Colin Hanks

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**Colin Lewes Hanks** (born November 24, 1977) is an American actor, producer and director. He is known for starring in films such as *Orange County*, *King Kong*, *The House Bunny*, *The Great Buck Howard*, and the *Jumanji* film series. His television credits include *Roswell*, *Band of Brothers*, *Dexter*, *Fargo*, *The Good Guys*, and *Life in Pieces*. He is the eldest son of actor Tom Hanks.

## Early life

Hanks was born Colin Lewes Dillingham and raised in Sacramento, California, to Tom Hanks and his first wife, producer and actress Samantha Lewes (born Susan Jane Dillingham; 1952–2002). He has a sister, Elizabeth, and two half-brothers, Chester and Truman, and his step-mother is actress Rita Wilson.

Hanks attended Sacramento Country Day School, and then Chapman University, before transferring to Loyola Marymount University. He left without earning a degree.

## Career

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In 1999, Hanks won the role of Alex Whitman in the science-fiction series *Roswell*, where he appeared for the first two seasons (making a brief appearance in the third). During that time, he acted in the teen comedies *Whatever It Takes* with Shane West and *Get Over It* with Ben Foster. Hanks also made an appearance in an episode of *The OC*. He appeared in part eight of HBO mini-series *Band of Brothers* as Lt. Hank Jones. In 2002, he starred in his first film as Shaun Brumder in *Orange County*, alongside Jack Black and Schuyler Fisk. The comedy features Hanks trying to get into Stanford University after his guidance counselor mistakenly sends out the wrong transcript. In 2005, he appeared in the remake of *King Kong*, playing the assistant to Jack Black's character. In 2006, Hanks had a cameo role in Black's *Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny*, playing a drunken fraternity brother. He starred in the romantic comedy *The House Bunny*, playing Oliver, a charming manager of a nursing home and the love interest of Anna Faris' character.

In 2008, he appeared in *The Great Buck Howard*, which was produced by his father and also starred John Malkovich. He also played Father Gill, a young Roman Catholic priest, in season 2 of the TV show *Mad Men*. In 2009, he made his Broadway debut, acting alongside Jane Fonda in the Moisés Kaufman play *33 Variations*. In 2009, Hanks began work as director on *All Things Must Pass*, a documentary about Tower Records, that premiered March 17, 2015, at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas.

Hanks starred in the 2010 Fox TV series *The Good Guys* as young detective Jack Bailey, alongside Bradley Whitford who played an old-school detective (Dan Stark). In 2011, he starred in the indie film *Lucky*, alongside Ari Graynor, Ann-Margret and Jeffrey Tambor. He also joined the cast of *Dexter* for season six opposite Edward James Olmos, where he portrays an art historian Travis Marshall who is involved in a murderous apocalyptic cult.

In 2013, he starred as Allison in the second season of the web series *Burning Love*. The same year, he also portrayed Dr. Malcolm Perry in the historical film *Parkland*. In 2014, he played Officer Gus Grimly in the FX television series *Fargo*, for which he received Critics' Choice Television Award and Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

In 2015, Hanks began a voice role in the show *Talking Tom and Friends*. He voices Talking Tom, the main character.

Hanks directed the documentary *All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records*, released in 2015. The film received funding of nearly $100,000 through a Kickstarter campaign. Hanks also provided the voice of Luke in the series *PAW Patrol*.

In 2017, Hanks appears as the Adult Alex Vreeke in the film *Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle*, a role he would later reprise in the film's 2019 sequel, *Jumanji: The Next Level*.

In 2018, Hanks portrays a young Mr. Rogers on the Comedy Central show *Drunk History*. The same year, Hanks appears as a guest judge on Netflix's baking competition *Sugar Rush* in Season 1, Episode 5; this episode was titled "Sweet Geeks" and Hanks presided over three rounds of cupcakes, desserts and ultimate cakes.

## Personal life

Hanks dated Busy Philipps in the 1990s while in college. In June 2009, Hanks became engaged to former New York publicist Samantha Bryant. The couple married on May 8, 2010, in Los Angeles. Together, they have two daughters, one born in 2011, the other born in 2013.

Hanks is a San Francisco Giants baseball fan and attended their World Series-clinching victory in Texas in November 2010. He also directed a *30 for 30* short about their disastrous Crazy Crab stint in the 1980s. He is also a fan of the San Francisco 49ers, Sacramento Kings, and Los Angeles Kings. He was the official *Kevin and Bean* LA Kings playoff correspondent for the 2012 and 2013 seasons. He is a Liverpool F.C. and Los Angeles FC soccer fan.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Colin Hanks Biography (1977–) from filmreference.com
2. ↑ State of California. California Birth Index, 1905–1995. Gives name at birth as "Colin Lewes Dillingham"
3. ↑ Sweeney, Adam (September 14, 2011). "Exclusive Interview: Colin Hanks". Playmaker. http://www.playmakeronline.com/2011/09/14/exclusive-interview-colin-hanks/. Retrieved July 20, 2013.

	* a "I was born and raised in Sacramento, California, which most people don't know is where Tower started and was based until the end." — ¶ 4.
4. ↑ "Samantha Lewes Biography – Everything about the first wife of Tom Hanks" (in en-US). 2017-01-21. https://itisweird.com/biography/samantha-lewes-less-known-bio-tom-hanks-first-wife/.
5. ↑ Hoffmann, Bill (2001-03-20). "HANKS’ EX DYING OF BONE CANCER" (in en). https://nypost.com/2001/03/20/hanks-ex-dying-of-bone-cancer/.
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7. ↑ Vilkomerson, Sara (2009-03-03). Sic 'n' Span Son of Tom Hanks Shines Up the Great White Way: Template:Webarchive. The New York Observer, LLC. Retrieved on 2009-03-08
8. ↑ "Celebroadway!", *New York Times* (2 April 2009). Retrieved on 18 January 2020.
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10. ↑ Gina DiNunno (4 September 2009). "Colin Hanks and Jeffrey Tambor Get Lucky", *TVGuide.com*. Retrieved on 8 September 2009. Archived from the original on June 13, 2010.
11. ↑ "Colin Hanks' 'Dexter' Role Revealed", *The Huffington Post* (May 10, 2011). Retrieved on October 20, 2011.
12. ↑ Ern, Matt (October 19, 2011). "T.V. That Matters: 10/20 "Smokey and the Bandit" and "Mr. Bob's Toddle Kaleidoscope"". Hofstra University. http://www.hofstrachronicle.com/arts-entertainment/t-v-that-matters-10-20-smokey-and-the-bandit-and-mr-bob-s-toddle-kaleidoscope-1.2655729. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
13. ↑ Talking Tom and Friends (19 January 2017). "Talking Tom and Friends – Meet the Cast". YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnv-rTRSDzI&t=1s. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
14. ↑ Talking Tom and Friends (20 April 2017). "The Voices of Talking Tom and Friends – Behind the Scenes". YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xzE22BHYOo. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
15. ↑ "Colin Hanks on record for his ‘Rise and Fall of Tower Records’", *San Francisco Chronicle* (3 November 2015). Retrieved on 18 January 2020.
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Colin Hanks Is Officially Off the Market". May 9, 2010. Archived from the original on April 19, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130419143507/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20367869%2C00.html. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
17. ↑ Julie Jordan (3 February 2011). "It's a Girl for Colin Hanks", *People*, people.com. Retrieved on 4 November 2011.
18. ↑ Michaud, Sarah (July 2, 2013). "Colin Hanks Welcomes Daughter Charlotte". http://celebritybabies.people.com/2013/07/02/colin-hanks-welcomes-daughter-charlotte/. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
19. ↑ Exclusive Interview: Colin Hanks Template:Webarchive. Playmakeronline.com (2011-09-14). Retrieved on 2014-01-14.
20. ↑ "Podkast with Colin Hanks: "Dexter," Bay Area sports, and the Sacramento Kings", Los Angeles Lakers Blog, ESPN Los Angeles. Retrieved on 2014-01-14.
21. ↑ "Colin Hanks talks on Kings, 'High School'", ESPN, Retrieved on 2014-01-14.
22. ↑ "Kevin & Bean Podcasts – May 2013". KROQ. Retrieved on 2014-01-14.
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24. ↑ "san diego film festival 2007: award winners". 2007-07-03. http://www.sdff.org/awardwinners.html.

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