03/17/1955
Blue Island, Illinois, USA:
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.
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LIFT - Connecting Humanity (2024) as Himself |
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D-Day Veterans Return to Normandy - 75 Years Later (2023) as Self |
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The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World (2021) as Self |
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Saving Wrigley Field (2021) as Narrator |
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Joe Bell (2020) as Sheriff Westin |
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I Still Believe (2020) as Tom Camp |
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SGT. Will Gardner (2019) as Larry |
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CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion (2018) as Self |
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Steve McQueen: American Icon (2017) as Narrator (voice) |
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Tom Hanks: A League of His Own (2016) as Self |
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Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows (2016) as Self |
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Finding Noah (2015) as narrator |
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Beyond Glory (2015) as |
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Climb: The Rob Jones Journey Story (2014) as Narrator (voice) |
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) as The Smithsonian Narrator (voice) |
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A Game of Honor (2011) as Narrator |
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Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicago (2011) as Narrator (voice) |
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Beyond All Boundaries (2009) as Ernie Pyle |
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We Believe (2009) as Narrator |
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When We Left Earth (2008) as Narrator |
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Chasing October (2007) as Self |
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Into The Fire (2006) as Self |
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Open Season (2006) as Shaw (voice) |
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The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays (2006) as Randle P. McMurphy (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest") |
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Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon (2005) as Gene Cernan |
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The Forgotten (2004) as Dr. Munce |
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This Old Cub (2004) as Himself |
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The Big Bounce (2004) as Ray Ritchie |
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The Human Stain (2003) as Nathan Zuckerman |
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Path to War (2003) as George Wallace |
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Fallen Angel (2003) as Terry McQuinn |
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A Gentleman's Game (2002) as Foster Pearse |
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Hideous Man (2002) as Hideous Man |
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Made-Up (2002) as Duncan Tivey |
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Impostor (2001) as Spencer Olham |
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Bruno (2000) as Dino Battaglia |
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Mission to Mars (2000) as Jim McConnell |
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Reindeer Games (2000) as Gabriel Mercer |
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The Green Mile (1999) as Burt Hammersmith |
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All the Rage (1999) as Morgan |
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That Championship Season (1999) as Tom Daley |
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Snake Eyes (1998) as Kevin Dunne |
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Inside The Space Shuttle (1998) as Gary Sinise (Voice) |
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George Wallace (1997) as George C. Wallace |
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Albino Alligator (1997) as Milo |
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Ransom (1996) as Det. Jimmy Shaker |
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Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 (1996) as Self |
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Truman (1995) as Harry S Truman |
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Apollo 13 (1995) as Ken Mattingly |
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The Quick and the Dead (1995) as Marshall |
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Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump (1994) as Self |
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Forrest Gump (1994) as Lieutenant Dan Taylor |
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Jack the Bear (1993) as Norman Strick |
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Of Mice and Men (1992) as George Milton |
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A Midnight Clear (1992) as Vance 'Mother' Wilkins |
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The Witness (1992) as Young Soldier |
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The Grapes of Wrath (1991) as Tom Joad |
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The Final Days (1989) as Richard Ben-Veniste |
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My Name Is Bill W. (1989) as Ebby |
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Family Secrets (1984) as Motorcyclist |
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True West (1984) as Austin |
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A Wedding (1978) as Extra (uncredited) |
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Brothers After War (2025) Executive Producer |
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Brothers at War (2009) Executive Producer |
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Impostor (2001) Producer |
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That Championship Season (1999) Executive Producer |
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Of Mice and Men (1992) Director |
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Of Mice and Men (1992) Producer |
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Miles from Home (1988) Director |