Gary Sinise
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
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- 2023 ·D-Day Veterans Return to Normandy - 75 Years Lateras Self
- 2021 ·The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney Worldas Self
- 2021 ·Saving Wrigley Fieldas Narrator
- 2020 ·Joe Bellas Sheriff Westin
- 2020 ·I Still Believeas Tom Camp
- 2019 ·The Movies That Made Usas Self
- 2019 ·SGT. Will Gardneras Larry
- 2018 ·CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusionas Self
- 2017 ·Steve McQueen: American Iconas Narrator (voice)
- 2017 ·13 Reasons Whyas Robert Ellman
- 2016 ·Criminal Minds: Beyond Bordersas Jack Garrett
- 2016 ·Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrowsas Self
- 2015 ·Finding Noahas narrator
- 2015 ·Beyond Gloryas
- 2014 ·Climb: The Rob Jones Journey Storyas Narrator (voice)
- 2014 ·Captain America: The Winter Soldieras The Smithsonian Narrator (voice)
- 2011 ·A Game of Honoras Narrator
- 2011 ·Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Goodas Self
- 2011 ·Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicagoas Narrator (voice)
- 2009 ·WWII in HDas
- 2009 ·Beyond All Boundariesas Ernie Pyle
- 2009 ·We Believeas Narrator
- 2009 ·Late Night with Jimmy Fallonas Self
- 2008 ·When We Left Earth : The NASA Missionsas Self - Narrator
- 2008 ·When We Left Earthas Narrator
- 2007 ·Chasing Octoberas Self
- 2006 ·Into The Fireas Self
- 2006 ·Open Seasonas Shaw (voice)
- 2006 ·The Best of The Tony Awards: The Playsas Randle P. McMurphy (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest")
- 2005 ·The Colbert Reportas Self
- 2005 ·Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moonas Gene Cernan
- 2005 ·Criminal Mindsas Jack Garrett
- 2004 ·The Forgottenas Dr. Munce
- 2004 ·CSI: NYas Mac Taylor
- 2004 ·The Tony Danza Showas Self - Guest
- 2004 ·This Old Cubas Himself
- 2004 ·The Big Bounceas Ray Ritchie
- 2004 ·Dennis Milleras
- 2003 ·The Human Stainas Nathan Zuckerman
- 2003 ·Path to Waras George Wallace
- 2003 ·Fallen Angelas Terry McQuinn
- 2002 ·CSI: Miamias Mac Taylor
- 2002 ·A Gentleman's Gameas Foster Pearse
- 2002 ·Made-Upas Duncan Tivey
- 2001 ·Impostoras Spencer Olham
- 2001 ·Good Day Liveas Self
- 2000 ·CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Mac Taylor
- 2000 ·Brunoas Dino Battaglia
- 2000 ·Mission to Marsas Jim McConnell
- 2000 ·Reindeer Gamesas Gabriel Mercer
- 1999 ·The Green Mileas Burt Hammersmith
- 1999 ·The Early Showas Self
- 1999 ·It's the Rageas Morgan
- 1999 ·That Championship Seasonas Tom Daley
- 1998 ·Snake Eyesas Kevin Dunne
- 1997 ·George Wallaceas George C. Wallace
- 1997 ·The Viewas Self
- 1997 ·Albino Alligatoras Milo
- 1996 ·Ransomas Det. Jimmy Shaker
- 1996 ·The Westas T. P. Eagan
- 1996 ·Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13as Self
- 1996 ·The Rosie O'Donnell Showas Self - Guest
- 1995 ·Trumanas Harry S Truman
- 1995 ·Apollo 13as Ken Mattingly
- 1995 ·The Quick and the Deadas Marshall
- 1994 ·Through the Eyes of Forrest Gumpas Self
- 1994 ·Inside the Actors Studioas Self
- 1994 ·Forrest Gumpas Lieutenant Dan Taylor
- 1994 ·The Standas Stu Redman
- 1994 ·The Standas Stu Redman
- 1993 ·Frasieras Sid (voice)
- 1993 ·Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - Guest
- 1993 ·Late Show with David Lettermanas Self - Guest
- 1993 ·Jack the Bearas Norman Strick
- 1992 ·Of Mice and Menas George Milton
- 1992 ·A Midnight Clearas Vance 'Mother' Wilkins
- 1992 ·The Witnessas Young Soldier
- 1991 ·The Grapes of Wrathas Tom Joad
- 1989 ·The Final Daysas Richard Ben-Veniste
- 1989 ·National Memorial Day Concertas Self - Co-Host
- 1989 ·My Name Is Bill W.as Ebby
- 1986 ·Crime Storyas Howie Dressler
- 1984 ·Hunteras Lord Tony Rutherford
- 1984 ·Family Secretsas Motorcyclist
- 1984 ·True Westas Austin
- 1982 ·American Playhouseas Austin
- 1979 ·Knots Landingas Lee Maddox
- 1978 ·A Weddingas Extra (uncredited)
- 1971 ·Great Performancesas Self
- 1956 ·Tony Awardsas Self - Nominee/Presenter/Performer
- 1953 ·The Oscarsas Self
- 1951 ·Hallmark Hall of Fameas Ebb, Bill's best friend
- 1944 ·Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Nominee
- 1944 ·Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Winner