Colin Hanks

ActorDirectorProducerCrew Nov 24 (age 48) Sacramento, California, USA 1988–2025 (37 year career)

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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

Film

Fargo

Deputy Gus Grimly

Film

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

Alex Vreeke (uncredited)

Film

Apollo 13

Set Production Assistant

Film

Jumanji: The Next Level

Alex

Film

King Kong

Preston

Film

Vacation

Jake

Film

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

Drunk Frat Dude

Film

Nobody 2

Sheriff Abel

Filmography

Acting (86)

Movies (42)

Nuremberg

2025

as Dr. Gustave Gilbert

Nobody 2

as Sheriff Abel

Orion and the Dark

as Adult Orion (voice)

And Mrs.

as Nathan

How It Ends

as Charlie

Jumanji: The Next Level

2019

as Alex

6.9

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

2017

as Alex Vreeke (uncredited)

Band Aid

as Uber Douche

Elvis & Nixon

as Egil Krogh

Vacation

as Jake

No Stranger Than Love

2015

as Clint Coburn

4.5

2014 San Francisco Giants: The Official World Series Film

as Himself (voice)

Parkland

as Dr. Malcom Perry

Super Buddies

as Megasis / Captain Canine (voice)

The Guilt Trip

as Rob

Lucky

as Ben Keller

High School

as Brandon Ellis

Barry Munday

as Heavy Metal Greg

The House Bunny

as Oliver

as Speechwriter #1

Untraceable

as Griffin Dowd

My Mom's New Boyfriend

2008

as Agent Henry Durand

5.4

The Great Buck Howard

as Troy Gable

Careless

as Wiley Roth

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

2006

as Drunk Frat Dude

6.8

The Eighth Blunder of the World

2006

as Self

Alone With Her

2006

as Doug

5.6

Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'

as Self

King Kong

as Preston

as Jonny

Standing Still

as Quentin

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

2005

as Conspiracy Neil Armstrong

11:14

as Mark

The Present

as Self

Orange County

as Shaun Brumder

Get Over It

as Felix Woods

North Hollywood

as Colin Hanks

Whatever It Takes

as Cosmo

That Thing You Do!

as Male Page

Forever Young

as Jay

Clear Lake

as Norman Petty

Lucky Strike

Television (44)

The Offer

2022

as Barry Lapidus

8.0

A Friend of the Family

2022

as Bob Broberg

6.6

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Big City Greens

as Mark (voice)

Sugar Rush

as Self - Judge

The Final Table

as Self

American Crime Story

as Mike Emmick

Star Plates

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Life in Pieces

as Greg Short

Talking Tom and Friends Minis

as Tom

What Lives Inside

as Taylor Delaney

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

as Self

5.9

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Fargo

as Deputy Gus Grimly

Fargo

as Deputy Gus Grimly

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014

as Son

7.8

Off Camera with Sam Jones

2014

as Self

4.0

Talking Tom and Friends

as Tom (voice)

Bad Teacher

as Coach Donnie

Mom

as Andy

Drunk History

as Charles Dickens

Key & Peele

as Director

Comedy Bang! Bang!

as Self

Happy Endings

as Colin Hanks

The Good Guys

as Jack Bailey

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

as Self - Guest

5.1

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Guest

Mad Men

as Father John Gill

Dexter

as Travis Marshall

American Dad!

as Alien Captain (voice)

7.0

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

Numb3rs

as Marshall Penfield

NCIS

as Richard Parsons

The O.C.

as Grady Bridges

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Band of Brothers

as Lt. Henry Jones

Roswell

as Alex Whitman

Roswell

as Alex Whitman

The Daily Show

as Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

as Self - Guest

7.2

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

as Self

5.4

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

as Self - Guest

5.4

People's Choice Awards

1975

as Self - Presenter

9.0

Crew (12)

Movies (12)

John Candy: I Like Me

2025

Director

7.9

John Candy: I Like Me

Producer

Thriller 40

Producer

Say Hey, Willie Mays!

2022

Producer

6.0

Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends)

2017

Director

7.3

The Amazing Adventures of Wally and the Worm

Director

All Things Must Pass

Director

The Anti-Mascot

Director

In Deep Water

Executive Producer

The Queen of Code

Executive Producer

Producer

Apollo 13

Set Production Assistant

7.5