Colin Hanks

Colin Hanks

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).

Nuremberg
2025
Dr. Gustav Gilbert
Nobody 2
2025
Abel
Orion and the Dark
2024
Adult Orion (voice)
And Mrs.
2024
Nathan
Thriller 40
2023
Producer
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
2022
Producer
How It Ends
2021
Charlie
Jumanji: The Next Level
2019
Alex
Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends)
2017
Director
The Amazing Adventures of Wally and the Worm
2017
Director
Band Aid
2017
Uber Douche
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2017
Alex Vreeke (uncredited)
Elvis & Nixon
2016
Egil Krogh
All Things Must Pass
2015
Director
The Anti-Mascot
2015
Director
The Queen of Code
2015
Executive Producer
In Deep Water
2015
Executive Producer
No Stranger Than Love
2015
Clint Coburn
Vacation
2015
Jake
2014 San Francisco Giants: The Official World Series Film
2014
Himself (voice)
Parkland
2013
Dr. Malcom Perry
Super Buddies
2013
Megasis / Captain Canine (voice)
The Guilt Trip
2012
Rob
Lucky
2011
Ben
High School
2010
Brandon Ellis
Barry Munday
2010
Heavy Metal Greg
W.
2008
Speechwriter #1
Untraceable
2008
Griffin Dowd
My Mom's New Boyfriend
2008
Agent Henry Durand
The House Bunny
2008
Oliver
The Great Buck Howard
2008
Troy Gable
Careless
2007
Wiley Roth
Alone With Her
2006
Doug
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
2006
Self
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006
Drunk Frat Dude
Rx (Simple Lies)
2005
Producer
King Kong
2005
Preston
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005
Conspiracy Neil Armstrong
Standing Still
2005
Quentin
The Present
2004
Self
11:14
2003
Mark
Orange County
2002
Shaun Brumder
Get Over It
2001
Felix Woods
North Hollywood
2001
Colin Hanks
Whatever It Takes
2000
Cosmo
That Thing You Do!
1996
Male Page
Apollo 13
1995
Set Production Assistant