Gary Sinise

Gary Sinise Headshot

Actor

Birth Date: March 17, 1955

Age: 68 years old

Birth Place: Blue Island, Illinois

As one of the founding members of the renowned Steppenwolf Theater, actor Gary Sinise honed his skills on the stage before becoming an accomplished supporting and lead actor on television and in films. Sinise began his rise to prominence with a taped stage performance of Sam Shepard's "True West" (PBS, 1984), which was previously performed off-Broadway to great acclaim. But his first real forays into Hollywood were as a director, not an actor - he helmed episodes of "Crime Story" (NBC, 1986-88) and "thirtysomething" (ABC, 1987-1991), while making his feature directorial debut with "Miles from Home" (1988), before finally stepping in front of the camera for a memorable performance as an emotionally fragile soldier in "A Midnight Clear" (1992). He next received high praise for both his directing and acting with his adaptation of "Of Mice and Men" (1992). But Sinise soon delivered his most enduring role, playing Lt. Dan in the winning drama "Forrest Gump" (1994), a role many fans identified with the actor for the rest of his career. Following a pivotal supporting turn in Ron Howard's "Apollo 13" (1995), he went on to deliver two powerful leading performances of historical figures, playing "Truman" (HBO, 1995) and "George Wallace" (TNT, 1997); the latter of which earned him an Emmy Award. A string of varied roles, playing both hero and villain in movies like "Reindeer Games" (2000), "Mission to Mars" (2000) and "The Human Stain" (2003) soon followed. But he took an unpredictable turn toward series television, landing the lead role in the hit spin-off procedural, "CSI: NY" (CBS, 2004-2013). While the show took him away from features, Sinise nonetheless remained a prominent performer capable of maintaining a high-level of public interest and critical acclaim. After that series folded in 2013, Sinise moved into a similar role in another procedural spin-off, "Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders" (CBS 2016- ).

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National Memorial Day Concert 2023

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2023

Jack Taylor: The Enterprise

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2022

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Into Flight Once More

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The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney WorldStream

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National Memorial Day Concert 2021

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The Rose Parade's New Year's Celebration

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American Valor: We Stand Together

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2020

National Memorial Day Concert

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2020

I Still Believe

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2020

Good Joe BellStream

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Sheriff Westin
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2020
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World War II Heroes: 75th Anniversary Documentary Collection

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2020

The Portillo Expedition: Mystery on Bougainville Island

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Larry
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2019
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American Valor: A Salute to Our Heroes

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2018

Lifeline: Pearl Harbor's Unknown Hero

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2018

Today 3rd Hour

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2018

National Memorial Day Concert

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2018

Huckabee

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2017

Pickler & Ben

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2017

National Memorial Day Concert

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2017

Steve McQueen: American Icon

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2017

The National Memorial Day Parade

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2016

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2016

Criminal Minds: Beyond BordersStream

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Unit Chief Jack Garrett
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2016
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2015

Brush of Honor

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2015

Thank You for Your Service

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Beyond Glory

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2015

The American Veterans Center Honors

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Criminal Minds: Extras

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The National Memorial Day Parade

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The National Memorial Day Parade

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The National Memorial Day Parade

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Countdown to the Oscars

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The National Memorial Day Parade

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2013

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The CSI Movie: Revenge

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2013

National Salute to Veterans

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2012

Larry King NowStream

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National Memorial Day Concert (2012)

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National Memorial Day Concert (2011)

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Missions That Changed the War

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2011

The Talk

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Missions That Changed The War: The Doolittle Raid

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NASA's Greatest Missions

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National Memorial Day Concert (2010)

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WWII in HD

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A Nation Remembers: The Story of the Pentagon Memorial

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2009

National Memorial Day Concert (2009)

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2009

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

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2009

On the Road in Iraq With Our Troops and Gary Sinise

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2009

Brothers at War

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2009

We Believe

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2009

The Bonnie Hunt Show

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2008

When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions

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National Memorial Day Concert (2008)

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2008

National Memorial Day Concert (2007)

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2007

Rachael RayStream

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Open Season

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The Colbert Report

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2005

Criminal MindsStream

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2005

The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson

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2005

CSI: NYStream

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Det. Mack "Mac" Taylor
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2004

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Tavis Smiley

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2004

This Old Cub

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The Big Bounce

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Ray Ritchie
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The Forgotten

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Dr. Munce
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2004

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The Human Stain

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Nathan Zuckerman
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2003

Fallen Angel

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Terry McQuinn
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CSI: MiamiStream

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2002

This Week With George Stephanopoulos

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Path to War

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George Wallace
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2002

Made-Up

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2002

Live With Regis and Kelly

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Impostor

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Spence Olham
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A Gentleman's Game

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CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationStream

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Reindeer GamesStream

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Gabriel
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2000
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Mission to MarsStream

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Jim McConnell
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2000
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Bruno

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The Early Show

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The Daily Show With Jon StewartStream

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That Championship Season

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That Championship Season

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All the Rage

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The Green MileStream

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Burt Hammersmith
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Snake Eyes

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Commander Kevin Dunne
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George Wallace

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The View

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Milo
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1996

RansomStream

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The Quick and the Dead

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Apollo 13Stream

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Ken Mattingly
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Truman

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Inside the Actors Studio

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Stephen King's The StandStream

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Forrest GumpStream

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Lt. Dan Taylor
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Stephen Kings The Stand - Das letzte Gefecht (1+2)

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FrasierStream

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A Midnight Clear

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1992

Of Mice and Men

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1992

Of Mice and Men

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1992

Of Mice and Men

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1992

Jack the Bear

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Norman Strick
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My Name Is Bill W.

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Ebby
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1989

The Final Days

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Richard Ben-Veniste
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1989

Miles From Home

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1988

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Lord Tony Rutherford
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1984

Family Secrets

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Motorcyclist
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1984

Entertainment Tonight

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Good Morning America

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1975

60 MinutesStream

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