Gary Sinise
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Criminal Minds
Jack Garrett
2005
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Mac Taylor
2000
Series
The Colbert Report
Self
2005
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
CSI: Miami
Mac Taylor
2002
Series
Frasier
Sid (voice)
1993
Series
Great Performances
Self
1971
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
CSI: NY
Mac Taylor
2004
Series
Knots Landing
Lee Maddox
1979
Series
Good Day Live
Self
2001
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee / Performer
1956
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
1956
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter / Performer
1956
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Series
American Playhouse
Austin
1982
Series
American Playhouse
Tom Joad
1982
Series
13 Reasons Why
Robert Ellman
2017
Film
Forrest Gump
Lieutenant Dan Taylor
1994
Series
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2009
Series
Hunter
Lord Tony Rutherford
1984
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
2004
Film
The Green Mile
Burt Hammersmith
1999
Series
Crime Story
Howie Dressler
1986
Film
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
The Smithsonian Narrator (voice)
2014
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
The Stand
Stu Redman
1994
Series
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
Jack Garrett
2016
Film
Ransom
Det. Jimmy Shaker
1996
Series
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
Self
2022
Series
The Early Show
Self
1999
Series
The Movies That Made Us
Self
2019
Film
Apollo 13
Ken Mattingly
1995
Series
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996
Film
Open Season
Shaw (voice)
2006
Film
The Quick and the Dead
Marshall
1995
Series
WWII in HD
Narrator
2009
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Ebb, Bill's best friend
1951
Series
National Memorial Day Concert
Self - Co-Host
1989
Film
The Forgotten
Dr. Munce
2004
Series
The West
T. P. Eagan
1996
Film
Mission to Mars
Jim McConnell
2000
Film
Snake Eyes
Kevin Dunne
1998
Film
I Still Believe
Tom Camp
2020
Series
When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions
Self - Narrator
2008
Film
Reindeer Games
Gabriel Mercer
2000
Film
Of Mice and Men
George Milton
1992
Series
Dennis Miller
2004
Film
Impostor
Spencer Olham
2001
Series
George Wallace
George C. Wallace
1997
Film
The Human Stain
Nathan Zuckerman
2003
Film
Joe Bell
Sheriff Westin
2020
Series
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Film
Star Spangled Adventures - The Movie!
Robert E. Lee (voice)
2026
Film
The Big Bounce
Ray Ritchie
2004
Film
Albino Alligator
Milo
1997
Film
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Gene Cernan
2005
Film
Path to War
George Wallace
2003
Film
The Grapes of Wrath
Tom Joad
1991
Glenn Beck
Self
Film
Miles, Morale and Memories: Bob Hope and WWII
Self - Narrator
2025
Film
Bruno
Dino Battaglia
2000
Film
Jack the Bear
Norman Strick
1993
Film
My Name Is Bill W.
Ebby
1989
Film
A Wedding
Extra (uncredited)
1978
Film
Fallen Angel
Terry McQuinn
2003
Film
A Midnight Clear
Vance 'Mother' Wilkins
1992
Film
It's the Rage
Morgan
2000
Film
George Wallace
George C. Wallace
1997
Film
Beyond All Boundaries
Ernie Pyle
2009
Film
SGT. Will Gardner
Larry
2019
Film
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
Self
2021
Film
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
2016
Film
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump
Self
1994
Film
A Gentleman's Game
Foster Pearse
2002
Film
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Randle P. McMurphy (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest")
2006
Film
Truman
Harry S Truman
1995
Film
Steve McQueen: American Icon
Narrator (voice)
2017
Film
Hideous Man
Hideous Man
2002
Film
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
Self
1996
Film
The Final Days
Richard Ben-Veniste
1989
Film
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
Self
2018
Film
Family Secrets
Motorcyclist
1984
Film
When We Left Earth
Narrator
2008
Tracers
Self
2026
Film
The Stand
1994
Film
Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicago
Narrator (voice)
2011
Film
True West
Austin
1984
Film
D-Day Veterans Return to Normandy - 75 Years Later
Self
2023
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own
Self
2016
Film
Chasing October
Self
2007
Film
Made-Up
Duncan Tivey
2002
Film
This Old Cub
Himself
2004
Film
That Championship Season
Tom Daley
1999
Film
A Game of Honor
Narrator
2011
Film
Beyond Glory
2015
Film
Saving Wrigley Field
Narrator
2021
The Witness
Young Soldier
1992
Film
Inside the Space Shuttle
Gary Sinise (Voice)
1998
Film
The Heroism and Resiliency of 9/11: From Tragedy to Triumph
Narrator
2026
Film
We Believe
Narrator
2009
Film
LIFT - Connecting Humanity
Himself
2024
Climb: The Rob Jones Journey Story
Narrator (voice)
2014
Into The Fire
Self
2006
Film
Finding Noah
narrator
2015
Gary
Gary
2026