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Colin Hanks
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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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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).
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
American Dad!
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Daily Show
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
NCIS
American Crime Story
Key & Peele
Drunk History
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Happy Endings
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Mom
Mad Men
Bad Teacher
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Band of Brothers
The O.C.
The Final Table
Big City Greens
Sugar Rush
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Vacation
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Super Buddies
Dexter
Jumanji: The Next Level
Standing Still
Parkland
Fargo
Roswell
Nobody 2
Get Over It
Life in Pieces
King Kong
The Offer
The Guilt Trip
Orion and the Dark
Untraceable
A Friend of the Family
The House Bunny
Talking Tom and Friends
Orange County
What Lives Inside
Talking Tom and Friends Minis
Production Credits
Apollo 13
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