Colin Lewes Hanks is an American actor, voice actor, director, and producer. He is the eldest son of actor and filmmaker Tom Hanks and Susan Dillingham and older brother of Elizabeth Hanks. He is also the stepson of Rita Wilson and older half-brother of Chet Hanks and nephew of Jim Hanks.
Colin is well-known for his roles in films, such as King Kong, Orange County, and The House Bunny. His television roles include Alex Whitman in Roswell, Henry Jones in Band of Brothers, Greg Short in Life in Pieces, and Travis Marshall in Dexter. He also voiced the titular character of the animated series Talking Tom & Friends.
For Disney, he voiced Megasis/Captain Canine in Super Buddies. He also voiced Mark in Big City Greens.
Roles[]
Gallery[]
Colin Hanks with his father, Tom, attending the premiere of The Great Buck Howard in March 2009.
Colin Hanks speaks at the 2011 San Diego Comic Con.
Colin Hanks attending the 2013 Toronto International Film Fest.
Colin Hanks attending the 66th annual Emmy Awards in August 2014.
Colin Hanks with his wife, Samantha Bryant attending the 72nd annual Golden Globes in January 2015.
Colin Hanks speaks at the Code Black panel at the 2015 Summer TCA Tour.
Colin Hanks attending the 2017 Tribeca Film Fest.
Trivia[]
- His last name at birth was Dillingham, his mother's name, but he changed it to Hanks after his parents married.
- He was considered for the role of Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, along with Paul Walker, Ryan Phillippe, Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, James Van Der Beek, Joshua Jackson, Eric Christian Olsen, Erik von Detten, Chris Klein, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Jonathan Brandis. However, Hayden Christensen cast at the end.[citation needed]
- Hanks, Dwayne Johnson, Danny DeVito, Danny Glover, Nick Jonas, Karen Gillan, Jack Black, and Awkwafina had starred in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and Jumanji: The Next Level.
External links[]
Colin Hanks on Wikipedia- Colin Hanks on IMDb
