Colin Hanlon

Colin Hanlon
Born (1977-11-01) November 1, 1977 (age 49)
OccupationsActor, singer, production assistant, producer, sound operator
Years active2000–present

Colin Hanlon (born November 1, 1977) is an American actor and theatre director.

He is known for his role of Tim Trull on Submissions Only.

Biography

Hanlon has a BFA in Drama from Syracuse University.

After appearing in numerous commercials, Hanlon began work in the theatre. He has appeared on Broadway as Gordon, Mark, and Roger in Rent, and played Fiyero in the national tour of Wicked. Off-Broadway, he has starred as Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance and Austin Bennett in I Love You Because. He also appeared in the world premiere of Edges. On screen, he starred as Tim Trull on the web series Submissions Only, which ran for three seasons, and played Steven on Modern Family. In 2015, he starred as Pete in the new play The 12 at the Denver Center, for which he won a Henry Award.

Theatre credits

Year Show Role Notes
Unknown Rent Gordon/The Man/Mr. Grey/Mark Cohen (u/s)/Roger Davis (u/s) Broadway
2001 The Pirates of Penzance Frederic off-Broadway
2004 Tick, Tick... Boom! Unknown London Fringe
2005 Falsettos Whizzer Huntington Theatre
2006 Rags Ensemble New York Concert
I Love You Because Austin Bennett off-Broadway
2007 Edges Various world premiere
2010 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever Warren New York Stage and Film, Jul 29 – August 1, 2010
Next Fall Luke St. Louis Repertory Theatre, Oct 27 – November 14, 2010
2011 Wicked Fiyero 1st National Tour
2011 Next Thing You Know Darren CAP21, June 2011
2013 Emma Frank Churchill Arizona Theatre Company, Emma played by Anneliese van der Pol
2015 The 12 Pete Denver Center
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Douglas Panch Buck County Playhouse, Aug/Sep. 2015
2016 Dot Adam off-Broadway, Vineyard Theatre
Falsettos Understudy: Marvin, Whizzer, Mendel Broadway
2017 In Transit Steven – Replacement (January 10–29, 2017) Broadway
2026 Kowalski Director Off-Broadway (2025), Lookingglass Theatre Company, 2026.
The Fantasticks Assistant Director Broadway

TV credits

Year Title Role Notes
2010–2014 Submissions Only Tim Trull 22 episodes; also producer & sound operator
2012–2018 Modern Family Steven 5 episodes
2015 Snuggle Buddies Christopher Beige 1 episode
2022 Uncoupled Jonathan #1 3 episodes

Film credits

Year Title Role Notes
2010 See You in September N/A accounting production assistant
2016 Dead Ant N/A production assistant

Discography

Year Title Notes
2006 I Love You Because (Original Cast Recording) Principal vocalist (on 11/20 tracks)
2012 Next Thing You Know (Original Cast Recording) Off-Broadway (CAP21)

Awards

Year Award Category Nominee Result
2015 Henry Award Best New Show The 12 Won

References

  1. ↑ "Who's Who". submissionsonly.com. Archived from issionsonly.com/whoswho.php the original on September 4, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  2. ↑ "Colin Hanlon". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Gans, Andrew (February 15, 2011). "Rent's Colin Hanlon Joins Cast of Wicked's First National Tour". Playbill. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Colin Hanlon". The Kennedy Center. Archived from the original on November 21, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.