
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.
Acting (59 movies)

Forrest Gump
1994

The Green Mile
1999

Apollo 13
1995

Mission to Mars
2000

Reindeer Games
2000

Ransom
1996

The Human Stain
2003

Impostor
2001

D-Day Veterans Return to Normandy - 75 Years Later
2023

The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
2021

Path to War
2003

A Midnight Clear
1992

Open Season
2006

It's the Rage
1999

Snake Eyes
1998

The Quick and the Dead
1995

Albino Alligator
1997

The Big Bounce
2004

Of Mice and Men
1992

When We Left Earth
2008

George Wallace
1997

My Name Is Bill W.
1989

Jack the Bear
1993

Truman
1995

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005

A Gentleman's Game
2002

Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicago
2011

We Believe
2009

A Game of Honor
2011

Fallen Angel
2003

Bruno
2000

That Championship Season
1999

Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
1996

True West
1984

Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump
1994

The Forgotten
2004

Finding Noah
2015

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016

A Wedding
1978

Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014

Made-Up
2002

Beyond All Boundaries
2009

SGT. Will Gardner
2019

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006

This Old Cub
2004

Steve McQueen: American Icon
2017

I Still Believe
2020

Beyond Glory
2015

CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
2018

Family Secrets
1984

Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good
2011

The Grapes of Wrath
1991

The Final Days
1989

Joe Bell
2020

Saving Wrigley Field
2021

Chasing October
2007

LIFT - Connecting Humanity
2024

Inside the Space Shuttle
1998

Tom Hanks: A League of His Own
2016
Directing (2 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Of Mice and Men | 1992 | Producer |
| That Championship Season | 1999 | Executive Producer |
| Impostor | 2001 | Producer |
| Brothers at War | 2009 | Executive Producer |
| Brothers After War | 2025 | Executive Producer |
