ACTING . Acting . 70 years . Blue Island, Illinois, USA

Gary Sinise_

EMMY WINNER Blue Island, Illinois, USA

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Born Blue Island, Illinois, USA
Birthday
70
Age
24
Credits
Actor
Known For
2.2
Popularity
28 yrs
Career
Updated Feb 20, 2026

Details

Known For
Actor
Occupations
Television actor, Film actor, Stage actor
Birthday
(Thursday)
Birthplace
Blue Island, Illinois, USA
Nationality
Citizenship
United States
Religion
Catholicism
Political Party
Republican Party
Languages
English
Spouse
Moira Harris (1981)
Children
3 children
Education
Illinois State University
Zodiac Sign
♓ Pisces
Chinese Zodiac
羊 Goat
Name Origin
English < Ancient Greek (Ἀλανοί)
Popularity
Tier A -- 87,967 Wikipedia views/month

DROPTHE_ GOSSIP

Birthday twin
Shares a birthday (March 17) with Grimes
Grimes →
Screen debut
First screen credit at age 33
Career
Career spanning 28 years (1989-2017)
Frequent co-star
Appeared in 4 films with Sam Anderson
Sam Anderson →
Year context
Born in 1955 -- Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott; Dwight D. Eisenhower was US president
Year 1955 →

DROPTHE GOOD_

19
Notable
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Human Impact
0
Innovation
0
Giving
36
Sustainability
70
Cultural Uplift
48
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AWARDS (9)

G
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
1998
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
1998
WON
G
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
1996
WON
B
Drama League Award
WON

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 Ne

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Gary Sinise was born in Blue Island, Illinois, USA.
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Gary Sinise has 24 credits in our database. Notable titles include 13 Reasons Why (2017), Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (2016), WWII in HD (2009), Brothers at War (2009), When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (2008).
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