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Colin Hanks
Colin Hanks at an event in October 2008
Born
Colin Lewes Dillingham

(1977-11-24) November 24, 1977 (age 46)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present
Spouse
Samantha Bryant
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(m. 2010)​
Children2
ParentTom Hanks Samantha Dillingworth

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, Travis Marshall in Dexter and Gus Grimly in Fargo, as well as co-starring in the 2010 Fox TV series The Good Guys. He is the eldest son of actor Tom Hanks.

Early life

Hanks was born and raised in Sacramento, California,[3] 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

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.[4]

In 2009, he made his Broadway debut, acting alongside Jane Fonda in the Moisés Kaufman play 33 Variations.[5]

In 2009 Hanks began work as director on a documentary about Tower Records.[6]

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.[7] 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[8] who is involved in a murderous apocalyptic cult.[9]

He starred as Allison in the second season web series Burning Love. In 2013, he portrays Dr. Malcolm Perry in the historical film Parkland.

Personal life

In June 2009, Hanks became engaged to former New York publicist Samantha Bryant.[10] The couple married on May 8, 2010 in Los Angeles.[10] They have two daughters: Olivia Jane Hanks (born in 2011)[11] and Charlotte Bryant Hanks (born in 2013).[12]

Hanks is an avid fan of the San Francisco Giants baseball team, and attended their World Series-clinching victory in Texas in November 2010.[13] He is also a fan of the San Francisco 49ers, Sacramento Kings,[14] and Los Angeles Kings.[15] He is the official Kevin and Bean LA Kings playoff correspondent for 2012 and 2013.[16]

Filmography

Hanks at the premiere of King Kong in Wellington, New Zealand, December 2005
Year Title Role Notes
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 (Season 2, Julie's season)
2013 NCIS Richard Parsons TV Series (3 episodes)
2013 Parkland Dr. Malcolm Perry
2014 Bad Teacher Coach Donnie
2014 Fargo Gus Grimly

References

  1. ^ State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Gives name at birth as "Colin Lewes Dillingham"
  2. ^ a b Colin Hanks Biography (1977-) from filmreference.com
  3. ^ Sweeney, Adam (September 14, 2011). "Exclusive Interview: Colin Hanks". Playmaker. Retrieved July 20, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
    • 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. ^ Vilkomerson, Sara (2009-03-03). Sic 'n' Span Son of Tom Hanks Shines Up the Great White Way:[dead link]. The New York Observer, LLC. Retrieved on 2009-03-08
  5. ^ Celebroadway! NY Times, April 5, 2009
  6. ^ Q&A - Colin Hanks on Working With Jane Fonda (and His Dad)[dead link], a March 18, 2009 interview from filmcritic.com
  7. ^ Gina DiNunno (4 September 2009). "Colin Hanks and Jeffrey Tambor Get Lucky". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
  8. ^ "Colin Hanks' 'Dexter' Role Revealed". The Huffington Post. May 10, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ a b "Colin Hanks Is Officially Off the Market". May 9, 2010. Retrieved July 3, 2013.[dead link]
  11. ^ Julie Jordan (3 February 2011). "It's a Girl for Colin Hanks". People. people.com. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
  12. ^ Michaud, Sarah (July 2, 2013). "Colin Hanks Welcomes Daughter Charlotte". Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  13. ^ Exclusive Interview: Colin Hanks. Playmakeronline.com (2011-09-14). Retrieved on 2014-01-14.
  14. ^ Podkast with Colin Hanks: "Dexter," Bay Area sports, and the Sacramento Kings - Los Angeles Lakers Blog - ESPN Los Angeles. Espn.go.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-14.
  15. ^ Colin Hanks talks on Kings, 'High School' - Entertainment, Pop Culture, Style and Hot Trends - Trending Blog - ESPN Playbook - ESPN. Espn.go.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-14.
  16. ^ Kevin & Bean Podcasts – May 2013 « The World Famous KROQ. Kroq.cbslocal.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-14.
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