Gary Sinise
Acting
Born: March 17, 1955 (age 71) · Blue Island, Illinois, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
Gary Alan Sinise (born March 17, 1955) is an American actor, film director, humanitarian, and musician. Among other awards, he has won a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and was nominated for an Academy Award. He has also received numerous awards and honors for his extensive humanitarian work and involvement with charitable organizations. He is a supporter of various veterans' organizations and founded the Lt. Dan Band (named after his character in Forrest Gump), which plays at military bases around the world. His acting career started on stage with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1983 when he directed and starred in a production of Sam Shepard's True West for which he earned a Obie Award. He would later earn four Tony Award nominations including for his performances in The Grapes of Wrath and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. He earned the Tony Award's Regional Theatre Award alongside the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. He first starred in the film adaptation of John Steinbeck's classic novel Of Mice and Men which he also directed and produced. Sinise played George Milton alongside John Malkovich who played Lennie. One of his most well-known roles is as Lieutenant Dan Taylor in Forrest Gump (1994) for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also appeared in other feature films including Ron Howard's Apollo 13 (1995), Ransom (1996), Frank Darabont's The Green Mile (1999) and Impostor (2002). His television performances include Harry S. Truman in Truman (1995), for which he won a Golden Globe, and the title role in the television film George Wallace, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award. He had a leading role as Detective Mac Taylor in the CBS drama series CSI: NY (2004–13). From 2016 to 2017, he starred as Special Agent Jack Garrett in Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders. In 2017, he had a role on the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why. He has also been a narrator on multiple docuseries and documentaries.
Known for
Forrest Gump
1994
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014
The Green Mile
1999
Apollo 13
1995
13 Reasons Why
2017
Criminal Minds
2005
Open Season
2006
Ransom
1996
The Quick and the Dead
1995
CSI: Miami
2002
Mission to Mars
2000
Snake Eyes
1998
Photos (2)
Movies (51)
Forrest Gump
Lieutenant Dan Taylor
The Green Mile
Burt Hammersmith
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
The Smithsonian Narrator (voice)
Apollo 13
Ken Mattingly
The Quick and the Dead
Marshall
Open Season
Shaw (voice)
Ransom
Det. Jimmy Shaker
The Forgotten
Dr. Munce
Mission to Mars
Jim McConnell
Snake Eyes
Kevin Dunne
I Still Believe
Tom Camp
Reindeer Games
Gabriel Mercer
Impostor
Spencer Olham
Of Mice and Men
George Milton
The Human Stain
Nathan Zuckerman
Joe Bell
Sheriff Westin
The Big Bounce
Ray Ritchie
Path to War
George Wallace
Albino Alligator
Milo
A Wedding
Extra (uncredited)
All the Rage
Morgan
A Midnight Clear
Vance 'Mother' Wilkins
Beyond All Boundaries
Ernie Pyle
Jack the Bear
Norman Strick
George Wallace
George C. Wallace
SGT. Will Gardner
Larry
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Randle P. McMurphy (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest")
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Gene Cernan
My Name Is Bill W.
Ebby
Fallen Angel
Terry McQuinn
Steve McQueen: American Icon
Narrator (voice)
Family Secrets
Motorcyclist
The Grapes of Wrath
Tom Joad
A Gentleman's Game
Foster Pearse
Star Spangled Adventures - The Movie!
Robert E. Lee (voice)
The Final Days
Richard Ben-Veniste
Truman
Harry S Truman
Hideous Man
Hideous Man
Bruno
Dino Battaglia
Beyond Glory
2015
That Championship Season
Tom Daley
Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicago
Narrator (voice)
Made-Up
Duncan Tivey
True West
Austin
When We Left Earth
Narrator
We Believe
Narrator
Saving Wrigley Field
Narrator
Finding Noah
narrator
Inside the Space Shuttle
Gary Sinise (Voice)
A Game of Honor
Narrator
The Heroism and Resiliency of 9/11: From Tragedy to Triumph
Narrator
TV Shows (18)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Mac Taylor · 1 eps
Criminal Minds
Jack Garrett · 1 eps
Frasier
Sid (voice) · 1 eps
CSI: Miami
Mac Taylor · 2 eps
CSI: NY
Mac Taylor · 197 eps
American Playhouse
Austin · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Tom Joad · 1 eps
Knots Landing
Lee Maddox · 1 eps
Hunter
Lord Tony Rutherford · 1 eps
13 Reasons Why
Robert Ellman · 10 eps
Crime Story
Howie Dressler · 1 eps
The Stand
Stu Redman · 4 eps
Dennis Miller
1 eps
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
Jack Garrett · 26 eps
WWII in HD
Narrator · 10 eps
George Wallace
George C. Wallace · 2 eps
The West
T. P. Eagan · 9 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Ebb, Bill's best friend · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (28)
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 3 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The Colbert Report
Self · 1 eps
The View
Self · 2 eps
Great Performances
Self · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee / Performer · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter / Performer · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Movies That Made Us
Self · 1 eps
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
Self · 1 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Early Show
Self · 1 eps
When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions
Self - Narrator · 6 eps
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
National Memorial Day Concert
Self - Co-Host · 37 eps
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 eps
This Old Cub
Himself
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump
Self
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
Self
LIFT - Connecting Humanity
Himself
D-Day Veterans Return to Normandy - 75 Years Later
Self
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
Self
Chasing October
Self
