Director · Actor · Producer

Gary Sinise

64 credited titles on WatchWise

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 G

Associated lifetime gross

$296M

Combined reported budget

$163M

Gross / budget

1.8x

Bankability Index

25 / 100

Associated performance by genre

Worldwide gross by tagged contribution — US$.

Thriller

$188M · 4 films · 50% hit

Drama

$59M · 5 films · 40% hit

Sci-Fi

$44M · 1 film · 0% hit

Comedy

$2.5M · 2 films · 0% hit

Romance

$1.9M · 1 film · 0% hit

Bankability assessment

25/100Developing verified track record

Films measured × gross-vs-budget efficiency, weighted by billing prominence — lead roles and directing count fully, minor roles fractionally. Association, not attribution — not a claim that this individual caused the revenue.