Gary Alan Sinise, born March 17, 1955, is an American actor, director, and musician. Among other awards, he has won an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame and has been nominated for an Academy Award. To say the least, Gary Sinise has had a highly successful acting career. The following are our picks for the top 5 memorable roles he has played in movies and on television:
Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump is a comedy-drama film released in 1994. It is based on a 1986 novel with the same title. Gary Sinise starred as Lieutenant Dan Taylor; a Bubba Blue and Forrest’s platoon leader in Vietnam War. Apparently, Dan Taylor’s ancestors have died in every American conflict and he feels he is destined to do the same. When he lost all his legs in the war and got rescued by Forrest, he got bitter for being denied his destiny. He later regains his will to live when he joins Forrest at Bubba Gump Shrimp Company. At the end of the movie, he is able to walk again using prosthetic legs, and has a Vietnamese wife.
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men had a terrible box office performance but really defined Gary Sinise’s career. The American drama film is based on a 1937 novella of the same title written by John Steinbeck. The film was directed and produced by Gary Sinise himself. After the Great Depression of 1937, George Milton (Gary Sinise) finds himself taking care of a physically fit yet mentally challenged and disabled friend Lennie Small (John Malkovich). This is after they had fled from Weed, California where they had been employed as workmen. What follows is a thrilling drama filled with a lot of unexpected turns. The movie ends with George shooting up Lennie.
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
Gary Sinise stars as Jack Garrett in Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders. He is a 20 year FBI veteran and commands the entire International Response Team as a Unit Chief based in Washington D.C. His unit is dedicated to solving cases involving American citizens on the global arena. The first episode, for instance, involves Garret and his team heading to Thailand for a mission where they meet Clara Sager, a former agent of FBI and now a cultural anthropologist. In the episode titled Love Interrupted, he is contemplating over Josie’s decision to enroll at the University of Southern California instead of the Florida State University, which would have been nearer to home.
Mission to Mars
In the 2000 science fiction film, Gary Sinise stars as Jim McConnell. It is in the year 2020 when humanoids embark on a voyage to Mars aboard Mars I spacecraft when the team reaches Mars, they discover a crystalline upthrust in Cydonia region. Suddenly, a vortex hits them killing everyone except Luke who sends a distress call to the World Space Station jointly commanded by Jim McConnell. In the wake of unexpected events, Jim McConnell coordinates a rescue mission.
CSI: NY
He plays Mac Taylor in the CBS crime drama. Mac Taylor is a fictional character with an illustrious military career and an equally remarkable stint in law enforcement. He is the Chief Director at NYPD Crime Labs and the main supervisor of NYPD CSI team. He is portrayed as a strict team leader who easily suspends his juniors but is greatly loved by subordinates anyway. Throughout the series, he is inclined to protect just three things: safety of his city, honor his of country and integrity of his lab.
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