Colin Hanks

Colin Hanks

1977-11-24 Sacramento, California, USA 51 Credits

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...

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Nuremberg

Nuremberg

2025

as Dr. Gustav Gilbert

Acting

American psychiatrist Douglas Kelley, tasked with determining whether Nazi prisoners are fit to stand trial for their war crimes, finds himself in a c...

John Candy: I Like Me

2025

Director

Directing

The docu features candid stories and memories from Candy’s family, closest friends, and longtime collaborators, covering his on-and-off camera life.

Nobody 2

Nobody 2

2025

as Abel

Acting

Suburban dad Hutch Mansell, a former lethal assassin, is pulled back into his violent past after thwarting a home invasion, setting off a chain of eve...

And Mrs.

And Mrs.

2024

as Nathan

5.4
Acting

When a reluctant bride-to-be's fiancé drops dead, she insists on going ahead with the wedding anyway – vowing to overcome public opinion, the law of t...

Orion and the Dark

Orion and the Dark

2024

as Adult Orion (voice)

6.6
Acting

A boy with an active imagination faces his fears on an unforgettable journey through the night with his new friend: a giant, smiling creature named Da...

Thriller 40

Thriller 40

2023

Producer

8.5
Producing

Forty years after the release of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller,’ the best-selling album of all-time, director Nelson George takes fans back in time to t...

Say Hey, Willie Mays!

Say Hey, Willie Mays!

2022

Producer

6.0
Producing

Follow Willie Mays’ life both on and off the field over five decades as he navigated the American sports landscape and the country’s ever-evolving cul...

How It Ends

How It Ends

2021

as Charlie

4.9
Acting

Liza scores an invite to one last wild party before the world ends. But making it there won't be easy, as her car has been stolen, and the clock is ti...

Jumanji: The Next Level

Jumanji: The Next Level

2019

as Alex

6.9
Acting

As the gang return to Jumanji to rescue one of their own, they discover that nothing is as they expect. The players will have to brave parts unknown a...

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

2017

as Alex Vreeke (uncredited)

6.8
Acting

Four teenagers in detention discover an old video game console with a game they’ve never heard of. When they decide to play, they are immediately suck...

Band Aid

Band Aid

2017

as Uber Douche

6.3
Acting

A couple who can't stop fighting embark on a last-ditch effort to save their marriage: turning their fights into songs and starting a band.

The Amazing Adventures of Wally and the Worm

The Amazing Adventures of Wally and the Worm

2017

Director

7.5
Directing

Leading up to the 1996-97 playoffs, Chicago Bull's coach Phil Jackson sent an intern trainer Wally Blase to oversee the rehab assignment of superstar ...

Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends)

Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends)

2017

Director

7.3
Directing

The November 13, 2015 terrorist attack in Paris claimed 130 lives around the city -- 89 of them at the Eagles of Death Metal’s Bataclan Theatre concer...

Elvis & Nixon

Elvis & Nixon

2016

as Egil Krogh

6.0
Acting

In 1970, a few days before Christmas, Elvis Presley showed up on the White House lawn seeking to be deputized into the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangero...

All Things Must Pass

All Things Must Pass

2015

Director

7.2
Directing

The explosive trajectory and tragic demise of iconic music retailer Tower Records, and the legacy of its rebellious founder Russ Solomon. Two hundred ...

Vacation

Vacation

2015

as Jake

6.3
Acting

Hoping to bring his family closer together and to recreate his childhood vacation for his own kids, a grown up Rusty Griswold takes his wife and their...

The Anti-Mascot

The Anti-Mascot

2015

Director

7.0
Directing

The San Francisco Giants' first mascot "Crazy Crab" rooted against the crowd, taunting players and fans to distract from the team's lackluster perform...

In Deep Water

In Deep Water

2015

Executive Producer

Producing

The SS Central America, a steamer carrying a cache of gold, sank off the southeast coast of the United States in 1857. Part mystery, part adventure st...

No Stranger Than Love

No Stranger Than Love

2015

as Clint Coburn

4.4
Acting

What is stranger than the big hole that opens up in Lucy Sherrington's living room floor? As it turns out, love.

The Queen of Code

The Queen of Code

2015

Executive Producer

10.0
Producing

Grace Hopper dedicated her life to bringing computers to the masses, when most supposed the technology was only useful for scientists and the military...

2014 San Francisco Giants: The Official World Series Film

2014 San Francisco Giants: The Official World Series Film

2014

as Himself (voice)

Acting

Recap of the seven game 2014 World Series featuring the San Francisco Giants and the Kansas City Royals narrated by Colin Hanks.

Parkland

Parkland

2013

as Dr. Malcom Perry

6.2
Acting

November 22nd, 1963 was a day that changed the world forever — when young American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. This f...

Super Buddies

Super Buddies

2013

as Megasis / Captain Canine (voice)

6.0
Acting

When the Buddies stumble upon the Five Power Rings of Inspiron, they all develop super powers, and are enlisted in Captain Canine's battle against the...

The Guilt Trip

The Guilt Trip

2012

as Rob

5.6
Acting

An inventor and his mom hit the road together so he can sell his latest invention.

Lucky

Lucky

2011

as Ben

4.8
Acting

A wannabe serial killer wins the lottery and pursues his lifelong crush.

High School

High School

2010

as Brandon Ellis

5.7
Acting

A high school valedictorian who gets baked with the local stoner finds himself the subject of a drug test. The situation causes him to concoct an ambi...

Barry Munday

Barry Munday

2010

as Heavy Metal Greg

5.8
Acting

Barry Munday, a libido-driven wage slave who spends all his time either ogling, fantasizing about or trying to pick up women, wakes up in hospital aft...

W.

W.

2008

as Speechwriter #1

6.2
Acting

The story of the eventful life of George W. Bush—his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his wife and his faith—and the critical days leading up...

The House Bunny

The House Bunny

2008

as Oliver

5.7
Acting

Shelley is living a carefree life until a rival gets her tossed out of the Playboy Mansion. With nowhere to go, fate delivers her to the sorority girl...

My Mom's New Boyfriend

My Mom's New Boyfriend

2008

as Agent Henry Durand

5.4
Acting

After several years away, FBI agent Henry Durand returns to find his mother, Marty, a much different person: Having long mourned for Henry's father, s...

Untraceable

Untraceable

2008

as Griffin Dowd

6.2
Acting

Special Agent Jennifer Marsh works in an elite division of the FBI dedicated to fighting cybercrime. She thinks she has seen it all, until a particula...

The Great Buck Howard

The Great Buck Howard

2008

as Troy Gable

6.0
Acting

When a law school dropout answers an advertisement to be a personal assistant he unknowingly signs on to work for a belligerent has-been magician stru...

Careless

Careless

2007

as Wiley Roth

5.7
Acting

Wiley Roth finds a severed human finger in his kitchen one night. Understandably freaked out, in a search across Los Angeles that brings them in conta...

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

2006

as Drunk Frat Dude

6.8
Acting

In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest...

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

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

2006

as Self

5.7
Acting

Following the immense success of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Peter Jackson directs King Kong (2005). This documentary follows him, and the immense ...

The Eighth Blunder of the World

2006

as Self

Acting

Blooper reel for Peter Jackson's King Kong (2005)

Alone With Her

Alone With Her

2006

as Doug

5.5
Acting

The harrowing story of a disturbed young man's attempts to win the affections of an unsuspecting young woman. When Doug first sees Amy, he instantly f...

King Kong

King Kong

2005

as Preston

6.9
Acting

In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter K...

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

2005

as Conspiracy Neil Armstrong

5.8
Acting

Twelve men who belong to one of the world's most exclusive fraternities -- people who've walked on the surface of the moon -- are paid homage in this ...

Rx (Simple Lies)

Rx (Simple Lies)

2005

as Jonny

5.1
Acting

What is meant to be a weekend party across the border soon becomes a heartbreaking journey that tests the boundaries of companionship, romantic love a...

Rx (Simple Lies)

Rx (Simple Lies)

2005

Producer

5.1
Producing

What is meant to be a weekend party across the border soon becomes a heartbreaking journey that tests the boundaries of companionship, romantic love a...

Standing Still

Standing Still

2005

as Quentin

5.5
Acting

A chain reaction of confrontations and romantic encounters occurs when college friends reunite for one's wedding.

The Present

The Present

2004

as Self

Acting

A short film made by the cast of 2005's King Kong to surprise the director Peter Jackson on his birthday.

11:14

11:14

2003

as Mark

6.8
Acting

Tells the seemingly random yet vitally connected story of a set of incidents that all converge one evening at 11:14pm. The story follows the chain of ...

Orange County

Orange County

2002

as Shaun Brumder

6.0
Acting

Shaun Brumder is a local surfer kid from Orange County who dreams of going to Stanford to become a writer and to get away from his dysfunctional famil...

Get Over It

Get Over It

2001

as Felix Woods

5.6
Acting

When Berke Landers, a popular high school basketball star, gets dumped by his life-long girlfriend, Allison, he soon begins to lose it. But with the h...

North Hollywood

North Hollywood

2001

as Colin Hanks

1.0
Acting

A group of struggling actors sharing a house in Hollywood together.

Whatever It Takes

Whatever It Takes

2000

as Cosmo

5.8
Acting

A nerdy teen, Ryan Woodman is smitten with the popular and gorgeous Ashley Grant, who apparently has no interest in him. Meanwhile, dim star athlete C...

That Thing You Do!

That Thing You Do!

1996

as Male Page

6.9
Acting

A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as it can, with lots of help from its manager.

Apollo 13

Apollo 13

1995

Set Production Assistant

7.5

The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with th...

Clear Lake

N/A

as Norman Petty

Acting

The story of how Holly and other famous musicians of the late 1950s gave birth to rock ‘n’ roll while changing the trajectory of civil rights in Ameri...