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.
Acted in
D-Day Veterans Return to Normandy - 75 Years Later
2023
as Self
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
2021
as Self
Saving Wrigley Field
2021
as Narrator
Joe Bell
2020
as Sheriff Westin
I Still Believe
2020
as Tom Camp
The Movies That Made Us
2019
as Self
SGT. Will Gardner
2019
as Larry
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
2018
as Self
Steve McQueen: American Icon
2017
as Narrator (voice)
13 Reasons Why
2017
as Robert Ellman
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
2016
as Jack Garrett
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016
as Self
Finding Noah
2015
as narrator
Beyond Glory
2015
Climb: The Rob Jones Journey Story
2014
as Narrator (voice)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014
as The Smithsonian Narrator (voice)
A Game of Honor
2011
as Narrator
Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good
2011
as Self
Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicago
2011
as Narrator (voice)
WWII in HD
2009
Beyond All Boundaries
2009
as Ernie Pyle
We Believe
2009
as Narrator
When We Left Earth
2008
as Narrator
When We Left Earth : The NASA Missions
2008
as Self - Narrator
Into The Fire
2006
as Self
Open Season
2006
as Shaw (voice)
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
as Randle P. McMurphy (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest")
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005
as Gene Cernan
Criminal Minds
2005
as Jack Garrett
The Forgotten
2004
as Dr. Munce
CSI: NY
2004
as Mac Taylor
This Old Cub
2004
as Himself
The Big Bounce
2004
as Ray Ritchie
Dennis Miller
2004
The Human Stain
2003
as Nathan Zuckerman
Path to War
2003
as George Wallace
Fallen Angel
2003
as Terry McQuinn
CSI: Miami
2002
as Mac Taylor
A Gentleman's Game
2002
as Foster Pearse
Made-Up
2002
as Duncan Tivey
Impostor
2001
as Spencer Olham
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Mac Taylor
Bruno
2000
as Dino Battaglia
Mission to Mars
2000
as Jim McConnell
Reindeer Games
2000
as Gabriel Mercer
The Green Mile
1999
as Burt Hammersmith
It's the Rage
1999
as Morgan
That Championship Season
1999
as Tom Daley
Snake Eyes
1998
as Kevin Dunne
George Wallace
1997
as George C. Wallace
Albino Alligator
1997
as Milo
Ransom
1996
as Det. Jimmy Shaker
The West
1996
as T. P. Eagan
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
1996
as Self
Truman
1995
as Harry S Truman
Apollo 13
1995
as Ken Mattingly
The Quick and the Dead
1995
as Marshall
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump
1994
as Self
Forrest Gump
1994
as Lieutenant Dan Taylor
The Stand
1994
as Stu Redman
Frasier
1993
as Sid (voice)
Jack the Bear
1993
as Norman Strick
Of Mice and Men
1992
as George Milton
A Midnight Clear
1992
as Vance 'Mother' Wilkins
The Witness
1992
as Young Soldier
The Grapes of Wrath
1991
as Tom Joad
The Final Days
1989
as Richard Ben-Veniste
National Memorial Day Concert
1989
as Self - Co-Host
My Name Is Bill W.
1989
as Ebby
Crime Story
1986
as Howie Dressler
Hunter
1984
as Lord Tony Rutherford
Family Secrets
1984
as Motorcyclist
True West
1984
as Austin
American Playhouse
1982
as Austin
Knots Landing
1979
as Lee Maddox
A Wedding
1978
as Extra (uncredited)
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee/Presenter/Performer
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Ebb, Bill's best friend