Colin Hanks
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Colin Hanks

Born 24 November 1977 · Sacramento, California, USA
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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

Jumanji: The Next Level
King Kong
Dexter
Band of Brothers
Vacation
Fargo
Silo
NCIS
American Dad!
The House Bunny
Nobody 2
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Lucky Strike
Nuremberg
Nobody 2
John Candy: I Like Me
Orion and the Dark
And Mrs.
How It Ends
Jumanji: The Next Level
Band Aid
Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends)
The Amazing Adventures of Wally and the Worm
Elvis & Nixon
No Stranger Than Love
Vacation
All Things Must Pass
The Anti-Mascot
Parkland
Super Buddies
The Guilt Trip
Lucky
High School
Barry Munday
W.
Untraceable
My Mom's New Boyfriend
The House Bunny
The Great Buck Howard
Careless
Alone With Her
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
King Kong
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Rx
Standing Still
11:14
News to Me
Orange County
Get Over It
North Hollywood
Whatever It Takes
That Thing You Do!
Shattered
Forever Young
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