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Colin Hanks

  • Born Nov. 24, 1977
  • Sacramento, California, USA
  • 48 years old

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 …

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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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Alex Vreeke (uncredited)

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Alex

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Preston

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Travis Marshall

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Lt. Henry Jones

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Jake

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Deputy Gus Grimly

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Per Stenson

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Richard Parsons

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Successful Classmate (voice) / Alien Captain (voice)

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Oliver

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Sheriff Abel

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Drunk Frat Dude

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Father John Gill

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Dr. Gustave Gilbert

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Mike Emmick

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Griffin Dowd

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Mark

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Grady Bridges

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Male Page

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Rob

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Speechwriter #1

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Adult Orion (voice)

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Andy

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Shaun Brumder

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Alex Whitman

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Marshall Penfield

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Egil Krogh

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Dr. Malcom Perry

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Felix Woods

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Cosmo

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Barry Lapidus

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Troy Gable

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Agent Henry Durand

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Director

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Colin Hanks

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Uber Douche

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Brandon Ellis

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Megasis / Captain Canine (voice)

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Greg Short

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Charlie

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Heavy Metal Greg

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Doug

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Mark (voice)

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Ben Keller

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Bob Broberg

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Jack Bailey

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Colonel Neale

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Clint Coburn

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Coach Donnie

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Quentin

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Allison

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Nathan

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Tom (voice)

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Jonny

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Conspiracy Neil Armstrong

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Wiley Roth

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Taylor Delaney

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Jay

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Colin Hanks

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Tom

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Norman Petty

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Jay

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Executive production

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Set Production Assistant

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Self - Judge

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Self

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Self - Presenter

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Himself (voice)

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Self