Chet Hanks

Chester Marlon Hanks (born August 4, 1990) is an American actor and musician. The son of actors Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, he has had recurring roles on television series Empire, Shameless and Your Honor. Early life Chet Hanks is the third child of Tom Hanks, and the first child born to Hanks and actress Rita Wilson. During high school, Hanks' parents sent Hanks to a wilderness therapy program for troubled teens. Hanks later attended the Oakley School, a now-closed therapeutic boarding school in Oakley, Utah. Hanks played lacrosse there. He studied theater at Northwestern University where he was a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. His older half-brother is actor Colin Hanks.