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 G…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Forrest Gump (1994) — Lieutenant Dan Taylor
2. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) — The Smithsonian Narrator (voice)
3. The Green Mile (1999) — Burt Hammersmith
4. Apollo 13 (1995) — Ken Mattingly
5. 13 Reasons Why (2017) — Robert Ellman
6. Criminal Minds (2005) — Jack Garrett
7. Open Season (2006) — Shaw (voice)
8. Ransom (1996) — Det. Jimmy Shaker
9. The Quick and the Dead (1995) — Marshall
10. CSI: Miami (2002) — Mac Taylor
11. Mission to Mars (2000) — Jim McConnell
12. Snake Eyes (1998) — Kevin Dunne
13. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) — Mac Taylor
14. The Forgotten (2004) — Dr. Munce
15. I Still Believe (2020) — Tom Camp
16. Frasier (1993) — Sid (voice)
17. CSI: NY (2004) — Mac Taylor
18. Reindeer Games (2000) — Gabriel Mercer
19. Of Mice and Men (1992) — George Milton
20. The Stand (1994) — Stu Redman
21. The Human Stain (2003) — Nathan Zuckerman
22. Impostor (2001) — Spencer Olham
23. The Colbert Report (2005) — Self
24. The Big Bounce (2004) — Ray Ritchie
25. Joe Bell (2020) — Sheriff Westin
26. Late Show with David Letterman (1993) — Self - Guest
27. Albino Alligator (1997) — Milo
28. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) — Self - Guest
29. The Movies That Made Us (2019) — Self
30. Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (2016) — Jack Garrett
31. A Midnight Clear (1992) — Vance 'Mother' Wilkins
32. The View (1997) — Self
33. Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009) — Self - Guest
34. Hunter (1984) — Lord Tony Rutherford
35. The Oscars (1953) — Self
36. Crime Story (1986) — Howie Dressler
37. Jack the Bear (1993) — Norman Strick
38. A Wedding (1978) — Extra (uncredited)
39. Path to War (2003) — George Wallace
40. Inside the Actors Studio (1994) — Self

Directed

1. Of Mice and Men (1992) — Director
2. Crime Story (1986) — Director
3. Miles from Home (1988) — Director
4. China Beach (1988) — Director
5. thirtysomething (1987) — Director
6. American Playhouse (1982) — Director