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