10 Huge Actors You Didn't Realise Were In Band Of Brothers
8. Colin Hanks - Lt Henry Jones
Given the fact that Tom Hanks' created the show - writing the first episode and directing the fifth entry, "Crossroads" - it may not be too surprising that his son Colin Hanks found a way to get in on the action.
The younger Hanks stars in one of the show's most shocking and genuinely rough episodes, as Lieutenant Henry Jones. Joining Easy Company in the eighth episode, "The Last Patrol", Jones comes in with little-to-no field experience and a high rank. His position in the group doesn't massively endear himself to the other soldiers.
During his time as a member of Easy Company, Jones leads a daring patrol with a number of other soldiers, in hopes of crossing a river and taking enemy prisoners. When the patrol comes under fire from the enemy, he steps up and leads his men to safety, and manages to warn the rest of the company of an impending attack.
The part was an early role for Hanks, who has since gone on to have major roles in the TV shows Fargo and Roswell and films such as King Kong (2003), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, and Parkland.