Gary Sinise
Known for Acting · 98 credits
- Born
- 1955-03-17 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- Blue Island, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- Gary A. 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).
Known For
TV Shows (36)
Criminal Minds
2005
as Jack Garrett
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Mac Taylor
CSI: Miami
2002
as Mac Taylor
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
The Colbert Report
2005
as Self
Frasier
1993
as Sid (voice)
CSI: NY
2004
as Mac Taylor
The View
1997
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter
Knots Landing
1979
as Lee Maddox
13 Reasons Why
2017
as Robert Ellman
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee / Performer / Self - Nominee / Presenter / Performer
Hunter
1984
as Lord Tony Rutherford
Good Day Live
2001
as Self
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
as Self - Guest
Crime Story
1986
as Howie Dressler
The Movies That Made Us
2019
as Self
The Stand
1994
as Stu Redman
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
2016
as Jack Garrett
American Playhouse
1982
as Austin
WWII in HD
2009
as Narrator
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
2022
as Self
The West
1996
as T. P. Eagan
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Ebb, Bill's best friend
Dennis Miller
2004
The Early Show
1999
as Self
When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions
2008
as Self - Narrator
National Memorial Day Concert
1989
as Self - Co-Host
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
George Wallace
1997
as George C. Wallace
Glenn Beck
as Self
Movies (62)
Forrest Gump
1994
as Lieutenant Dan Taylor
The Green Mile
1999
as Burt Hammersmith
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014
as The Smithsonian Narrator (voice)
Apollo 13
1995
as Ken Mattingly
Open Season
2006
as Shaw (voice)
Ransom
1996
as Det. Jimmy Shaker
The Quick and the Dead
1995
as Marshall
The Forgotten
2004
as Dr. Munce
Snake Eyes
1998
as Kevin Dunne
Mission to Mars
2000
as Jim McConnell
Reindeer Games
2000
as Gabriel Mercer
I Still Believe
2020
as Tom Camp
Impostor
2001
as Spencer Olham
Of Mice and Men
1992
as George Milton
The Human Stain
2003
as Nathan Zuckerman
The Big Bounce
2004
as Ray Ritchie
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016
as Self
Joe Bell
2020
as Sheriff Westin
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005
as Gene Cernan
A Wedding
1978
as Extra (uncredited)
Path to War
2003
as George Wallace
Albino Alligator
1997
as Milo
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
2021
as Self
Beyond All Boundaries
2009
as Ernie Pyle
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
as Randle P. McMurphy (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest")
Bruno
2000
as Dino Battaglia
Truman
1995
as Harry S Truman
A Midnight Clear
1992
as Vance 'Mother' Wilkins
Jack the Bear
1993
as Norman Strick
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
1996
as Self
Fallen Angel
2003
as Terry McQuinn
Beyond Glory
2015
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump
1994
as Self
Family Secrets
1984
as Motorcyclist
The Witness
1992
as Young Soldier
All the Rage
1999
as Morgan
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
2018
as Self
The Final Days
1989
as Richard Ben-Veniste
The Grapes of Wrath
1991
as Tom Joad
Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicago
2011
as Narrator (voice)
SGT. Will Gardner
2019
as Larry
George Wallace
1997
as George C. Wallace
That Championship Season
1999
as Tom Daley
Hideous Man
2002
as Hideous Man
A Gentleman's Game
2002
as Foster Pearse
Chasing October
2007
as Self
Made-Up
2002
as Duncan Tivey
True West
1984
as Austin
Steve McQueen: American Icon
2017
as Narrator (voice)
My Name Is Bill W.
1989
as Ebby
This Old Cub
2004
as Himself
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own
2016
as Self
A Game of Honor
2011
as Narrator
Inside the Space Shuttle
1998
as Gary Sinise (Voice)
When We Left Earth
2008
as Narrator
Finding Noah
2015
as narrator
LIFT - Connecting Humanity
2024
as Himself
Into The Fire
2006
as Self
Saving Wrigley Field
2021
as Narrator
We Believe
2009
as Narrator
D-Day Veterans Return to Normandy - 75 Years Later
2023
as Self
Climb: The Rob Jones Journey Story
2014
as Narrator (voice)
About Gary Sinise
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 (name… With 98 credits spanning from 1944 to 2024, Gary Sinise has appeared in 62 films and 36 TV shows.
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Most Popular Gary Sinise Movies
- Forrest Gump (1994) — as Lieutenant Dan Taylor
- The Green Mile (1999) — as Burt Hammersmith
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) — as The Smithsonian Narrator (voice)
- Apollo 13 (1995) — as Ken Mattingly
- Open Season (2006) — as Shaw (voice)
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