Colin Hanlon (born November 1) is an American actor, known for his role on ''

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''.

Biography

Hanlon has a BFA in Drama from

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. After appearing in numerous commercials, Hanlon began work in the theatre. He has appeared on Broadway as Gordon, Mark, and Roger in ''

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'', and played Fiyero in the national tour of ''

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''. Off-Broadway, he has starred as Frederic in ''

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'' and Austin Bennett in ''

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''. He also appeared in the world premiere of '' Edges''. On screen, he starred as Tim Trull on the web series ''

'', which ran for three seasons, and played Steven on ''

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''. In 2015, he starred as Pete in the new play ''The 12'' at the Denver Center, for which he won a Henry Award.

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