Colin Hanks
American actor and filmmaker celebrated for his Emmy-nominated turn as Gus Grimly on FX's Fargo and a prolific career across film and television.
Colin Hanks - Personal Information
- Name: Colin Hanks
- Date of Birth: November 24, 1977
- Place of Birth: Sacramento, California, USA
- Gender: Male
- Job Title: Actor
- Crew Jobs: Director, Producer, Executive Producer, Set Production Assistant
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).
Selected Filmography
A selection of Colin Hanks' most notable recent screen appearances across film and television.
- Nuremberg (2025) as Dr. Gustave Gilbert
- Nobody 2 (2025) as Sheriff Abel
- And Mrs. (2024) as Nathan
- Orion and the Dark (2024) as Adult Orion (voice)
- A Friend of the Family (TV - 2022) as Bob Broberg
- The Offer (TV - 2022) as Barry Lapidus
- How It Ends (2021) as Charlie
- Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) as Alex
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV - 2019) as Self
- The Final Table (TV - 2018) as Self
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