Cast & creator
Gary Sinise
Best known for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Late Show with David Letterman, Criminal Minds
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.
Also known as: Gary A. Sinise
75
film credits
44
television credits
108
1944–2026 · acting roles
6.6
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (119)
Showing 119 of 119 credits
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Mac Taylor
2000
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
Criminal Minds
Jack Garrett
2005
The View
Self
1997
The Colbert Report
Self
2005
CSI: Miami
Mac Taylor
2002
Frasier
Sid (voice)
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
CSI: NY
Mac Taylor
2004
Great Performances
Self
1971
Knots Landing
Lee Maddox
1979
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
American Playhouse
Austin
1982American Playhouse
Tom Joad
1982American Playhouse
Director
1982
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee / Performer
1956Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
1956Tony Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter / Performer
1956
Good Day Live
Self
2001
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2009The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
2004
13 Reasons Why
Robert Ellman
2017
The Green Mile
Burt Hammersmith
1999
Hunter
Lord Tony Rutherford
1984
Forrest Gump
Lieutenant Dan Taylor
1994
The Oscars
Self
1953
thirtysomething
Director
1987
China Beach
Director
1988
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
The Smithsonian Narrator (voice)
2014
Crime Story
Howie Dressler
1986Crime Story
Director
1986
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
Self
2022
The Stand
Stu Redman
1994
The Movies That Made Us
Self
2019
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
Jack Garrett
2016
The Early Show
Self
1999
Apollo 13
Ken Mattingly
1995
Open Season
Shaw (voice)
2006
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996
The Quick and the Dead
Marshall
1995
I Still Believe
Tom Camp
2020
WWII in HD
Narrator
2009
Mission to Mars
Jim McConnell
2000
Reindeer Games
Gabriel Mercer
2000
The Forgotten
Dr. Munce
2004
The West
T. P. Eagan
1996
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Ebb, Bill's best friend
1951
The Human Stain
Nathan Zuckerman
2003
Snake Eyes
Kevin Dunne
1998
Ransom
Det. Jimmy Shaker
1996
When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions
Self - Narrator
2008
Dennis Miller
2004
Of Mice and Men
George Milton
1992Of Mice and Men
Director
1992Of Mice and Men
Producer
1992
Impostor
Spencer Olham
2001Impostor
Producer
2001
National Memorial Day Concert
Self - Co-Host
1989
George Wallace
George C. Wallace
1997
The Big Bounce
Ray Ritchie
2004
Path to War
George Wallace
2003
Joe Bell
Sheriff Westin
2020
Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicago
Narrator (voice)
2011
A Midnight Clear
Vance 'Mother' Wilkins
1992
My Name Is Bill W.
Ebby
1989
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
Self
2021
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Albino Alligator
Milo
1997
It's the Rage
Morgan
2000
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
2016
Jack the Bear
Norman Strick
1993
Miles from Home
Director
1988
A Gentleman's Game
Foster Pearse
2002
The Grapes of Wrath
Tom Joad
1991Tracers
Self
2026
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
Self
2018
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Randle P. McMurphy (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest")
2006
Beyond All Boundaries
Ernie Pyle
2009
SGT. Will Gardner
Larry
2019
Hideous Man
Hideous Man
2002
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
Self
1996
A Wedding
Extra (uncredited)
1978
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump
Self
1994
This Old Cub
Himself
2004
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Gene Cernan
2005
George Wallace
George C. Wallace
1997
Steve McQueen: American Icon
Narrator (voice)
2017
Star Spangled Adventures - The Movie!
Robert E. Lee (voice)
2026Glenn Beck
Self
Miles, Morale and Memories: Bob Hope and WWII
Self - Narrator
2025
The Final Days
Richard Ben-Veniste
1989
The Stand
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own
Self
2016
Chasing October
Self
2007
That Championship Season
Tom Daley
1999That Championship Season
Executive Producer
1999
Bruno
Dino Battaglia
2000
Family Secrets
Motorcyclist
1984
Truman
Harry S Truman
1995
Fallen Angel
Terry McQuinn
2003
Beyond Glory
2015
When We Left Earth
Narrator
2008
True West
Austin
1984
D-Day Veterans Return to Normandy - 75 Years Later
Self
2023The Witness
Young Soldier
1992
A Game of Honor
Narrator
2011
Inside the Space Shuttle
Gary Sinise (Voice)
1998
Saving Wrigley Field
Narrator
2021
The Heroism and Resiliency of 9/11: From Tragedy to Triumph
Narrator
2026Climb: The Rob Jones Journey Story
Narrator (voice)
2014
Made-Up
Duncan Tivey
2002
Brothers at War
Executive Producer
2009Into The Fire
Self
2006
LIFT - Connecting Humanity
Himself
2024
Finding Noah
narrator
2015
We Believe
Narrator
2009
Brothers After War
Executive Producer
2025Gary
Gary
2026