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).
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Full filmography
- NCIS (2003) as Richard Parsons
- American Dad! (2005) as Successful Classmate (voice)
- American Dad! (2005) as Alien Captain (voice)
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- Dexter (2006) as Travis Marshall
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- Fargo (2014) as Deputy Gus Grimly
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- Mad Men (2007) as Father John Gill
- The O.C. (2003) as Grady Bridges
- Mom (2013) as Andy
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) as Self
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014) as Son
- Numb3rs (2005) as Marshall Penfield
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- Band of Brothers (2001) as Lt. Henry Jones
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) as Self
- American Crime Story (2016) as Mike Emmick
- Roswell (1999) as Alex Whitman