Gary Sinise

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 Shepards 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 Cuckoos Nest He earned the Tony Awards Regional Theatre Award alongside the Steppenwolf Theatre Company He first starred in the film adaptation of John Steinbecks 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 wellknown 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 Howards Apollo 13 1995 Ransom 1996 Frank Darabonts 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 200413 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