
as Male PageMovie
Shattered
1992Shattered
as JayMovie
People's Choice Awards
1975People's Choice Awards
as Self - PresenterTV
C
Clear Lake
as Norman PettyMovie