Directed credits
4
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Gary Sinise
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.8
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 3All crew credits: 10
TMDB ID: 33
IMDb ID: nm0000641
Known for: Acting
Born: March 17, 1955
Age: 70
Place of birth: Blue Island, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2025
Years active: 82
Average TMDB rating: 6.74
Wikidata: Q180272
Also known as
Gary A. Sinise
Frequent jobs
Director (4)Executive Producer (3)Producer (3)
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 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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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Gary Sinise.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Gary Sinise.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Gary Sinise.
8.5
The Green Mile
as Burt Hammersmith
1999 Movie
8.5
Forrest Gump
as Lieutenant Dan Taylor
1994 Movie
7.7
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
as The Smithsonian Narrator (voice)
2014 Movie
7.6
I Still Believe
as Tom Camp
2020 Movie
7.5
Apollo 13
as Ken Mattingly
1995 Movie
7.3
Of Mice and Men
Producer
1992 Movie
6.7
Ransom
as Det. Jimmy Shaker
1996 Movie
6.5
The Quick and the Dead
as Marshall
1995 Movie
6.5
Joe Bell
as Sheriff Westin
2020 Movie
6.5
A Midnight Clear
as Vance 'Mother' Wilkins
1992 Movie
6.2
Open Season
as Shaw (voice)
2006 Movie
6.2
Snake Eyes
as Kevin Dunne
1998 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Gary Sinise.
8.3
Criminal Minds
as Jack Garrett • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.7
CSI: Miami
as Mac Taylor • 2 eps
2002 Series
7.7
Frasier
as Sid (voice) • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Mac Taylor • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.6
13 Reasons Why
as Robert Ellman • 10 eps
2017 Series
7.3
CSI: NY
Producer • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.2
The Movies That Made Us
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.1
Hunter
as Lord Tony Rutherford • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.1
The Oscars
as Self • 1 eps
1953 Series
6.9
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
as Jack Garrett • 26 eps
2016 Series
6.9
The Colbert Report
as Self • 1 eps
2005 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Gary Sinise.
8.5
Forrest Gump
as Lieutenant Dan Taylor
1994 Movie
8.5
The Green Mile
as Burt Hammersmith
1999 Movie
7.7
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
as The Smithsonian Narrator (voice)
2014 Movie
7.5
Apollo 13
as Ken Mattingly
1995 Movie
6.2
Open Season
as Shaw (voice)
2006 Movie
6.5
The Quick and the Dead
as Marshall
1995 Movie
7.6
I Still Believe
as Tom Camp
2020 Movie
6.0
Mission to Mars
as Jim McConnell
2000 Movie
6.2
Snake Eyes
as Kevin Dunne
1998 Movie
6.7
Ransom
as Det. Jimmy Shaker
1996 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Gary Sinise.
8.3
Criminal Minds
as Jack Garrett • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Mac Taylor • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.7
CSI: Miami
as Mac Taylor • 2 eps
2002 Series
7.7
Frasier
as Sid (voice) • 1 eps
1993 Series
5.8
Great Performances
as Self • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee • 3 eps
1944 Series
4.3
The View
as Self • 2 eps
1997 Series
7.3
CSI: NY
Producer • 1 eps
2004 Series
6.4
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.6
13 Reasons Why
as Robert Ellman • 10 eps
2017 Series
6.9
The Colbert Report
as Self • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1993 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Gary Sinise.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Gary Sinise.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Gary Sinise.
LIFT - Connecting Humanity
as Himself
2024 Movie
D-Day Veterans Return to Normandy - 75 Years Later
as Self
2023 Movie
8.0
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
as Self
2021 Movie
Saving Wrigley Field
as Narrator
2021 Movie
6.5
Joe Bell
as Sheriff Westin
2020 Movie
7.6
I Still Believe
as Tom Camp
2020 Movie
4.7
SGT. Will Gardner
as Larry
2019 Movie
5.2
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
as Self
2018 Movie
7.0
Steve McQueen: American Icon
as Narrator (voice)
2017 Movie
8.0
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own
as Self
2016 Movie
4.1
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
as Self
2016 Movie
Finding Noah
as narrator
2015 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Gary Sinise.
3.7
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
as Self • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.2
The Movies That Made Us
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.6
13 Reasons Why
as Robert Ellman • 10 eps
2017 Series
6.9
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
as Jack Garrett • 26 eps
2016 Series
7.4
WWII in HD
as Narrator • 10 eps
2009 Series
6.1
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
8.4
When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions
as Self - Narrator • 6 eps
2008 Series
6.9
The Colbert Report
as Self • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.3
Criminal Minds
as Jack Garrett • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.3
CSI: NY
as Mac Taylor • 197 eps
2004 Series
Dennis Miller
1 eps
2004 Series
7.7
CSI: Miami
as Mac Taylor • 2 eps
2002 Series