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Colin Hanks
Sacramento, California, USA
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 Gold…
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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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2026
Lucky Strike
Movie Colonel Neale
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2025
Nuremberg
Movie Dr. Gustave Gilbert
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2025
John Candy: I Like Me
Movie Director
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2025
Nobody 2
Movie Sheriff Abel
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2024
And Mrs.
Movie Nathan
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2024
Orion and the Dark
Movie Adult Orion (voice)
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2023
Thriller 40
Movie Producer
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2023
Silo
TV show Per Stenson
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2022
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
Movie Producer
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2022
A Friend of the Family
TV show Bob Broberg
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2022
The Offer
TV show Barry Lapidus
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2021
How It Ends
Movie Charlie
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2019
Jumanji: The Next Level
Movie Alex
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2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV show Self
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2018
The Final Table
TV show Self
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2018
Sugar Rush
TV show Self - Judge
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2018
Big City Greens
TV show Mark (voice)
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2017
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Movie Alex Vreeke (uncredited)
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2017
Band Aid
Movie Uber Douche
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2017
The Amazing Adventures of Wally and the Worm
Movie Director
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2017
Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends)
Movie Director
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2016
Star Plates
TV show
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2016
Elvis & Nixon
Movie Egil Krogh
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2016
American Crime Story
TV show Mike Emmick
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2015
Talking Tom and Friends Minis
TV show Tom
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2015
All Things Must Pass
Movie Director
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2015
Life in Pieces
TV show Greg Short
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2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV show Self
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2015
Vacation
Movie Jake
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2015
The Anti-Mascot
Movie Director
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2015
In Deep Water
Movie Executive Producer
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2015
No Stranger Than Love
Movie Clint Coburn
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2015
What Lives Inside
TV show Taylor Delaney
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2015
The Queen of Code
Movie Executive Producer
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2014
Talking Tom and Friends
TV show Tom (voice)
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2014
2014 San Francisco Giants: The Official World Series Film
Movie Himself (voice)
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2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV show Son
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2014
Bad Teacher
TV show Coach Donnie
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2014
Fargo
TV show Deputy Gus Grimly
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2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV show Self - Guest
