Chet—who once went by "Chet Haze"—has a bit of a reputation that precedes him, but he's learned to embrace it and poke fun at himself. That extends to his role of problem child point guard Travis Bugg in Running Point, which he previously said was "freakishly similar" to him in real life.
"Everything is just a little bit more exaggerated. At the end of the day, we're all human beings; we're not caricatures," he told Men's Health. "The following I grew online understands that there’s a wink and a nod. It's like an inside joke, and then they're in on it."
Chet Hanks as Travis Bugg in "Running Point" Season 2Netflix © 2026
"I've learned to really focus on the work and to trust your ability. They've also taught stuff about the actual craft of acting itself, you know, little tips and creative notes here and there," he said. "But, you know, it's been a lifetime of that! It used to be intimidating when I didn't have that much experience, but I've had many years of this now. Every role has its own challenges, but, ultimately, the work itself is what prepares you for more work."
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How did Chet Hanks become famous?
Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson and Chet Hanks in February 2024Photo by Johnny Nunez on Getty Images
The answer to this one is quite easy: Born Chester Marlon Hanks on Aug. 4, 1990, Chet Hanks' dad is Tom Hanks and his mom is Rita Wilson. Chet leveraged his familial connections (and objectively good looks) into a career as a model, actor and musician.
Chet Hanks as Travis Bugg in "Running Point"Chet Hanks' net worth in 2026 is estimated to be between $1 million to $3 million, depending on thesource reporting it.
What does Chet Hanks do for money?
He made his voice acting debut in 2007 in Bratz as Dexter when he was just 17 and briefly appeared in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull the following year as a student. He followed with walk-on and extra roles in Larry Crowne (which starred his dad) in 2011 and Project X in 2012.
Chet Hanks as Jimmy Grimm in "Fantastic Four" (2015)20th Century Fox
A more substantial role came as Jimmy Grimm, brother to Hank "The Thing" Grimm, in the ill-fated 2015 Fantastic Four reboot.
Jeremy Allen White as Lip and Chet Hanks as Charlie in "Shameless"Showtime
In 2016, he made his TV debut in recurring roles in Maron as Trey and in Shameless as Charlie. The following year, he appeared as Troy in Irv Gotti's anthology series Tales on BET and as Victor in two episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Susie Essman, Jeff Garlin, Ashly Holloway and Chet Hanks in "Curb Your Enthusiasm"HBO
In Seasons 4 and 5 of Empire, he had a recurring role of a fledgling rapper named Blake. In 2020 and through early 2021, he starred as Joey, the best friend of a hit and run victim in the Showtime drama Your Honor (which has since seen new acclaim and success on Netflix). Also in 2020, he starred alongside his dad in Greyhound.
Chet Hanks as Joey in "Your Honor"Showtime
He followed with guest roles in NCIS: New Orleans and Atlanta in 2021 and 2022, and in 2024 was in the main cast of The Surreal Life. He debuted his role of point guard Travis Bugg inMindy Kaling'sRunning Point—alongside fellow nepo babyKate Hudson—in 2025. The Netflix series' second season debuted on April 23, 2026.
Chet Hanks as Travis Bugg in "Running Point"Katrina Marcinowski/Netflix © 2024
While on vacation in Puerto Rico—which is part of the United States, so he wouldn't have needed his passport—he took a spontaneous trip to Medellín to see a friend. At the time, he only had his Greek passport with him because his U.S. passport was "about to expire."
“They tell me that if I’m using a foreign passport, I need a green card to get back into America,” he said. “I don’t have a green card because I’m an American citizen.”
He's since made it home ... somehow.
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Is Chet Hanks still sober?
Chet Hanks as Travis Bugg in "Running Point"Katrina Marcinowski/Netflix © 2024
"There's a lot of s*it I could say about why I'm sober, why I still choose to be sober," he said. "I could go on forever ... If I'm getting high, drinking, doing drugs, I'm a b*tch. I'm a weak little b*tch. Okay? I'm Shia LaBeouf getting his ass whooped in the street.”
View this post on InstagramIs Chet Hanks a U.S. citizen?
He is! Chet Hanks is a dual citizen of Greece and the U.S. He's an American citizen by birth and a Greek citizen as of 2020 when his parents were naturalized there, per BBC News.
Yep! Chet Hanks is the biological son of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson.
Why does Chet Hanks speak in a Jamaican accent?
Chet went viral for speaking in Jamaican Patois at the 2020 Golden Globes, despite, you know, being a white dude who grew up in Los Angeles. You can relive the secondhand embarrassing moment below:
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He recalled asking the woman to teach him a bit of Patois.
Of course, that came with a lot of reactions.
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Did Chet Hanks know he wanted to become an actor?
For the most part, yes.
He said of his movie debut in 2007's live action Bratz: The Movie, "In the middle of my sophomore year of high school, I got to take two months off and go film this movie and hang out around a bunch of hot 19-year-old chicks."
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