Colin Hanks
Acting
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Acting Credits
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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 ha...
Known For
Filmography
Lucky Strike
2026
as Colonel Neale
Nuremberg
2025
as Dr. Gustave Gilbert
Nobody 2
2025
as Sheriff Abel
Orion and the Dark
2024
as Adult Orion (voice)
And Mrs.
2024
as Nathan
Silo
2023
as Per Stenson
The Offer
2022
as Barry Lapidus
A Friend of the Family
2022
as Bob Broberg
How It Ends
2021
as Charlie
Jumanji: The Next Level
2019
as Alex
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
The Final Table
2018
as Self
Sugar Rush
2018
as Self - Judge
Big City Greens
2018
as Mark (voice)
Band Aid
2017
as Uber Douche
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2017
as Alex Vreeke (uncredited)
Elvis & Nixon
2016
as Egil Krogh
American Crime Story
2016
as Mike Emmick
Star Plates
2016
No Stranger Than Love
2015
as Clint Coburn
Vacation
2015
as Jake
Life in Pieces
2015
as Greg Short
What Lives Inside
2015
as Taylor Delaney
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
Talking Tom and Friends Minis
2015
as Tom
2014 San Francisco Giants: The Official World Series Film
2014
as Himself (voice)
Fargo
2014
as Deputy Gus Grimly
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Son
Bad Teacher
2014
as Coach Donnie
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Talking Tom and Friends
2014
as Tom (voice)
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
Parkland
2013
as Dr. Malcom Perry
Super Buddies
2013
as Megasis / Captain Canine (voice)
Drunk History
2013
as Gordon Cooper
Drunk History
2013
as Ernest Thompson Seton
Mom
2013
as Andy
Drunk History
2013
as Fred Rogers
The Guilt Trip
2012
as Rob
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
as Self
Key & Peele
2012
as Director
Burning Love
2012
as Allison
Lucky
2011
as Ben Keller
Happy Endings
2011
as Colin Hanks
High School
2010
as Brandon Ellis
Barry Munday
2010
as Heavy Metal Greg
The Good Guys
2010
as Jack Bailey
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
as Self - Guest
W.
2008
as Speechwriter #1
Untraceable
2008
as Griffin Dowd
My Mom's New Boyfriend
2008
as Agent Henry Durand
The House Bunny
2008
as Oliver
The Great Buck Howard
2008
as Troy Gable
Careless
2007
as Wiley Roth
Mad Men
2007
as Father John Gill
Alone With Her
2006
as Doug
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
2006
as Self
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006
as Drunk Frat Dude
The Eighth Blunder of the World
2006
as Self
Dexter
2006
as Travis Marshall
King Kong
2005
as Preston
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005
as Conspiracy Neil Armstrong
Rx
2005
as Jonny
Standing Still
2005
as Quentin
Numb3rs
2005
as Marshall Penfield
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
American Dad!
2005
as Successful Classmate (voice)
American Dad!
2005
as Alien Captain (voice)
11:14
2004
as Mark
The Present
2004
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
The O.C.
2003
as Grady Bridges
NCIS
2003
as Richard Parsons
Orange County
2002
as Shaun Brumder
Get Over It
2001
as Felix Woods
North Hollywood
2001
as Colin Hanks
Band of Brothers
2001
as Lt. Henry Jones
Whatever It Takes
2000
as Cosmo
Roswell
1999
as Alex Whitman
That Thing You Do!
1996
as Male Page
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Shattered
1992
as Jay
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
Forever Young
1991
as Jay
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Presenter