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Colin Lewes Dillingham, known as Colin Hanks, is an American stage, film, television, and voice actor. Born on November 24, 1977, in Sacramento, California, he is the son of Tom Hanks and the brother of Chet Hanks. He began his professional work period in 1996 and speaks English.
Hanks was educated at Loyola Marymount University and Chapman University. He has received the Theatre World Award. He is male and has two children.
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Film & TV
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 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…
Known for
- Lucky Strike2026
- Nuremberg — Dr. Gustave Gilbert2025
- Nobody 2 — Sheriff Abel2025
- Orion and the Dark — Adult Orion (voice)2024
- And Mrs. — Nathan2024
- The Offer — Barry Lapidus2022
- A Friend of the Family — Bob Broberg2022
- How It Ends — Charlie2021
- Jumanji: The Next Level — Alex2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self2019
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Key facts
- Born
- Colin Lewes Hanks , ( 1977-11-24 ) November 24, 1977 (age 48) , Sacramento, California , U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1996–present
- Spouse
- Samantha Bryant ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. May 8, 2010</span>"}]]}'>2010 )
- Parents
- Tom Hanks (father) Samantha Lewes (mother)
- Relatives
- E. A. Hanks (sister) Chet Hanks (half-brother) Rita Wilson (stepmother) Jim Hanks (uncle) Larry Hanks (uncle)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Sacramento
- Father
- Tom Hanks
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Theatre World Award
- Image
- Colin Hanks at a Night on the Town 2.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- Colin Hanks
- date of birth
- 1977-11-24
- name in native language
- Colin Hanks
- start of work period
- 1996-00-00
- birth name
- Colin Lewes Dillingham
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Encyclopedic overview
Colin Lewes Hanks (born November 24, 1977) 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), Elvis & Nixon (2016), Nobody 2 (2025), and Nuremberg (2025). He had a supporting role as Alex Vreeke in the Jumanji film series (2017–2019).
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