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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


  • 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


  • Orange County
  • Orange County review by A customer from Norwich, England
    Rated - 4 stars Bloody hilarious 12 February 2004
    ... 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. This one has every...  
  • Untraceable
  • Untraceable review by Northernsky from Halifax
    Rated - 3 stars Effective thriller that revels in what it seeks to condemn 22 October 2008
    ...tion that this film isn’t set in Britain . Jennifer and her colleague Griffin (Colin Hanks) , the archetypal computer nerd are suddenly faced with a sinister new site -'K...  
  • Alone with Her
  • Alone with Her review by JasonW from South Ockendon
    Rated - 2 stars Missed Opportunity 5 May 2008
    ...st don't feel you connected with anyone enough to care either way. As it is, Colin Hanks does play the psycho fairly well but on the whole the film stops short of being...  

Colin Hanks - filmography


  • The House Bunny on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Anna Faris,  Colin Hanks,  Emma Stone
    Director: Fred Wolf
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    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 »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 61% from 10,065 members
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  • My Spy on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Antonio Banderas,  Meg Ryan,  Colin Hanks
    Director: George Gallo
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    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 »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 2,948 members
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  • The Great Buck Howard (2008)
    Starring: Tom Hanks,  John Malkovich,  Colin Hanks
    Director: Sean McGinly
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    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.
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 77% from 8 members
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  • Alone with Her on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Colin Hanks,  Ana Claudia Talancon,  Jordana Spiro
    Director: Eric Nicholas
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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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 »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 1,750 member
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  • King Kong on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Naomi Watts,  Adrien Brody,  Jack Black
    Director: Peter Jackson
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    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 »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 80,159 members
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  • Roswell - Season Two (6 discs) on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Shiri Appleby,  Jason Behr,  Katherine Heigl
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    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 »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 2,498 members
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  • 11:14 on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Barbara Hershey,  Patrick Swayze,  Hilary Swank
    Director: Greg Marcks
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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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 »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 61% from 14,902 members
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  • Orange County on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Jack Black,  Colin Hanks,  Catherine O'Hara
    Director: Jake Kasdan
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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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
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    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 »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 60% from 3,490 members
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  • Roswell - Season Three (5 discs) on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Adam Rodriguez,  Brendan Fehr,  Colin Hanks
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    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
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    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 DVD Version
    Starring: Naomi Watts,  Adrien Brody,  Jack Black
    Director: Peter Jackson
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    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 - watch online


  • Alone With Her to Watch Now (2006)
    Starring: Colin Hanks,  Ana Claudia Talanc?n,  Jordana Spiro
    Director: Eric Nicholas
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 79 minutes
    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 Talanc?n). By planting hidden cameras and listening devices in her home, he learns her most intimate ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 13 members
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  • Orange County to Watch Now (2002)
    Starring: Jack Black,  Colin Hanks,  Catherine O'Hara
    Director: Jake Kasdan
    Certificate: Certificate: 12 (TBC)
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    Run time: 82 minutes
    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...
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 27 members
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Colin Hanks facts

5 most recent films

The House Bunny - 3.0 stars
House Bunny, The - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars
Untraceable - 3.5 stars
My Spy - 2.5 stars
Untraceable - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Roswell - Season Two - 3.5 stars
Roswell - Season Three - 3.5 stars
King Kong - HD DVD Version - 3.5 stars
King Kong - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Roswell - Season One - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Great Buck Howard - 4.0 stars
Alone with Her - 2.5 stars
My Spy - 2.5 stars
Orange County - 3.0 stars
House Bunny, The - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Jack Black - 6 times - show films
Katherine Heigl - 3 times - show films
Naomi Watts - 3 times - show films
Jason Behr - 3 times - show films
Andy Serkis - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Peter Jackson - 3 times - show films
none - 3 times - show films
Eric Nicholas - 2 times - show films
Fred Wolf - 2 times - show films
Gregory Hoblit - 2 times - show films