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