Colin Hanks was born in New York on November 24, 1977 (Sagittarius) and grew up in Sacramento, California. He attended Loyola Marymount University, a liberal arts school in Westchester, California, where he began acting, appearing in school productions such as Noises Off!
Colin made his professional acting debut with Roswell. In addition to Roswell, Colin has also appeared in Whatever It Takes, a high school version of "Cyrano de Bergerac", in which he plays a quirky character named Cosmo.
In one eventful weekend, Colin landed the role in I'll Be You on Friday and started work on the film the next morning -- the same day he received a call from executive producer Jason Katims, announcing that Roswell had been picked up by the WB and he had the role of Alex Whitman.
Most recently, Colin appeared in the film Get Over It starring Kirsten Dunst and Sisqo. He appeared in a HBO special Band of Brothers in September 2001 -- a Tom Hanks/Steven Spielberg production. The series was based on the true story of a group of WWII soldiers; Colin portrayed Lieutenant Jones, a young West Point graduate in episode 8. Colin is also at work on the movie Orange County, about a guidance counselor (Lily Tomlin) who mistakenly sends out the wrong transcripts to Stanford University under the name of an over-achieving high schooler (Colin).
Colin currently lives in Los Angeles, California. His father is actor Tom Hanks and his mother is actress/producer Samantha Lewes. He has a sister, Elizabeth, from his parents' marriage, and a couple of younger half-brothers from his father's marriage to Rita Wilson.
Orange County (2002)
Under the Mimosa (2001) ... Ricky
Band of Brothers (2001) mini TV Series
Get Over It! (2001) ... Felix Woods
Whatever It Takes (2000) ... Cosmo
Roswell (1999) TV Series ... Alex Charles Whitman (1999-2001)
That Thing You Do! (1996) ... Male Page
Hayden's Chemistry With Natalie Portman - WENN; June 6, 2000
Tom Hanks' Son To Go Into Acting - WENN; March 29, 2000 ARTICLE BELOW
The son of Oscar-winning Tom Hanks is trying his hand at acting - debuting in a TV Show. Colin Hanks, 22, plays the sidekick to two aliens in the show Roswell. And the young hopeful is insisting he didn't use his dad's connections to get the job. He says, "I had to do the final testing just like everyone else."
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