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).
Known For
NCIS
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
American Dad!
American Dad!
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Daily Show
All Movies (43)
- Lucky Strike2026
- Nuremberg2025 · as Dr. Gustave Gilbert
- Nobody 22025 · as Sheriff Abel
- And Mrs.2024 · as Nathan
- Orion and the Dark2024 · as Adult Orion (voice)
- How It Ends2021 · as Charlie
- Jumanji: The Next Level2019 · as Alex
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle2017 · as Alex Vreeke (uncredited)
- Band Aid2017 · as Uber Douche
- Elvis & Nixon2016 · as Egil Krogh
- Vacation2015 · as Jake
- No Stranger Than Love2015 · as Clint Coburn
- 2014 San Francisco Giants: The Official World Series Film2014 · as Himself (voice)
- Parkland2013 · as Dr. Malcom Perry
- Super Buddies2013 · as Megasis / Captain Canine (voice)
- The Guilt Trip2012 · as Rob
- Lucky2011 · as Ben Keller
- High School2010 · as Brandon Ellis
- Barry Munday2010 · as Heavy Metal Greg
- W.2008 · as Speechwriter #1
- The House Bunny2008 · as Oliver
- My Mom's New Boyfriend2008 · as Agent Henry Durand
- Untraceable2008 · as Griffin Dowd
- The Great Buck Howard2008 · as Troy Gable
- Careless2007 · as Wiley Roth
- Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny2006 · as Drunk Frat Dude
- Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'2006 · as Self
- The Eighth Blunder of the World2006 · as Self
- Alone With Her2006 · as Doug
- King Kong2005 · as Preston
- Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon2005 · as Conspiracy Neil Armstrong
- Rx2005 · as Jonny
- Standing Still2005 · as Quentin
- The Present2004 · as Self
- 11:142004 · as Mark
- Orange County2002 · as Shaun Brumder
- Get Over It2001 · as Felix Woods
- North Hollywood2001 · as Colin Hanks
- Whatever It Takes2000 · as Cosmo
- That Thing You Do!1996 · as Male Page
- Shattered1992 · as Jay
- Forever Young1991 · as Jay
- Clear Lake— · as Norman Petty
All TV Shows (45)
- A Friend of the Family2022 · as Bob Broberg
- The Offer2022 · as Barry Lapidus
- The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
- The Final Table2018 · as Self
- Sugar Rush2018 · as Self - Judge
- Big City Greens2018 · as Mark (voice)
- Star Plates2016
- American Crime Story2016 · as Mike Emmick
- Talking Tom and Friends Minis2015 · as Tom
- Life in Pieces2015 · as Greg Short
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self
- What Lives Inside2015 · as Taylor Delaney
- Talking Tom and Friends2014 · as Tom (voice)
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver2014 · as Son
- Bad Teacher2014 · as Coach Donnie
- Fargo2014 · as Deputy Gus Grimly
- Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
- Off Camera with Sam Jones2014 · as Self
- Mom2013 · as Andy
- Drunk History2013 · as Gordon Cooper
- Drunk History2013 · as Ernest Thompson Seton
- Drunk History2013 · as Fred Rogers
- Comedy Bang! Bang!2012 · as Self
- Key & Peele2012 · as Director
- Happy Endings2011 · as Colin Hanks
- The Good Guys2010 · as Jack Bailey
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon2009 · as Self - Guest
- Mad Men2007 · as Father John Gill
- Dexter2006 · as Travis Marshall
- American Dad!2005 · as Successful Classmate (voice)
- American Dad!2005 · as Alien Captain (voice)
- Numb3rs2005 · as Marshall Penfield
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson2005 · as Self
- NCIS2003 · as Richard Parsons
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
- The O.C.2003 · as Grady Bridges
- Band of Brothers2001 · as Lt. Henry Jones
- Roswell1999 · as Alex Whitman
- The Daily Show1996 · as Self
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992 · as Self
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
- People's Choice Awards1975 · as Self - Presenter