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.
Filmography
all 95
Movies 61
TV Shows 34
self 24
Narrator 9
Director 4
Voice 3
Producer 1
D-Day Veterans Return to Normandy - 75 Years Later (2023)
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World (2021)
Saving Wrigley Field (2021)
Hi I'm (2021)
Joe Bell (2020)
I Still Believe (2020)
The Movies That Made Us (2019)
SGT. Will Gardner (2019)
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion (2018)
Steve McQueen: American Icon (2017)
13 Reasons Why (2017)
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (2016)
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows (2016)
Finding Noah (2015)
Beyond Glory (2015)
Medal of Honor: The History (2014)
Climb: The Rob Jones Journey Story (2014)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
A Game of Honor (2011)
Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good (2011)
Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicago (2011)
Missions That Changed the War: Germany's Last Ace (2011)
WWII in HD (2009)
Beyond All Boundaries (2009)
We Believe (2009)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009)
When We Left Earth (2008)
When We Left Earth : The NASA Missions (2008)
Into The Fire (2006)
Open Season (2006)
The March of the Bonus Army (2006)
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays (2006)
The Colbert Report (2005)
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon (2005)
Criminal Minds (2005)
The Forgotten (2004)
CSI: NY (2004)
The Tony Danza Show (2004)
This Old Cub (2004)
The Big Bounce (2004)
Dennis Miller (2004)
The Human Stain (2003)
Path to War (2003)
Fallen Angel (2003)
CSI: Miami (2002)
A Gentleman's Game (2002)
Made-Up (2002)
Impostor (2001)
Good Day Live (2001)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
Bruno (2000)
Mission to Mars (2000)
Reindeer Games (2000)
The Green Mile (1999)
The Early Show (1999)
It's the Rage (1999)
That Championship Season (1999)
Snake Eyes (1998)
George Wallace (1997)
The View (1997)
Ransom (1996)
The West (1996)
Albino Alligator (1996)
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 (1996)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996)
Truman (1995)
Apollo 13 (1995)
The Quick and the Dead (1995)
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump (1994)
Inside the Actors Studio (1994)
Forrest Gump (1994)
The Stand (1994)
Frasier (1993)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
Jack the Bear (1993)
Of Mice and Men (1992)
A Midnight Clear (1992)
The Witness (1992)
The Grapes of Wrath (1991)
The Final Days (1989)
My Name Is Bill W. (1989)
Miles from Home (1988)
China Beach (1988)
thirtysomething (1987)
Crime Story (1986)
Hunter (1984)
Family Secrets (1984)
True West (1984)
American Playhouse (1982)
Knots Landing (1979)
Great Performances (1971)
The Oscars (1953)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
No Better Place to Die
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1955-03-17 (69 years old)
Birth PlaceBlue Island, United States of America
ReligionCatholicism
SpouseMoira Harris
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsGary A. Sinise
AwardsDrama League Award, Presidential Citizens Medal, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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