Acting

Colin Hanks

born 1977 · Acting

62.6avg grm
18titles
#118best rank
1honors
Fbest title · #118 on siteFargo2014 · as Gus Grimly · series72.8

Honors

1
2009Theatre World Award

Bio

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).

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).

Filmography

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2020s4 titlesNNuremberg2025 · as Dr. Gustave Gilbert68.0JJohn Candy: I Like Me2025 · as Director64.2OThe Offer2022 · as Barry Lapidus · series69.7AA Friend of the Family2022 · as Bob Broberg · series62.5
2010s11 titlesTThis Giant Beast That is the Global Economy2019 · as Self - Guest Star · series64.0SSugar Rush2018 · as Self - Guest Judge · series63.5EEagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends)2017 · as Director60.0LLife in Pieces2015 · as Greg Short · series62.0LLife in Pieces2015 · as Greg · series62.0AAll Things Must Pass2015 · as Director56.4FFargo2014 · as Gus Grimly · series72.8TTalking Tom & Friends2014 · as Talking Tom · series63.6TTalking Tom & Friends2014 · as Nerd Tom · series63.6TTalking Tom & Friends2014 · as Tom · series63.6GThe Good Guys2010 · as Jack Bailey · series64.5
2000s2 titlesKKing Kong2005 · as Preston53.1111:142003 · as Mark52.0
1990s1 titleRRoswell1999 · as Alex Whitman · series61.8

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Colin Hanks

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born1977
known forActing
titles on site18
best title rank#118 · Fargo (2014)
avg GRM62.6
honors1 · Theatre World Award, 2009
Honors
  • 2009Theatre World Award
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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