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Colin Hanks

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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), and Nobody 2 (2025). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2024). Colin Hanks is the 5,398th most popular actor (down from 5,167th in 2024), the 8,389th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,536th in 2019) and the 2,472nd most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Colin Hanks ranks 5,398 out of 13,578. Before him are Bill Paterson, Ola Rapace, Ilse Werner, Lidiya Vertinskaya, Betty Field, and Jeetendra. After him are Emily Mortimer, Kōichi Yamadera, Franca Valeri, Karl Dall, Shaken Aimanov, and Da'Vine Joy Randolph.

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Among people born in 1977, Colin Hanks ranks 141. Before him are Ravshan Irmatov, David Albelda, Daichi Fukushima, Titus O'Neil, Mikaël Silvestre, and Kia Stevens. After him are Hiro Mashima, Antonio Mateu Lahoz, Kal Penn, David Dastmalchian, Jelena Rozga, and Makoto Ikeda.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Colin Hanks ranks 8,391 out of 20,380. Before him are Carl Foreman (1914), John Langdon (1741), Laraine Day (1920), Robin Morgan (1941), Milton H. Greene (1922), and Betty Field (1913). After him are Lloyd Bentsen (1921), James Brady (1940), Frederick Russell Burnham (1861), Duvall Hecht (1930), Da'Vine Joy Randolph (1986), and Avery Brooks (1948).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Colin Hanks ranks 2,473. Before him are Kevin Conway (1942), Fanny Brice (1891), Eva LaRue (1966), Barbara Feldon (1933), Laraine Day (1920), and Betty Field (1913). After him are Da'Vine Joy Randolph (1986), Avery Brooks (1948), Eric Szmanda (1975), Joan Van Ark (1943), Harve Presnell (1933), and Curly Howard (1903).

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