Gary Sinise
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1955-03-17
Place of Birth
Blue Island, Illinois, USA
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.
Also Known For
Forrest Gump
Jun 23, 1994
The Green Mile
Dec 10, 1999
Apollo 13
Jun 30, 1995
Mission to Mars
Mar 10, 2000
Reindeer Games
Feb 25, 2000
Ransom
Nov 08, 1996
The Human Stain
Oct 29, 2003
Impostor
Dec 03, 2001
D-Day Veterans Return to Normandy - 75 Years Later
Jun 06, 2023
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
Oct 01, 2021
Path to War
Oct 28, 2003
A Midnight Clear
Apr 24, 1992
Open Season
Sep 27, 2006
It's the Rage
Sep 11, 1999
Snake Eyes
Aug 07, 1998
The Quick and the Dead
Feb 09, 1995
Albino Alligator
Jan 17, 1997
The Big Bounce
Jan 30, 2004
Of Mice and Men
Sep 16, 1992
When We Left Earth
Jun 08, 2008
George Wallace
Aug 24, 1997
My Name Is Bill W.
Apr 30, 1989
Jack the Bear
Apr 02, 1993
Truman
Sep 09, 1995
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Sep 23, 2005
The Witness
Jan 01, 1992
A Gentleman's Game
Aug 20, 2002
Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicago
May 17, 2011
We Believe
Jun 12, 2009
A Game of Honor
Dec 22, 2011
Fallen Angel
Mar 23, 2003
Bruno
Apr 16, 2000
That Championship Season
Jun 06, 1999
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
Jul 16, 1996
Into The Fire
Oct 13, 2006
True West
Feb 01, 1984
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump
Oct 01, 1994
The Forgotten
Sep 24, 2004
Climb: The Rob Jones Journey Story
Jun 12, 2014
Finding Noah
Oct 25, 2015
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Feb 21, 2016
A Wedding
Aug 29, 1978
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Mar 20, 2014
Made-Up
Mar 01, 2002
Beyond All Boundaries
Nov 09, 2009
SGT. Will Gardner
Jan 11, 2019
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
May 02, 2006
This Old Cub
Aug 25, 2004
Steve McQueen: American Icon
Sep 29, 2017
I Still Believe
Mar 12, 2020
Beyond Glory
Oct 14, 2015
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
Oct 05, 2018
Family Secrets
May 13, 1984
Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good
Jul 29, 2011
The Grapes of Wrath
Mar 22, 1991
The Final Days
Oct 29, 1989
Joe Bell
Sep 14, 2020
Saving Wrigley Field
Aug 19, 2021
Chasing October
Mar 23, 2007
LIFT - Connecting Humanity
Mar 22, 2024
Inside the Space Shuttle
Jan 01, 1998
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own
Oct 14, 2016
Hideous Man
Aug 01, 2002
The Stand
May 08, 1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Aug 14, 1994
The Tony Danza Show
Sep 13, 2004
CSI: Miami
Sep 23, 2002
The View
Aug 11, 1997
Frasier
Sep 16, 1993
Knots Landing
Dec 27, 1979
The Early Show
Nov 01, 1999
The Colbert Report
Oct 17, 2005
Hunter
Sep 18, 1984
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Sep 13, 1993
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dec 24, 1951
When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions
Jun 08, 2008
The Stand
May 08, 1994
CSI: NY
Sep 22, 2004
The Oscars
Mar 19, 1953
Late Show with David Letterman
Aug 30, 1993
Good Day Live
Sep 17, 2001
The West
Sep 15, 1996
Dennis Miller
Jan 26, 2004
WWII in HD
Nov 15, 2009
The Movies That Made Us
Nov 29, 2019
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
Mar 16, 2016
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Oct 06, 2000
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Jun 10, 1996
Crime Story
Sep 19, 1986
National Memorial Day Concert
May 28, 1989
American Playhouse
Jan 12, 1982
13 Reasons Why
Mar 31, 2017
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Mar 02, 2009
Criminal Minds
Sep 22, 2005
Great Performances
Jan 28, 1971
Golden Globe Awards
Jan 20, 1944
Tony Awards
Apr 01, 1956
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
Sep 23, 2022
Tony Awards
Apr 01, 1956
Tony Awards
Apr 01, 1956
George Wallace
Aug 24, 1997