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