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

Lucky Strike 2026 ★ 7.4
Nobody 2 2025 ★ 6.9
Nuremberg 2025 ★ 7.6
The Offer 2022 ★ 8.0
Jumanji: The Next Level 2019 ★ 6.9
Big City Greens 2018 ★ 7.5
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 2017 ★ 6.8
American Crime Story 2016 ★ 7.6
Life in Pieces 2015 ★ 7.1
Vacation 2015 ★ 6.3
Fargo 2014 ★ 8.3
Talking Tom and Friends 2014 ★ 7.1
Mom 2013 ★ 7.3
Key & Peele 2012 ★ 7.7
Happy Endings 2011 ★ 6.9
Mad Men 2007 ★ 8.1
Dexter 2006 ★ 8.2
American Dad! 2005 ★ 7.0
Numb3rs 2005 ★ 7.0
King Kong 2005 ★ 6.9
NCIS 2003 ★ 7.6
The O.C. 2003 ★ 7.7
Band of Brothers 2001 ★ 8.6
Roswell 1999 ★ 7.7