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Colin Hanks
Colin Lewes Dillingham Hanks was born on the 24th November 1977 in Sacramento in California. He is the eldest son of Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks and his first wife, the late producer and actress Samantha Lewes (née Susan Jane Dillingham), who died of cancer.
Colin has starred in films such as Orange County alongside Jack Black and John Lithgow and he had a large supporting role in the 2005 remake of King Kong, playing the assistant to film director Carl Denham (played by his Orange County co-star Jack Black).
Colin then went on to star opposite Jack Black again in the film called Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny
He has also had roles in the tv series called, Roswell, The OC and Band of Brothers.
Colin has starred in other films such as: That Thing You Do!, Whatever It Takes, 11:14, Get Over It, Rx, Alone with Her, Careless, Untraceable, My Mom's New Boyfriend, The Great Buck Howard and The House Bunny.
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Colin Hanks - news / articles
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Hanks' The Good Guys gets the axe -
9 January 2011
-Tom Hanks' actor son's action comedy series The Good Guys has officially been cancelled.-
-Colin Hanks' show premiered on America's Fox network in May (10) and co-starred The West Wing regular Bradley Whitford as a washed-up Dallas, Texas cop.-
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Hanks junior to hook up with Dad for new magician flick -
10 March 2006
Tom and Colin Hanks are to join up again for a new film, it has been reported. - -The dad and son duo will star alongside each other in the picture The Great Buck Howard. Colin will feature as a school leaver who decides to become a magician's assistant, while Tom wi
Colin Hanks - what members say
review by A customer from Norwich, England
Bloody hilarious 12 February 2004
review by Northernsky from Halifax
Effective thriller that revels in what it seeks to condemn 22 October 2008
review by Vauncey from
Excellent and funny 4 January 2012
Colin Hanks - filmography
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High School
(2010)
Starring: Adrien Brody, Colin Hanks, Michael Vartan
Director: John Stalberg
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A random drug test coincides with a high school valedictorian's first hit of pot. With his college scholarship at stake, he enlists the school's biggest stoner to help nullify the results of the screening - by getting the entire student body high.
 
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Family Jewels
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Mae Whitman, Patrick Wilson, Judy Greer
Director: Chris D'Arienzo
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Barry Munday wakes up after being attacked to realize that he's missing his family jewels. To make matters worse, he learns he's facing a paternity lawsuit filed by a woman he can't remember having sex with.
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The House Bunny
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Anna Faris, Colin Hanks, Emma Stone
Director: Fred Wolf
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When Shelly, a Playboy bunny, is tossed out of the mansion, she has nowhere to go until she falls in with the sorority girls from Zeta Alpha Zeta. The members of the sorority - who also have got to be the seven most socially clueless women on the planet - are about to lose their house. They need a ..read more »
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The House Bunny - Blu-ray
(2008)
Starring: Rumer Willis, Colin Hanks, Emma Stone
Director: Fred Wolf
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Comic actress Anna Faris (LOST IN TRANSLATION, SCARY MOVIE) shines in her starring turn in THE HOUSE BUNNY, a hilarious and heartfelt tale of female empowerment. As the film opens, Shelly Darlingson (Farris) is Big Bunny on Campus at Hugh Hefner's Playboy Mansion. With her 27th birthday approaching,..read more »
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Untraceable
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Diane Lane, Colin Hanks, Billy Burke
Director: Gregory Hoblit
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FBI agent Jennifer Marsh is tasked with hunting down a serial killer who posts images of his victims on the Internet. As time runs out the cat and mouse chase becomes more personal.
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My Spy
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Meg Ryan, Colin Hanks
Director: George Gallo
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When an uptight federal agent's (Colin Hanks) sexually liberated mother (Meg Ryan) enters into an affair with a man (Antonio Banderas) suspected of being involved in an international art-theft ring, it's up to the fresh-faced agent to keep an observant eye on the couple in question in writer/..read more »
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Untraceable - Blu-ray
(2008)
Starring: Mary Beth Hurt, Diane Lane, Joseph Cross
Director: Gregory Hoblit
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Directed by Gregory Hoblit (FRACTURE, PRIMAL FEAR), UNTRACEABLE follows F.B.I. cybercrimes specialist Jennifer Marsh (Diane Lane) as she attempts to track down a serial killer who brazenly displays his murderous deeds on the internet. Aided by fellow agent Griffin Dowd (Colin Hanks) and local ..read more »
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from 2,598 members
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The Great Buck Howard
(2008)
Starring: Tom Hanks, John Malkovich, Colin Hanks
Director: Sean McGinly
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As the career of renowned illusionist (Malkovich) continues its decline, a young man (Colin Hanks) fresh out of school becomes his new assistant. But his father (Hanks) is not enthused about his son's career choice at all.
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Alone with Her
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Colin Hanks, Ana Claudia Talancon, Jordana Spiro
Director: Eric Nicholas
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Invasion of privacy and domestic spying take on terrifying meaning in this unsettling tale of voyeurism. Colin Hanks stars as a young man with a secret obsession for a beautiful woman (Ana Claudia Talancon). By planting hidden cameras and listening devices in her home, he learns her most intimate ..read more »
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from 1,981 member
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Tenacious D In The Pick Of Destiny
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Colin Hanks, Meat Loaf, Kyle Gass
Director: Liam Lynch
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Jack Black and Kyle Gass's Tenacious D began life on an amusing yet little-seen TV series about the band, which featured an array of comedy songs and glimpses into the personal lives of this hard-working outfit. But Black and Gass always had ambitions to take the Tenacious D concept further, so ..read more »
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King Kong
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody, Jack Black
Director: Peter Jackson
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It is 1933, and vaudeville actress Ann Darrow (Oscar nominee Naomi Watts) has found herself - like so many other New Yorkers during the Great Depression - without the means to earn a living. Unwilling to compromise and allow herself to sink into a career in burlesque, she considers her limited ..read more »
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King Kong - Blu-ray
(2005)
Starring: Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody, Jack Black
Director: Peter Jackson
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KING KONG is director Peter Jackson's sprawling, epic remake of Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack's 1933 movie of the same name, and it sees a film crew travel to the mysterious Skull Island, picks up giant gorilla King Kong, and bring him back to 1930s New York City. Despite his origins as ..read more »
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Roswell - Season Two
(6 discs)
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Shiri Appleby, Jason Behr, Katherine Heigl
Director: none
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The second season of the TV sci-fi teen drama set inthe town of ROSWELL. Four alien-human hybrids (Shiri Appleby, Jason Behr, Katherine Heigl, Brendan Fehr) have been sent to Earth to wait for the day when they'll return to their planet and save their race. But for now, their battles are the ..read more »
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11:14
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Barbara Hershey, Patrick Swayze, Hilary Swank
Director: Greg Marcks
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At 11:14 PM on one fatal evening, previously unconnected lives connect for the first time, with fatal consequences for some. This is the premise behind director Greg Marcks's inventive drama, 11:14, which draws on an impressive cast that includes Hilary Swank (BOYS DON'T CRY), Patrick Swayze (..read more »
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Orange County
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Jack Black, Colin Hanks, Catherine O'Hara
Director: Jake Kasdan
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High school student, Shaun Brumder, has his sights set on gaining a place at Stanford University. His dreams are shattered when he receives a letter of rejection after his counsellor sends the wrong papers to Stanford. Now Shaun has just twenty-four hours to reach Stanford and put the record straight...
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Get Over It
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Ben Foster, Sisqo
Director: Tommy O'Haver
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Director Tommy O'Haver's (BILLY'S HOLLYWOOD SCREEN KISS) sophomore effort is a breezy teen romance that injects a much needed jolt of wit and energy into an overworked genre. Ben Foster (FREAKS AND GEEKS) stars as Berke, a fairly nondescript basketball player whose romance with the beautiful ..read more »
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Roswell - Season Three
(5 discs)
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Adam Rodriguez, Brendan Fehr, Colin Hanks
Director: none
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The town of Roswell, New Mexico, has been haunted for decades with accounts of a looming alien presence. The popular television series ROSWELL takes that concept one step further, as aliens become everyday teenagers. Four alien-human hybrids (Shiri Appleby, Jason Behr, Katherine Heigl, Brendan Fehr)..read more »
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Roswell - Season One
(6 discs)
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Shiri Appleby, Jason Behr, Katherine Heigl
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The town of Roswell, New Mexico, has been haunted for decades with accounts of a looming alien presence. The popular television series ROSWELL takes that concept one step further, as aliens become everyday teenagers. Four alien-human hybrids (Shiri Appleby, Jason Behr, Katherine Heigl, Brendan Fehr)..read more »
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King Kong - HD
Starring: Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody, Jack Black
Director: Peter Jackson
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KING KONG is an epic remake of Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack's 1933 movie of the same name, and it is as big as the gorilla that runs riot through Jackson's rendering of Depression-era New York. Keeping the simple yet effective plot intact a film crew travels to the mysterious Skull ..read more »
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Colin Hanks facts
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... all of the characters in the people around me. The actors were perfectly cast, Colin Hanks to play the lead, Jack Black as his waster of a brother.
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