Colin Hanks makes his professional acting debut with "Roswell," although he appeared in "That Thing You Do," a film directed by his father, Academy-Award-winning actor Tom Hanks.
Colin was born in New York on November 24, 1977 (Sagittarius) and grew up in Sacramento. He attended Loyola Marymount University, a liberal arts school in Westchester, CA, where he began acting, appearing in school productions such as "Noises Off!"
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 appears in the film "Get Over It" starring Kirsten Dunst and Sisquo. He will be appearing an HBO special "Band of Brothers" in September, 2001 -- a Tom Hanks/Steven Spielberg production. The series is based on the true story of a group of WWII soldiers; Colin portrays 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).
Hanks currently lives in Los Angeles. 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.
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