Colin Hanks
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 Colin Hanks at an event in October 2008 |
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| Born | Colin Lewes Dillingham November 24, 1977 Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Spouse(s) | Samantha Bryant (2010–present) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parents | Tom Hanks, Samantha Lewes |
Colin Hanks (born Colin Lewes Dillingham;[1] November 24, 1977)[2] is an American actor. Hanks is best known for starring in the 2002 film Orange County, as well as television roles including Alex Whitman in Roswell, Henry Jones in Band of Brothers and Travis Marshall Dexter. He is the eldest son of actor Tom Hanks.
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Early life [edit]
Hanks was born in Sacramento, California, the oldest son of actor Tom Hanks and his first wife, the late producer and actress Samantha Lewes[2] (née Dillingham), who died of bone cancer on March 12, 2002. His name was changed to Hanks after his parents married in 1978. He has a sister, Elizabeth (born 1982), and two younger paternal half-brothers, Chester Marlon Hanks (born 1990) and Truman Theodore Hanks (born 1995), from his father's second marriage, to actress Rita Wilson. Hanks attended Sacramento Country Day School, and then Chapman University, before transferring to and graduating from Loyola Marymount University.
Career [edit]
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 2000 teen comedy Whatever It Takes with Shane West and Aaron Paul. 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. Henry 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.[3]
In 2009, he made his Broadway debut, acting alongside Jane Fonda in the Moisés Kaufman play 33 Variations.[4]
In 2009 Hanks began work as director on a documentary about Tower Records.[5]
Hanks starred in the 2010 Fox TV series The Good Guys, playing young detective Jack Bailey, alongside Bradley Whitford who plays an old school detective (Dan Stark).
In 2011 he starred in the indie film Lucky, alongside Ari Graynor, Ann-Margret and Jeffrey Tambor.[6] He has also joined the cast of Dexter for the show's sixth season opposite Edward James Olmos, where he portrays an art historian Travis Marshall[7] who is involved in a murderous apocalyptic cult.[8]
He starred as Allison in the second season web series Burning Love. In 2013, he is set to portray Dr. Malcolm Perry in the historical film Parkland.
Personal life [edit]
On May 8, 2010, Hanks married former New York publicist Samantha Bryant.[9] They have a daughter, Olivia Jane Hanks (b. 2011).[10]
Hanks is an avid fan of the San Francisco Giants baseball team, and attended their World Series-clinching victory in Texas in November 2010.[11] He is also a fan of the San Francisco 49ers, Sacramento Kings,[12] and Los Angeles Kings.[13] He is the official Kevin and Bean LA Kings playoff correspondent for 2012 and 2013. [14]
Filmography [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1996 | That Thing You Do! | Male Page | |
| 1999 - 2001 | Roswell | Alexander Charles "Alex" Whitman | TV series (44 episodes) |
| 2000 | Whatever It Takes | Cosmo | |
| 2001 | Get Over It | Felix Woods | |
| 2001 | Band of Brothers | Lieutenant Henry Jones | TV miniseries |
| 2002 | Orange County | Shaun Brumder | |
| 2003 | 11:14 | Mark | |
| 2004 | The O.C. | Grady | TV series (1 episode "The L.A.") |
| 2004 | Standing Still | Quentin | |
| 2005 | King Kong | Preston | |
| 2005 | Rx | Jonny | |
| 2005 - 2008 | Numb3rs | Marshall Penfield | TV series (2 episodes) |
| 2006 | Alone with Her | Doug | |
| 2006 | Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny | Drunken fraternity brother | |
| 2007 | Careless | Wiley Roth | |
| 2008 | Untraceable | Griffin Dowd | |
| 2008 | My Mom's New Boyfriend | Henry Durand | aka My Spy |
| 2008 | The Great Buck Howard | Troy Gable | |
| 2008 | The House Bunny | Oliver | |
| 2008 | Mad Men | Father John Gill | TV series (3 episodes) |
| 2008 | W. | Speechwriter #1 | |
| 2009 | Barry Munday | Heavy Metal Greg | |
| 2010 | The Good Guys | Jack Bailey | TV series (20 episodes) |
| 2010 | High School | Brandon Ellis | |
| 2011 | Lucky | Ben Keller | |
| 2011 | Dexter | Travis Marshall | TV series (12 episodes) |
| 2011 | Robot Chicken | Various voices | TV series (1 episode "Terms of Endaredevil") |
| 2012 | Happy Endings | Himself | TV series (1 episode "Cocktails & Dreams") |
| 2012 | The Guilt Trip | Rob | |
| 2013 | Burning Love | Allison | Web series (1 episode "Limo Introductions") |
| 2013 | NCIS | Richard Parsons | TV Series (2 episodes) |
| 2013 | Parkland | Dr. Malcolm Perry | Post-production |
References [edit]
- ^ State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Gives name at birth as "Colin Lewes Dillingham"
- ^ a b Colin Hanks Biography (1977-) from filmreference.com
- ^ Vilkomerson, Sara (2009-03-03). Sic 'n' Span Son of Tom Hanks Shines Up the Great White Way:. The New York Observer, LLC. Retrieved on 2009-03-08
- ^ Celebroadway! NY Times, April 5, 2009
- ^ Q&A - Colin Hanks on Working With Jane Fonda (and His Dad), a March 18, 2009 interview from filmcritic.com
- ^ Gina DiNunno (4 September 2009). "Colin Hanks and Jeffrey Tambor Get Lucky". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ^ "Colin Hanks' 'Dexter' Role Revealed". The Huffington Post. May 10, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ Ern, Matt (October 19, 2011). "T.V. That Matters: 10/20 "Smokey and the Bandit" and "Mr. Bob's Toddle Kaleidoscope"". Hofstra University. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ Tom Hanks' son gets engaged from chinadaily.com.cn
- ^ Julie Jordan (3 February 2011). "It's a Girl for Colin Hanks". People (people.com). Retrieved 2011-11-04.
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