Colin Hanks
Photoplayd Industry Rating
Not enough rated films yet to compute a weighted score.
Roles are weighted by involvement: director 1.0, screenwriter 0.7, lead 0.8, supporting 0.4, crew 0.1.
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
Credits
Lucky Strike (2026)
as Colonel Neale
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
as Alex
Nobody 2 (2025)
as Sheriff Abel
Nuremberg (2025)
as Dr. Gustave Gilbert
King Kong (2005)
as Preston
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
as Alex Vreeke (uncredited)
Orion and the Dark (2024)
as Adult Orion (voice)
Vacation (2015)
as Jake
The House Bunny (2008)
as Oliver
My Mom's New Boyfriend (2008)
as Agent Henry Durand
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
as Drunk Frat Dude
Untraceable (2008)
as Griffin Dowd
The Great Buck Howard (2008)
as Troy Gable
That Thing You Do! (1996)
as Male Page
Parkland (2013)
as Dr. Malcom Perry
11:14 (2004)
as Mark
Orange County (2002)
as Shaun Brumder
Whatever It Takes (2000)
as Cosmo
The Guilt Trip (2012)
as Rob
W. (2008)
as Speechwriter #1
Elvis & Nixon (2016)
as Egil Krogh
Get Over It (2001)
as Felix Woods
Rx (2005)
as Jonny
Super Buddies (2013)
as Megasis / Captain Canine (voice)
How It Ends (2021)
as Charlie
High School (2010)
as Brandon Ellis
Band Aid (2017)
as Uber Douche
Barry Munday (2010)
as Heavy Metal Greg
And Mrs. (2024)
as Nathan
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon (2005)
as Conspiracy Neil Armstrong
Careless (2007)
as Wiley Roth
Standing Still (2005)
as Quentin
Lucky (2011)
as Ben Keller
Alone With Her (2006)
as Doug
The Present (2004)
as Self
The Eighth Blunder of the World (2006)
as Self
No Stranger Than Love (2015)
as Clint Coburn
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' (2006)
as Self
Forever Young (1991)
as Jay
Clear Lake (—)
as Norman Petty
North Hollywood (2001)
as Colin Hanks
Shattered (1992)
as Jay
2014 San Francisco Giants: The Official World Series Film (2014)
as Himself (voice)