's
King Kong in Wellington, New Zealand In 1999, Hanks was cast as Alex Whitmann in the science-fiction series
Roswell, where he appeared for the first two seasons (making a brief appearance in the third). During that time, he acted in the teen comedies
Whatever It Takes with
Shane West and
Get Over It with
Ben Foster. Hanks also made an appearance in an episode of
The OC. He appeared in part eight of
HBO mini-series
Band of Brothers as Lt. Hank Jones. In 2002, he starred in his first film as Shaun Brumder in
Orange County, alongside
Jack Black and
Schuyler Fisk. The comedy features Hanks' character trying to get into
Stanford University after his guidance counselor mistakenly sends out the wrong transcript. In 2005, he appeared in the remake of
King Kong, playing the assistant to Jack Black's character. In 2006, Hanks had a cameo role in Black's
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, playing a drunken fraternity brother. He starred in the romantic comedy
The House Bunny in 2008, playing Oliver, a charming manager of a nursing home and the love interest of
Anna Faris' character. In 2008, Hanks began work as director on
All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records, a documentary about
Tower Records which ultimately premiered on March 17, 2015, at
South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. The film received funding of nearly $100,000 through a Kickstarter campaign. In 2009, Hanks appeared in
The Great Buck Howard, which was produced by his father and also starred
John Malkovich. He also played
Father Gill, a young
Roman Catholic priest, in season 2 of the TV show
Mad Men. In 2009, he made his Broadway debut, acting alongside
Jane Fonda in the
Moisés Kaufman play
33 Variations. Hanks starred in the 2010 Fox TV series
The Good Guys as young detective Jack Bailey, alongside
Bradley Whitford who played an old-school detective (Dan Stark). In 2011, he starred in the indie film
Lucky, alongside
Ari Graynor,
Ann-Margret, and
Jeffrey Tambor. He also joined the cast of
Dexter for season six opposite
Edward James Olmos, where he portrays an art historian
Travis Marshall who is involved in a murderous
apocalyptic cult. In 2014, he starred as Allison in the second season of the web series
Burning Love. The same year, he also portrayed
Dr. Malcolm Perry in the historical film
Parkland and began a voice role in the show
Talking Tom & Friends. He voices Talking Tom, the main character. In 2015, he played Officer Gus Grimly in the
FX television series
Fargo, for which he received
Critics' Choice Television Award and
Primetime Emmy Award nominations. In 2017, Hanks appeared as the adult Alex Vreeke in the film
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, a role he would later reprise in the film's 2019 sequel,
Jumanji: The Next Level. In 2019, Hanks portrayed a young
Fred Rogers on the Comedy Central show
Drunk History. The same year, Hanks appeared as a guest judge on Netflix's baking competition
Sugar Rush in the episode "Sweet Geeks". ==Personal life==