Gary Sinise is an American actor. He co-founded the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago in 1974 and served as its artistic director until 1987. Sinise has appeared in films such as Apollo 13, Forrest Gump, and Ransom, and in television series including Stephen King's The Stand and CSI: NY. He received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film for Truman and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for George Wallace. Sinise has also directed and starred in the 1992 film adaptation of Of Mice and Men. He also appeared in the films Impostor and That Championship Season.