Jim Hanks

James Mathew Hanks (born June 15, 1961) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has played numerous minor roles in film and guest appearances on television. Bearing both a face and a voice that resemble those of his older brother Tom Hanks, he often serves as a voice double for Woody in Toy Story media when the latter is unavailable. He has produced, directed, and filmed several short films. Hanks made his film debut in Buford's Beach Bunnies.

Early life James Mathew Hanks was born in Shasta County, California on June 15, 1961. He is the son of Janet Marylyn (née Frager) and itinerant cook Amos Mefford Hanks. Hanks is also the youngest brother of fellow actor Tom Hanks and entomologist Larry Hanks, but they were not raised together. After their parents divorced, Jim went to Red Bluff, California with his mother while older siblings Tom, Larry, and Sandra remained with their father. After college, he lived in Sacramento working as a waiter. The agent who employed his actress wife Karen Praxel as a receptionist encouraged him to get into acting.

In 1995, A Current Affair revealed that Tom had created the mannerisms for the character of Forrest Gump based on the simpleton mannerisms earlier created by Jim for the role of Jeeter, including Forrest's "now-famous jerky run". His physical resemblance to his brother allowed him to act as body double for him in scenes in Forrest Gump. Due to his vocal similarity, and with his brother Tom's personal recommendation, he often substitutes for Tom in the role of Sheriff Woody in various Toy Story video games and spin-offs while also voicing Woody in almost all real life sold merchandise.

Hanks began to provide the voice of Geoffrey the Giraffe in the Toys "R" Us commercials in 2001 and is the voice of Rudy from the Red Robin Gourmet Burgers commercials.

He guest-starred in an episode of Scrubs, appearing as a "Dr. Turner" partnered with recurring character Dr. Hooch, in reference to his brother's film Turner & Hooch.

In the 1998 film adaptation of O. Henry's "The Ransom of Red Chief", Hanks played the role of the mailman who was the town gossip.

He has appeared on stage, including playing "Lennie Small" in Theatrical Arts International's production of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men.

In November 2016, Hanks guest-starred in a web series called Gary CK Needs Work, a parody of the FX show Louie.

Personal life Hanks married actress Karen Praxel on May 25, 1986 and together they have one son, Gage. The family resides in Venice, California.

He works with Los Angeles–based "Feet First Films", a production company that provides actor demos as well as production support for short films.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1993 Buford's Beach Bunnies Jeeter Buford 1994 Forrest Gump Forrest Gump Tom Hanks's body double 1995 Portrait in Red Detective Wilder Xtro 3: Watch the Skies Prvt. Friedman 1996 Tiny Toy Stories Woody (voice) International release only 1997 Psycho Sushi Yuriel 1999 Blood Type Stew Baby Geniuses Goon Ray Inferno Tour Bus Driver 2000 Blood on the Backlot Officer Holbrook Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins Woody (voice) Direct-to-video 2001 Cahoots Mr. Marsh Spirit Rising Marv Chalsky 2003 Swing Club Jimbo Maitre D' 2004 Purgatory House Saint James 2008 Deadwater Ensign Buford 2009 Road to the Altar Dick 2010 Goofyfoot Dad Acts of Violence Detective Mike 2011 Seymour Sally Rufus Doctor 2012 Stolen Breath Actor 2013 Automotive Detective Fulton Odd Brodsky Actor playing God A Leading Man Darren Brandl I Know That Voice Himself Documentary 2017 The Sex Trip Matt Flannery 2018 Blood Corral Michael Arman 2018 Abnormal Attraction Frank Stein 2019 The Long Way Professor Bob 2020 Lamp Life Woody (voice) Short film

Television Year Title Role Notes 1992 Homefront Ball Player #4 Episode: "First Comes Love, Then Comes Marriage" 1995 The Clinic 1996 Toy Story Treats Woody (voice) Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Les Barrish Episode: "It's a Small World After All" Sabrina the Teenage Witch Jerry Episode: "The True Adventures of Rudy Kazootie" 1997 Night Man Episode: "Face to Face" 1998 The Ransom of Red Chief Mailman TV movie Sunset Beach Spike the dog (voice) 2 episodes 1998–1999 JAG CPO Kyle AndersonChief Kyle Anderson Episodes: "Jaggle Bells""Yeah, Baby" 1999 Smart Guy Episode: "From A to Double D" Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot Dwayne Hunter 2000 Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane Duane the Salesman Episode: "Kiss of Death" 2005 Scrubs Dr. Turner Episode: "My Faith in Humanity" 2007 Dexter Annoyed Man Episode: "The Dark Defender" 2008 Shark Swarm Nick Atkins TV movie 2012 I Married Who? Director 2012–2018 Robot Chicken Various Voices 8 episodes 2014 Rake Fred Luntz - Director Episode: "50 Shades of Gay" 2017 Milo Murphy's Law Captain Wilson (voice) Episode: "The Note" 2018 Goldie and Bear Red's Father (voice) Episode: "Tess the Giantess/Red Moves Away"

Video games Year Title Role Notes 1996 Toy Story: Activity Center Woody Animated Storybook: Toy Story 1999 Toy Story 2: Activity Center Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue 2001 Toy Story Racer 2003 Extreme Skate Adventure 2004 The Polar Express Conductor, Hobo, Scrooge 2009 Toy Story Mania! Woody 2010 Toy Story 3: The Video Game 2011 Kinect Disneyland Adventures 2012 Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure 2013 Disney Infinity 2014 Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes 2015 Disney Infinity 3.0 2017FortniteIn-game NPCs 2018 Lego The Incredibles Woody 2019 Kingdom Hearts III 2023 Disney Dreamlight Valley Disney Speedstorm

Theme parks Year Title Role 2008 Toy Story Midway Mania! Woody

Shows Year Title Role 1996 Disney on Ice Woody (voice)

Filmmaking credits Year Title Director Producer Writer Cinematographer Notes 1995 Back Field in Motion Video short 2008 Wish Short film The Floor 2010 Deception Short filmCo-producer Collision Short film Real Men Real Issues TV seriesEpisode: "Mine or Mime?" The Rise and Fall of John Tesoro Short film 2011 Hazelnut Short filmCo-producer The Comedy Blips TV series 2012 Coveting Roses Short film 2013 Dog Gone Missing 2013–2014 Bunny and Bee 4 episodes 2014 Dead Drop Assistant director Breaking Curfew TV series 2018 Two Minutes to Midnight TV Mini-SeriesEpisode: "AtomEx"

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Film Result 1999 Angel Film Award Best Supporting Actor Blood Type