
Colin Hanks
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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).
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Nuremberg (2025)
as Dr. Gustave Gilbert

Nobody 2 (2025)
as Sheriff Abel

Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
as Alex

King Kong (2005)
as Preston

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
as Alex Vreeke (uncredited)

Vacation (2015)
as Jake

The House Bunny (2008)
as Oliver

11:14 (2004)
as Mark

Orion and the Dark (2024)
as Adult Orion (voice)

Lucky Strike (2026)
as Colonel Neale

That Thing You Do! (1996)
as Male Page

My Mom's New Boyfriend (2008)
as Agent Henry Durand

Parkland (2013)
as Dr. Malcom Perry

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
as Drunk Frat Dude

The Guilt Trip (2012)
as Rob

Untraceable (2008)
as Griffin Dowd

Rx (2005)
as Jonny

Orange County (2002)
as Shaun Brumder

Super Buddies (2013)
as Megasis / Captain Canine (voice)

Whatever It Takes (2000)
as Cosmo

The Great Buck Howard (2008)
as Troy Gable

Get Over It (2001)
as Felix Woods

W. (2008)
as Speechwriter #1

How It Ends (2021)
as Charlie

No Stranger Than Love (2015)
as Clint Coburn

Standing Still (2005)
as Quentin

Careless (2007)
as Wiley Roth

Lucky (2011)
as Ben Keller

High School (2010)
as Brandon Ellis

Alone With Her (2006)
as Doug

Forever Young (1991)
as Jay

Barry Munday (2010)
as Heavy Metal Greg

Band Aid (2017)
as Uber Douche

Elvis & Nixon (2016)
as Egil Krogh

Shattered (1992)
as Jay

Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' (2006)
as Self

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon (2005)
as Conspiracy Neil Armstrong

And Mrs. (2024)
as Nathan

North Hollywood (2001)
as Colin Hanks

The Present (2004)
as Self
The Eighth Blunder of the World (2006)
as Self
Clear Lake (—)
as Norman Petty

2014 San Francisco Giants: The Official World Series Film (2014)
as Himself (voice)





