Gary Sinise
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1955-03-17 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
Blue Island, Illinois, USA
Gary 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.
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
Acting
(2024)
LIFT - Connecting Humanity
as Himself
(2023)
(2021)
(2021)
Saving Wrigley Field
as Narrator
(2020)
I Still Believe
as Tom Camp
(2020)
Joe Bell
as Sheriff Westin
(2019)
SGT. Will Gardner
as Larry
(2018)
(2017)
Steve McQueen: American Icon
as Narrator (voice)
(2016)
(2015)
(2015)
Finding Noah
as narrator
(2014)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
as The Smithsonian Narrator (voice)
(2014)
Climb: The Rob Jones Journey Story
as Narrator (voice)
(2011)
(2011)
Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicago
as Narrator (voice)
(2011)
A Game of Honor
as Narrator
(2009)
Beyond All Boundaries
as Ernie Pyle
(2009)
We Believe
as Narrator
(2008)
When We Left Earth
as Narrator
(2007)
Chasing October
as Self
(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")
(2006)
Into The Fire
as Self
(2005)
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
as Gene Cernan
(2004)
The Big Bounce
as Ray Ritchie
(2004)
The Forgotten
as Dr. Munce
(2004)
This Old Cub
as Himself
(2003)
The Human Stain
as Nathan Zuckerman
(2003)
Path to War
as George Wallace
(2003)
Fallen Angel
as Terry McQuinn
(2002)
A Gentleman's Game
as Foster Pearse
(2002)
Made-Up
as Duncan Tivey
(2001)
Impostor
as Spencer Olham
(2000)
Reindeer Games
as Gabriel Mercer
(2000)
Mission to Mars
as Jim McConnell
(2000)
Bruno
as Dino Battaglia
(1999)
The Green Mile
as Burt Hammersmith
(1999)
It's the Rage
as Morgan
(1999)
That Championship Season
as Tom Daley
(1998)
Snake Eyes
as Kevin Dunne
(1998)
Inside the Space Shuttle
as Gary Sinise (Voice)
(1997)
Albino Alligator
as Milo
(1997)
George Wallace
as George C. Wallace
(1996)
Ransom
as Det. Jimmy Shaker
(1996)
(1995)
Apollo 13
as Ken Mattingly
(1995)
The Quick and the Dead
as Marshall
(1995)
Truman
as Harry S Truman
(1994)
Forrest Gump
as Lieutenant Dan Taylor
(1994)
(1994)
The Stand
as Stu Redman
(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
(1984)
Family Secrets
as Motorcyclist
(1984)
True West
as Austin
(1978)
A Wedding
as Extra (uncredited)
Crew
(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