Bill Pullman

William Pullman (born December 17, 1953) is an American actor. After graduating with a Master of Fine Arts degree in theatre, he was an adjunct professor at Montana State University before deciding to pursue acting. Pullman made his film debut in Ruthless People (1986), and starred in Spaceballs (1987), The Accidental Tourist and The Serpent and the Rainbow (both 1988), Newsies (1992), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Wyatt Earp (1994), While You Were Sleeping (1995), Independence Day (1996), Lost Highway (1997), and Lake Placid (1999). He also voiced Captain Joseph Korso in Titan A.E. (2000). He has also appeared frequently on television, usually in TV films. Since the 21st century began, Pullman has also acted in miniseries and regular series such as Torchwood (2011), playing starring roles in 1600 Penn (2012–13) and The Sinner (2017–2021). In 2021, he had a recurring role in the miniseries Halston. Pullman also has a long stage-acting career. He has appeared on Broadway several times, including in Edward Albee's The Goat or Who Is Sylvia? (2002).

Cast

Sleepless in Seattle
Walter
Spaceballs
Lone Starr
Sommersby
Orin Meecham
While You Were Sleeping
Jack Callaghan
Independence Day
President Thomas J. Whitmore
Lost Highway
Fred Madison
Malice
Andy Sarafian
The Grudge
Peter Kirk
Surveillance
Sam Hallaway
Lucky Numbers
Detective Pat Lakewood
Scary Movie 4
Henry Hale
Dear Wendy
Krugsby
Singles
Dr. Jeffrey Jamison
Brain Dead
Dr. Rex Martin
The Accidental Tourist
Julian Hedge
Titan A.E.
Korso (voice)
Peacock
Edmund French
The Serpent and the Rainbow
Dennis Alan
You Kill Me
Dave
Casper
Dr. James Harvey
Ruthless People
Earl James Mott
Wyatt Earp
Ed Masterson
The Last Seduction
Clay Gregory
Alien Autopsy
Morgan Banner
Lake Placid
Jack Wells
Igby Goes Down
Jason
Rick
Rick O'Lette
Bottle Shock
Jim Barrett
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self (archive footage)
The Killer Inside Me
Billy Boy Walker
Newsies
Bryan Denton
Liebestraum
Paul Kessler
Spy Games
Harry Howe / Ernie Halliday
Nobel Son
Max Mariner
Parables of War
Self
Phone
Duke
Zero Effect
Daryl Zero
Too Big to Fail
Jamie Dimon
The End of Violence
Mike
Mr. Wrong
Whitman Crawford
Brokedown Palace
Hank Greene
Phoebe in Wonderland
Peter Lichten
Rio Sex Comedy
William
The Favor
Peter
Tiger Cruise
Gary Dolan
Bringing Up Bobby
Kent
Innocent
Rusty Sabich
The Guilty
Callum Crane
Ignition
Conor Gallagher
Rocket Gibraltar
Crow Black
29 Palms
The Ticket Clerk
Bright Angel
Bob
Lola Versus
Lenny
Cold Feet
Buck
Crazy in Love
Nick Symonds
Sibling Rivalry
Nicholas Meany
The Fruit Hunters
Narrator (voice)
May in the Summer
Edward
Your Name Here
William J. Frick
Kingdom Come
Self
American Horses
Narrator (voice)
Going Under
Biff Banner
The Virginian
The Virginian
Nervous Ticks
York Daley
Cymbeline
Sicilius Leonatus
Red Sky
John Webster
The Equalizer
Brian Plummer
Brother Nature
Jerry Turley
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
George Bailey
Independence Day: Resurgence
President Whitmore
Mistrial
Steve Donohue
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
Self
American Ultra
Krueger
The Unbelievers
Self
LBJ
Ralph Yarborough
Mr. Jones
Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)
Home Fires Burning
Lt. Henry Tibbettes
Killing Faith
Ross
Walking Out
Clyde
The Ballad of Lefty Brown
Lefty Brown
Trouble
Ben
Battle of the Sexes
Jack Kramer
A Thousand Junkies
Bill Pullman
The Equalizer 2
Brian Plummer
Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square
Self
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
Self
Dark Waters
Harry Dietzler
The Coldest Game
Joshua Mansky
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
Joe Keller
The High Note
Max
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
Self
The Making of 'Independence Day'
Self
John Candy: Comic Spirit
Self
The War of 1996: A United World News Special
President Whitmore
Dark Waters: The Cost of Being a Hero
Self
Yellowstone
(voice)
A League of Their Own
Bob Hinson
A Man Is Mostly Water
Parking Fascist
Everybody Digs Bill Evans
Harry
Famous
Unknown
Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live
Unknown
A Bridge Between
Bobby Verdun
Spaceballs 2
Lone Starr
Spaceballs: The Documentary
Self
The Basics of Philosophy
Melvyn Jorrisen
Roland Emmerich - Weltenzerstörer, Weltenerbauer
Self - actor