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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
LIFT - Connecting Humanity
Character:Himself
Release Date:22/03/2024
D-Day Veterans Return to Normandy - 75 Years Later
Character:Self
Release Date:06/06/2023
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
Character:Self
Release Date:01/10/2021
Saving Wrigley Field
Character:Narrator
Release Date:19/08/2021
Joe Bell
Character:Sheriff Westin
Release Date:14/09/2020
I Still Believe
Character:Tom Camp
Release Date:12/03/2020
SGT. Will Gardner
Character:Larry
Release Date:11/01/2019
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
Character:Self
Release Date:05/10/2018
Steve McQueen: American Icon
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:29/09/2017
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own
Character:Self
Release Date:14/10/2016
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Character:Self
Release Date:21/02/2016
Finding Noah
Character:narrator
Release Date:25/10/2015
Beyond Glory
Character:
Release Date:14/10/2015
Climb: The Rob Jones Journey Story
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:12/06/2014
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Character:The Smithsonian Narrator (voice)
Release Date:20/03/2014
A Game of Honor
Character:Narrator
Release Date:22/12/2011
Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicago
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:17/05/2011
Beyond All Boundaries
Character:Ernie Pyle
Release Date:09/11/2009
We Believe
Character:Narrator
Release Date:12/06/2009
When We Left Earth
Character:Narrator
Release Date:08/06/2008
Chasing October
Character:Self
Release Date:23/03/2007
Into The Fire
Character:Self
Release Date:13/10/2006
Open Season
Character:Shaw (voice)
Release Date:27/09/2006
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Character:Randle P. McMurphy (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest")
Release Date:02/05/2006
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Character:Gene Cernan
Release Date:23/09/2005
The Forgotten
Character:Dr. Munce
Release Date:24/09/2004
This Old Cub
Character:Himself
Release Date:25/08/2004
The Big Bounce
Character:Ray Ritchie
Release Date:30/01/2004
The Human Stain
Character:Nathan Zuckerman
Release Date:29/10/2003
Path to War
Character:George Wallace
Release Date:28/10/2003
Fallen Angel
Character:Terry McQuinn
Release Date:23/03/2003
A Gentleman's Game
Character:Foster Pearse
Release Date:20/08/2002
Hideous Man
Character:Hideous Man
Release Date:01/08/2002
Made-Up
Character:Duncan Tivey
Release Date:01/03/2002
Impostor
Character:Spencer Olham
Release Date:03/12/2001
Bruno
Character:Dino Battaglia
Release Date:16/04/2000
Mission to Mars
Character:Jim McConnell
Release Date:10/03/2000
Reindeer Games
Character:Gabriel Mercer
Release Date:25/02/2000
The Green Mile
Character:Burt Hammersmith
Release Date:10/12/1999
It's the Rage
Character:Morgan
Release Date:11/09/1999
That Championship Season
Character:Tom Daley
Release Date:06/06/1999
Snake Eyes
Character:Kevin Dunne
Release Date:07/08/1998
Inside the Space Shuttle
Character:Gary Sinise (Voice)
Release Date:01/01/1998
George Wallace
Character:George C. Wallace
Release Date:24/08/1997
Albino Alligator
Character:Milo
Release Date:17/01/1997
Ransom
Character:Det. Jimmy Shaker
Release Date:08/11/1996
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
Character:Self
Release Date:16/07/1996
Truman
Character:Harry S Truman
Release Date:09/09/1995
Apollo 13
Character:Ken Mattingly
Release Date:30/06/1995
The Quick and the Dead
Character:Marshall
Release Date:09/02/1995
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump
Character:Self
Release Date:01/10/1994
Forrest Gump
Character:Lieutenant Dan Taylor
Release Date:23/06/1994
Jack the Bear
Character:Norman Strick
Release Date:02/04/1993
Of Mice and Men
Character:George Milton
Release Date:16/09/1992
A Midnight Clear
Character:Vance 'Mother' Wilkins
Release Date:24/04/1992
The Witness
Character:Young Soldier
Release Date:01/01/1992
The Grapes of Wrath
Character:Tom Joad
Release Date:22/03/1991
The Final Days
Character:Richard Ben-Veniste
Release Date:29/10/1989
My Name Is Bill W.
Character:Ebby
Release Date:30/04/1989
Family Secrets
Character:Motorcyclist
Release Date:13/05/1984
True West
Character:Austin
Release Date:01/02/1984
A Wedding
Character:Extra (uncredited)
Release Date:29/08/1978
Television Appearances
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
Character:Self
The Movies That Made Us
Character:Self
13 Reasons Why
Character:Robert Ellman
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
Character:Jack Garrett
WWII in HD
Character:Narrator
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self - Guest
When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions
Character:Self - Narrator
The Colbert Report
Character:Self
Criminal Minds
Character:Jack Garrett
CSI: NY
Character:Mac Taylor
The Tony Danza Show
Character:Self - Guest
Dennis Miller
Character:
CSI: Miami
Character:Mac Taylor
Good Day Live
Character:Self
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Character:Mac Taylor
The Early Show
Character:Self
George Wallace
Character:George C. Wallace
The View
Character:Self
The West
Character:T. P. Eagan
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Character:Self - Guest
Inside the Actors Studio
Character:Self
The Stand
Character:Stu Redman
Frasier
Character:Sid (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
Character:Self - Guest
National Memorial Day Concert
Character:Self - Co-Host
Crime Story
Character:Howie Dressler
Hunter
Character:Lord Tony Rutherford
American Playhouse
Character:Austin
Knots Landing
Character:Lee Maddox
Great Performances
Character:Self
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Nominee/Presenter/Performer
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Nominee/Performer
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
The Oscars
Character:Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Ebb, Bill's best friend
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
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