
Colin Hanks
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).
Acting (38 movies)

King Kong
2005

Get Over It
2001

W.
2008

Untraceable
2008

Orange County
2002

My Mom's New Boyfriend
2008

11:14
2003

The House Bunny
2008

High School
2010

Careless
2007

Barry Munday
2010

The Great Buck Howard
2008

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005

Rx (Simple Lies)
2005

Alone With Her
2006

Lucky
2011

The Guilt Trip
2012

Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
2006

Parkland
2013

The Present
2004

No Stranger Than Love
2015

That Thing You Do!
1996

Elvis & Nixon
2016

Orion and the Dark
2024

And Mrs.
2024

North Hollywood
2001

Nuremberg
2025

Vacation
2015

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006

Super Buddies
2013

Band Aid
2017

Nobody 2
2025

Whatever It Takes
2000

Standing Still
2005

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2017

Jumanji: The Next Level
2019

How It Ends
2021

Forever Young
1991
Directing (5 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Rx (Simple Lies) | 2005 | Producer |
| The Queen of Code | 2015 | Executive Producer |
| In Deep Water | 2015 | Executive Producer |
| Say Hey, Willie Mays! | 2022 | Producer |
| Thriller 40 | 2023 | Producer |
| John Candy: I Like Me | 2025 | Producer |




