Gary Alan Sinise is an Emmy winning American actor and film director. Sinise was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1994 for his role as Lieutenant Dan Taylor in Forrest Gump. In 1996, he played a corrupt cop in the Ron Howard dramatic hit Ransom. In 1998, Sinise was awarded an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for George Wallace.

Steppenwolf has showcased the talents of such notable actors as Kevin Anderson, Joan Allen, Gary Cole, Glenne Headly, John Malkovich, Jim True-Frost and Laurie Metcalf. Sinise has also appeared in Of Mice and Men (which he also directed), Apollo 13, The Green Mile, Reindeer Games, Mission to Mars, and The Stand.

In 2004, he began his first regular television series, in the crime drama CSI: New York, in which he plays Detective Mac Taylor.
Sinise has appeared in three movies with Tom Hanks: Forrest Gump, The Green Mile and Apollo 13.

Public Name: Gary Sinise
Birth Name: Gary Alan Sinise
Date of Birth: March 17, 1955
Place of Birth: Blue Island, Illinois

Filmography

• "CSI: NY", 2004-2006 TV Episodes
• Open Season, 2006 (voice)
• "CSI: Miami", 2004-2005 TV Episodes
• The Forgotten, 2004
• The Big Bounce, 2004
• Fallen Angel, 2003 (TV)
• The Human Stain, 2003
• Mission: Space, 2003
• Path to War, 2002 (TV)
• Made-Up, 2002
• Impostor, (2002
• A Gentleman's Game, 2001
• Bruno, 2000
• Mission to Mars, 2000
• Reindeer Games, 2000
• The Green Mile, 1999
• All the Rage, 1999
• That Championship Season, 1999 (TV)
• Snake Eyes, 1998
• George Wallace, 1997 (TV)
• Ransom, 1996
• Albino Alligator, 1996
• Truman, 1995 (TV)
• Apollo 13, 1995
• "Frasier", 1995 TV Episode (voice)
• The Quick and the Dead, 1995
• Forrest Gump, 1994
• "The Stand", 1994 (mini) TV Series
• Jack the Bear, 1993
• Of Mice and Men, 1992
• A Midnight Clear, 1992
• The Witness, 1992 (TV)
• The Grapes of Wrath, 1991 (TV)
• "Hunter", 1990 TV Episode
• The Final Days, 1989 (TV)
• My Name Is Bill W., 1989 (TV)
• "Crime Story", 1986-1987 TV Episodes
• Family Secrets, 1984 (TV)
• True West, 1984 (TV)
• "Knots Landing", 1980 TV Episode

Awards

• Drama League Award Distinguished Performance "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" 2001
• Emmy Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie "George Wallace" 1997 - 98
• Golden Satellite Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television "George Wallace" 1997
• The Actor Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries "George Wallace" 1997
• CableACE Award Actor in a Movie or Miniseries "George Wallace" 1996
• Chicago Film Critics Commitment to Chicago Prize 1996
• Joseph Jefferson Award Best Director "Buried Child" 1996
• CableACE Award Actor in a Movie or Miniseries "Truman" 1995
• Golden Globe Award Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television "Truman" 1995
• The Actor Outstanding Ensemble Performance in a Motion Picture "Apollo 13" 1995
• The Actor Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries "Truman" 1995
• National Board of Review Award Best Supporting Actor "Forrest Gump" 1994
• Drama Desk Award Outstanding Ensemble Performance "Balm in Gilead" 1985
• Joseph Jefferson Award Best Director "Orphans" 1985
• OBIE Award Direction "True West" 1982 - 83
• Joseph Jefferson Award Best Supporting Actor "Getting Out" 1980