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.
Forrest Gump
(Lieutenant Dan Taylor)
The Green Mile
(Burt Hammersmith)
Apollo 13
(Ken Mattingly)
Mission to Mars
(Jim McConnell)
Reindeer Games
(Gabriel Mercer)
Ransom
(Det. Jimmy Shaker)
The Human Stain
(Nathan Zuckerman)
Impostor
(Spencer Olham)
D-Day Veterans Return to Normandy - 75 Years Later
(Self)
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
(Self)
Path to War
(George Wallace)
A Midnight Clear
(Vance 'Mother' Wilkins)
Open Season
(Shaw (voice))
It's the Rage
(Morgan)
Snake Eyes
(Kevin Dunne)
The Quick and the Dead
(Marshall)
Albino Alligator
(Milo)
The Big Bounce
(Ray Ritchie)
Of Mice and Men
(George Milton)
When We Left Earth
(Narrator)
George Wallace
(George C. Wallace)
My Name Is Bill W.
(Ebby)
Jack the Bear
(Norman Strick)
Truman
(Harry S Truman)
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
(Gene Cernan)
The Witness
(Young Soldier)
A Gentleman's Game
(Foster Pearse)
Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicago
(Narrator (voice))
We Believe
(Narrator)
A Game of Honor
(Narrator)
Fallen Angel
(Terry McQuinn)
Bruno
(Dino Battaglia)
That Championship Season
(Tom Daley)
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
(Self)
Into The Fire
(Self)
True West
(Austin)
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump
(Self)
The Forgotten
(Dr. Munce)
Climb: The Rob Jones Journey Story
(Narrator (voice))
Finding Noah
(narrator)
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
(Self)
A Wedding
(Extra (uncredited))
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
(The Smithsonian Narrator (voice))
Made-Up
(Duncan Tivey)
Beyond All Boundaries
(Ernie Pyle)
SGT. Will Gardner
(Larry)
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
(Randle P. McMurphy (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"))
This Old Cub
(Himself)
Steve McQueen: American Icon
(Narrator (voice))
I Still Believe
(Tom Camp)
Beyond Glory
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
(Self)
Family Secrets
(Motorcyclist)
Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good
(Self)
The Grapes of Wrath
(Tom Joad)
The Final Days
(Richard Ben-Veniste)
Joe Bell
(Sheriff Westin)
Saving Wrigley Field
(Narrator)
Inside the Actors Studio
(Self)
The Tony Danza Show
(Self - Guest)
CSI: Miami
(Mac Taylor)
The View
(Self)
Frasier
(Sid (voice))
Knots Landing
(Lee Maddox)
The Early Show
(Self)
The Colbert Report
(Self)
Hunter
(Lord Tony Rutherford)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(Self - Guest)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(Ebb, Bill's best friend)
When We Left Earth : The NASA Missions
(Self - Narrator)
The Stand
(Stu Redman)
CSI: NY
(Mac Taylor)
The Oscars
(Self)
Late Show with David Letterman
(Self - Guest)
Good Day Live
(Self)
The West
(T. P. Eagan)
Dennis Miller
WWII in HD
The Movies That Made Us
(Self)
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
(Jack Garrett)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
(Mac Taylor)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
(Self - Guest)
Crime Story
(Howie Dressler)
National Memorial Day Concert
(Self - Co-Host)
American Playhouse
(Austin)
13 Reasons Why
(Robert Ellman)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
Criminal Minds
(Jack Garrett)
Great Performances
(Self)
Golden Globe Awards
(Self - Nominee)
Tony Awards
(Self - Nominee/Presenter/Performer)