Gary Sinise
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 17, 1955
- Birthplace
- Blue Island, Illinois, USA
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.
Filmography
The Ballad of Lieutenant Dan TBA
as Self
- Gary
Gary 2026
as Gary
The Heroism and Resiliency of 9/11: From Tragedy to Triumph 2026
as Narrator
- Tracers
Tracers 2026
as Self
Star Spangled Adventures - The Movie! 2026
as Robert E. Lee (voice)
Miles, Morale and Memories: Bob Hope and WWII 2025
as Self - Narrator
Brothers After War 2025
Executive Producer
LIFT - Connecting Humanity 2024
as Himself
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
SGT. Will Gardner 2019
as Larry
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion 2018
as Self
Steve McQueen: American Icon 2017
as Narrator (voice)
- Tom Hanks: A League of His Own
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own 2016
as Self
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows 2016
as Self
Finding Noah 2015
as narrator
Beyond Glory 2015
Actor
- Climb: The Rob Jones Journey Story
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
Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicago 2011
as Narrator (voice)
Beyond All Boundaries 2009
as Ernie Pyle
We Believe 2009
as Narrator
Brothers at War 2009
Executive Producer
When We Left Earth 2008
as Narrator
Chasing October 2007
as Self
- Into The Fire
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
The Forgotten 2004
as Dr. Munce
This Old Cub 2004
as Himself
The Big Bounce 2004
as Ray Ritchie
The Human Stain 2003
as Nathan Zuckerman
Path to War 2003
as George Wallace
Fallen Angel 2003
as Terry McQuinn
A Gentleman's Game 2002
as Foster Pearse
Hideous Man 2002
as Hideous Man
Made-Up 2002
as Duncan Tivey
Impostor 2001
as Spencer Olham, Producer
It's the Rage 2000
as Morgan
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
That Championship Season 1999
as Tom Daley, Executive Producer
Snake Eyes 1998
as Kevin Dunne
Inside the Space Shuttle 1998
as Gary Sinise (Voice)
George Wallace 1997
as George C. Wallace
Albino Alligator 1997
as Milo
Ransom 1996
as Det. Jimmy Shaker
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
Actor
Jack the Bear 1993
as Norman Strick
Of Mice and Men 1992
as George Milton, Producer, Director
A Midnight Clear 1992
as Vance 'Mother' Wilkins
- The Witness
The Witness 1992
as Young Soldier
The Grapes of Wrath 1991
as Tom Joad
The Final Days 1989
as Richard Ben-Veniste
My Name Is Bill W. 1989
as Ebby
Miles from Home 1988
Director
Family Secrets 1984
as Motorcyclist
True West 1984
as Austin
A Wedding 1978
as Extra (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.