Acting
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 (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
Gary
Film · 2026
Star Spangled Adventures - The Movie!
Film · 2026
Tracers
Film · 2026
The Heroism and Resiliency of 9/11: From Tragedy to Triumph
Film · 2026
Miles, Morale and Memories: Bob Hope and WWII
Film · 2025
LIFT - Connecting Humanity
Film · 2024
D-Day Veterans Return to Normandy - 75 Years Later
Film · 2023
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
Series · 2022
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
Film · 2021
Saving Wrigley Field
Film · 2021
I Still Believe
Film · 2020
Joe Bell
Film · 2020
SGT. Will Gardner
Film · 2019
The Movies That Made Us
Series · 2019
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
Film · 2018
Steve McQueen: American Icon
Film · 2017
13 Reasons Why
Series · 2017
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Film · 2016
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own
Film · 2016
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
Series · 2016
Finding Noah
Film · 2015
Beyond Glory
Film · 2015
Climb: The Rob Jones Journey Story
Film · 2014
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Film · 2014
Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicago
Film · 2011
A Game of Honor
Film · 2011
We Believe
Film · 2009
Beyond All Boundaries
Film · 2009
WWII in HD
Series · 2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2009
When We Left Earth
Film · 2008
When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions
Series · 2008
Chasing October
Film · 2007
Open Season
Film · 2006
Into The Fire
Film · 2006
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Film · 2006
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Film · 2005
The Colbert Report
Series · 2005
Criminal Minds
Series · 2005
The Big Bounce
Film · 2004
The Forgotten
Film · 2004
This Old Cub
Film · 2004
The Tony Danza Show
Series · 2004
CSI: NY
Series · 2004
Dennis Miller
Series · 2004
The Human Stain
Film · 2003
Path to War
Film · 2003
Fallen Angel
Film · 2003
A Gentleman's Game
Film · 2002
Made-Up
Film · 2002
Hideous Man
Film · 2002
CSI: Miami
Series · 2002
Impostor
Film · 2001
Good Day Live
Series · 2001
Reindeer Games
Film · 2000
It's the Rage
Film · 2000
Bruno
Film · 2000
Mission to Mars
Film · 2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Series · 2000
The Green Mile
Film · 1999
That Championship Season
Film · 1999
The Early Show
Series · 1999
Snake Eyes
Film · 1998
Inside the Space Shuttle
Film · 1998
Albino Alligator
Film · 1997
George Wallace
Film · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
George Wallace
Series · 1997
Ransom
Film · 1996
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
Film · 1996
The West
Series · 1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Series · 1996
Apollo 13
Film · 1995
The Quick and the Dead
Film · 1995
Truman
Film · 1995
Forrest Gump
Film · 1994
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump
Film · 1994
The Stand
Film · 1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Series · 1994
The Stand
Series · 1994
Jack the Bear
Film · 1993
Frasier
Series · 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Series · 1993
A Midnight Clear
Film · 1992
Of Mice and Men
Film · 1992
The Witness
Film · 1992
The Grapes of Wrath
Film · 1991
My Name Is Bill W.
Film · 1989
The Final Days
Film · 1989
National Memorial Day Concert
Series · 1989
Crime Story
Series · 1986
True West
Film · 1984
Family Secrets
Film · 1984
Hunter
Series · 1984
American Playhouse
Series · 1982
American Playhouse
Series · 1982
Knots Landing
Series · 1979
A Wedding
Film · 1978
Great Performances
Series · 1971
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Glenn Beck
Series