Gary Sinise
Acting • Born 1955-03-17
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.
Filmography
98 credits
Forrest Gump
Movie • 1994
Lieutenant Dan Taylor
The Green Mile
Movie • 1999
Burt Hammersmith
Apollo 13
Movie • 1995
Ken Mattingly
Reindeer Games
Movie • 2000
Gabriel Mercer
Ransom
Movie • 1996
Det. Jimmy Shaker
The Human Stain
Movie • 2003
Nathan Zuckerman
Impostor
Movie • 2001
Spencer Olham
D-Day Veterans Return to Normandy - 75 Years Later
Movie • 2023
Self
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
Movie • 2021
Self
Path to War
Movie • 2003
George Wallace
A Midnight Clear
Movie • 1992
Vance 'Mother' Wilkins
Open Season
Movie • 2006
Shaw (voice)
All the Rage
Movie • 1999
Morgan
Snake Eyes
Movie • 1998
Kevin Dunne
The Quick and the Dead
Movie • 1995
Marshall
Albino Alligator
Movie • 1997
Milo
The Big Bounce
Movie • 2004
Ray Ritchie
Of Mice and Men
Movie • 1992
George Milton
When We Left Earth
Movie • 2008
Narrator
George Wallace
Movie • 1997
George C. Wallace
My Name Is Bill W.
Movie • 1989
Ebby
Jack the Bear
Movie • 1993
Norman Strick
Truman
Movie • 1995
Harry S Truman
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Movie • 2005
Gene Cernan
The Witness
Movie • 1992
Young Soldier
A Gentleman's Game
Movie • 2002
Foster Pearse
Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicago
Movie • 2011
Narrator (voice)
We Believe
Movie • 2009
Narrator
A Game of Honor
Movie • 2011
Narrator
Fallen Angel
Movie • 2003
Terry McQuinn
Bruno
Movie • 2000
Dino Battaglia
That Championship Season
Movie • 1999
Tom Daley
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
Movie • 1996
Self
Into The Fire
Movie • 2006
Self
True West
Movie • 1984
Austin
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump
Movie • 1994
Self
The Forgotten
Movie • 2004
Dr. Munce
Climb: The Rob Jones Journey Story
Movie • 2014
Narrator (voice)
Finding Noah
Movie • 2015
narrator
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Movie • 2016
Self
A Wedding
Movie • 1978
Extra (uncredited)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Movie • 2014
The Smithsonian Narrator (voice)
Made-Up
Movie • 2002
Duncan Tivey
Beyond All Boundaries
Movie • 2009
Ernie Pyle
SGT. Will Gardner
Movie • 2019
Larry
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Movie • 2006
Randle P. McMurphy (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest")
This Old Cub
Movie • 2004
Himself
Steve McQueen: American Icon
Movie • 2017
Narrator (voice)
I Still Believe
Movie • 2020
Tom Camp
Beyond Glory
Movie • 2015
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
Movie • 2018
Self
Family Secrets
Movie • 1984
Motorcyclist
The Grapes of Wrath
Movie • 1991
Tom Joad
The Final Days
Movie • 1989
Richard Ben-Veniste
Joe Bell
Movie • 2020
Sheriff Westin
Saving Wrigley Field
Movie • 2021
Narrator
Chasing October
Movie • 2007
Self
LIFT - Connecting Humanity
Movie • 2024
Himself
Inside the Space Shuttle
Movie • 1998
Gary Sinise (Voice)
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own
Movie • 2016
Self
Hideous Man
Movie • 2002
Hideous Man
Mission to Mars
Movie • 2000
Jim McConnell
Inside the Actors Studio
TV • 1994
Self
The Tony Danza Show
TV • 2004
Self - Guest
CSI: Miami
TV • 2002
Mac Taylor
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Frasier
TV • 1993
Sid (voice)
Knots Landing
TV • 1979
Lee Maddox
The Early Show
TV • 1999
Self
The Colbert Report
TV • 2005
Self
Hunter
TV • 1984
Lord Tony Rutherford
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Ebb, Bill's best friend
When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions
TV • 2008
Self - Narrator
The Stand
TV • 1994
Stu Redman
CSI: NY
TV • 2004
Mac Taylor
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Late Show with David Letterman
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Good Day Live
TV • 2001
Self
The West
TV • 1996
T. P. Eagan
Dennis Miller
TV • 2004
WWII in HD
TV • 2009
Narrator
The Movies That Made Us
TV • 2019
Self
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
TV • 2016
Jack Garrett
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Mac Taylor
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV • 1996
Self - Guest
Crime Story
TV • 1986
Howie Dressler
National Memorial Day Concert
TV • 1989
Self - Co-Host
American Playhouse
TV • 1982
Austin
13 Reasons Why
TV • 2017
Robert Ellman
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Criminal Minds
TV • 2005
Jack Garrett
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Self
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
TV • 2022
Self
George Wallace
TV • 1997
George C. Wallace
Glenn Beck
TV
Self
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Presenter