Biography
A lanky boy-next-door, Hanks first appeared on cultural radars as a friend to the adolescent aliens on the hit show "Roswell" (The WB, 1999-2001; UPN, 2001-02), and cut his teeth in a series of teen movies, as well as in his father's "Band of Brothers" (HBO, 2001) miniseries. His starring turn in the comedy "Orange County" (2002) may have been overshadowed by Jack Black's onscreen antics, but Hanks continued to work, notching appearances in …
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Career Milestones
| Raised in Sacramento, California | ||
1994 | Moved out of mother's home to live in Los Angeles, CA | |
1995 | Worked as a production assistant on the set of "Apollo 13"; film starred his father Tom Hanks | |
1996 | Appeared in a cameo in his father's directorial debut "That Thing You Do!" | |
1999 | Cast as a series regular on The WB's teen sci-fi series "Roswell" | |
2000 | Featured in the high school-set comedy "Whatever It Takes" | |
2001 | Appeared in the acclaimed 10-part television World War II miniseries "Band of Brothers" (HBO), co-produced by his father | |
2002 | Landed first lead role in a feature in"Orange County"; first collaboration with Jack Black | |
2005 | Played the assistant to film director Carl Denham (Jack Black) in Peter Jackson's remake of "King Kong" | |
2006 | Cast in Jack Black's "Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny" as a drunken fraternity brother | |
2008 | Co-starred opposite real-life father Tom Hanks in "The Great Buck Howard" | |
2008 | Landed a recurring role as a priest on AMC's "Mad Men" | |
2008 | Played Anna Faris' love interest in the comedy "The House Bunny" | |
2010 | Co-starred with Bradley Whitford in Fox's buddy-cop comedy series "The Good Guys" | |
2011 | Joined the cast of Showtime's "Dexter" as Travis, a restorer of ancient artifacts who is tied to a series of murders | |
Awards
2002 | MTV Movie Award for Best Male Breakthrough Performance in Orange County |
2011 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Dexter |