
Gary Sinise
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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.
Known for
Credits

The Green Mile (1999)
as Burt Hammersmith

Forrest Gump (1994)
as Lieutenant Dan Taylor

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
as The Smithsonian Narrator (voice)

Apollo 13 (1995)
as Ken Mattingly

Open Season (2006)
as Shaw (voice)

The Quick and the Dead (1995)
as Marshall

Mission to Mars (2000)
as Jim McConnell

Ransom (1996)
as Det. Jimmy Shaker

Snake Eyes (1998)
as Kevin Dunne

The Forgotten (2004)
as Dr. Munce

I Still Believe (2020)
as Tom Camp

Of Mice and Men (1992)
as George Milton

Reindeer Games (2000)
as Gabriel Mercer

The Human Stain (2003)
as Nathan Zuckerman

Impostor (2001)
as Spencer Olham

Path to War (2003)
as George Wallace

A Midnight Clear (1992)
as Vance 'Mother' Wilkins

The Big Bounce (2004)
as Ray Ritchie

Beyond All Boundaries (2009)
as Ernie Pyle

Albino Alligator (1997)
as Milo

All the Rage (1999)
as Morgan

Joe Bell (2020)
as Sheriff Westin

Bruno (2000)
as Dino Battaglia

That Championship Season (1999)
as Tom Daley

Fallen Angel (2003)
as Terry McQuinn

Jack the Bear (1993)
as Norman Strick

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows (2016)
as Self

George Wallace (1997)
as George C. Wallace

Hideous Man (2002)
as Hideous Man

My Name Is Bill W. (1989)
as Ebby

Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump (1994)
as Self

Truman (1995)
as Harry S Truman

The Grapes of Wrath (1991)
as Tom Joad

This Old Cub (2004)
as Himself

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon (2005)
as Gene Cernan

A Gentleman's Game (2002)
as Foster Pearse

Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 (1996)
as Self

Steve McQueen: American Icon (2017)
as Narrator (voice)

Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicago (2011)
as Narrator (voice)

A Wedding (1978)
as Extra (uncredited)

The Final Days (1989)
as Richard Ben-Veniste
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own (2016)
as Self

Chasing October (2007)
as Self

CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion (2018)
as Self

SGT. Will Gardner (2019)
as Larry

Saving Wrigley Field (2021)
as Narrator

The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World (2021)
as Self

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays (2006)
as Randle P. McMurphy (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest")

When We Left Earth (2008)
as Narrator
The Witness (1992)
as Young Soldier

Family Secrets (1984)
as Motorcyclist
Into The Fire (2006)
as Self

Beyond Glory (2015)
Actor

Inside the Space Shuttle (1998)
as Gary Sinise (Voice)

True West (1984)
as Austin

We Believe (2009)
as Narrator

D-Day Veterans Return to Normandy - 75 Years Later (2023)
as Self

LIFT - Connecting Humanity (2024)
as Himself

Finding Noah (2015)
as narrator

Made-Up (2002)
as Duncan Tivey
Climb: The Rob Jones Journey Story (2014)
as Narrator (voice)

A Game of Honor (2011)
as Narrator





