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Gary Sinise

Highest Rated: 100% Path to War (2002)

Lowest Rated: 16% The Big Bounce (2004)

Birthday: Mar 17, 1955

Birthplace: Blue Island, Illinois, USA

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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Highest-Rated Movies

100% 74% Path to War
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97% 82% Of Mice and Men
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96% 87% Apollo 13
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89% 74% Truman
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88% 79% A Midnight Clear
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79% 94% The Green Mile
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75% 95% Forrest Gump Watchlist
74% 85% This Old Cub
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74% 63% Ransom
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70% 68% Brothers at War
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Filmography

Movies TV Shows
The Real American: The Story of Evan Thompson 2024 Self Brothers After War 2023 Executive Producer Into Flight Once More 2022 Narrator Joe Bell 39% 72% 2020 Sheriff Westin Actor I Still Believe 50% 98% 2020 Tom Camp Actor World War II Heroes: 75th Anniversary Documentary Collection 2020 Actor Sgt. Will Gardner 22% 88% 2019 Larry Actor Steve McQueen: American Icon 84% 2017 Narrator Thank You for Your Service 73% 2015 Actor Beyond Glory 100% 2015 Military Voice Voice Finding Noah 33% 2015 Narrator We Believe 50% 2009 Narrator Brothers at War 70% 68% 2009 Executive Producer Open Season 48% 57% 2006 Shaw Voice The Forgotten 31% 36% 2004 Dr. Munce Actor This Old Cub 74% 85% 2004 Self The Big Bounce 16% 24% 2004 Ray Ritchie Actor The Human Stain 42% 48% 2003 Nathan Zuckerman Actor Fallen Angel 77% 2003 Terry McQuinn Actor Path to War 100% 74% 2002 George Wallace Actor Made-Up 41% 2002 Duncan Tivey Actor A Gentleman's Game 58% 2001 Foster Pearse Actor Impostor 25% 41% 2001 Spence Olham Actor, Producer Bruno 20% 68% 2000 Dino Battaglia Actor Mission to Mars 24% 30% 2000 Jim McConnell Actor
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