Gary Sinise
58 movies · 19 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 17, 1955 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- Blue Island, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- Gary A. Sinise
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.
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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
Gary Sinise: movies and TV shows
Acting (72)
- Upcoming
- 2026 Gary
as Gary
- 2026
- 2026 Star Spangled Adventures - The Movie!
as Robert E. Lee (voice)
- 2021 Saving Wrigley Field
as Narrator
- 2020 Joe Bell
as Sheriff Westin
- 2020 I Still Believe
as Tom Camp
- 2019 SGT. Will Gardner
as Larry
- 2017 Steve McQueen: American Icon
as Narrator (voice)
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015 Finding Noah
as narrator
- 2015
- 2014 Climb: The Rob Jones Journey Story
as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 Captain America: The Winter Soldier
as The Smithsonian Narrator (voice)
- 2011 A Game of Honor
as Narrator
- 2011 Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicago
as Narrator (voice)
- 2009
- 2009 Beyond All Boundaries
as Ernie Pyle
- 2009 We Believe
as Narrator
- 2008 When We Left Earth
as Narrator
- 2006 Open Season
as Shaw (voice)
- 2006 The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as Randle P. McMurphy (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest")
- 2005 Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
as Gene Cernan
- 2005
- 2004 The Forgotten
as Dr. Munce
- 2004
- 2004 The Big Bounce
as Ray Ritchie
- 2004
- 2003 The Human Stain
as Nathan Zuckerman
- 2003 Path to War
as George Wallace
- 2003 Fallen Angel
as Terry McQuinn
- 2002
- 2002 A Gentleman's Game
as Foster Pearse
- 2002 Hideous Man
as Hideous Man
- 2002 Made-Up
as Duncan Tivey
- 2001 Impostor
as Spencer Olham
- 2000
- 2000 It's the Rage
as Morgan
- 2000 Bruno
as Dino Battaglia
- 2000 Mission to Mars
as Jim McConnell
- 2000 Reindeer Games
as Gabriel Mercer
- 1999 The Green Mile
as Burt Hammersmith
- 1999 That Championship Season
as Tom Daley
- 1998 Snake Eyes
as Kevin Dunne
- 1998 Inside the Space Shuttle
as Gary Sinise (Voice)
- 1997 George Wallace
as George C. Wallace
- 1997
- 1997 Albino Alligator
as Milo
- 1996 Ransom
as Det. Jimmy Shaker
- 1996
- 1995 Truman
as Harry S Truman
- 1995 Apollo 13
as Ken Mattingly
- 1995 The Quick and the Dead
as Marshall
- 1994 Forrest Gump
as Lieutenant Dan Taylor
- 1994
- 1993
- 1993 Jack the Bear
as Norman Strick
- 1992 Of Mice and Men
as George Milton
- 1992 A Midnight Clear
as Vance 'Mother' Wilkins
- 1992 The Witness
as Young Soldier
- 1991 The Grapes of Wrath
as Tom Joad
- 1989 The Final Days
as Richard Ben-Veniste
- 1989 My Name Is Bill W.
as Ebby
- 1986
- 1984
- 1984 Family Secrets
as Motorcyclist
- 1984 True West
as Austin
- 1982
- 1979
- 1978 A Wedding
as Extra (uncredited)
- 1951
Behind the camera (10)
- 2025 Brothers After War
Executive Producer
- 2009 Brothers at War
Executive Producer
- 2001 Impostor
Producer
- 1999 That Championship Season
Executive Producer
- 1992 Of Mice and Men
Director, Producer
- 1988 Miles from Home
Director
- 1988
- 1987
- 1986
- 1982
Talk shows and appearances (32)
- Upcoming Glenn Beck
1 episode
- 2026
- 2025
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022 Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
1 episode
- 2021
- 2019 The Movies That Made Us
1 episode
- 2018
- 2016
- 2016
- 2009 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
1 episode
- 2008 When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions
6 episodes
- 2007
- 2006
- 2005 The Colbert Report
1 episode
- 2004 The Tony Danza Show
1 episode
- 2004
- 2001 Good Day Live
1 episode
- 1999 The Early Show
1 episode
- 1997 The View
2 episodes
- 1996
- 1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1 episode
- 1994 Inside the Actors Studio
1 episode
- 1994
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1 episode
- 1993 Late Show with David Letterman
1 episode
- 1989 National Memorial Day Concert
37 episodes
- 1971 Great Performances
1 episode
- 1956 Tony Awards
3 episodes
- 1953 The Oscars
1 episode
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
4 episodes