Bill Pullman
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William James 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).
Known for
Credits
The Equalizer (2014)
as Brian Plummer
Independence Day (1996)
as President Thomas J. Whitmore
Scary Movie 4 (2006)
as Henry Hale
The Equalizer 2 (2018)
as Brian Plummer
Spaceballs (1987)
as Lone Starr
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
as President Whitmore
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
as Walter
Casper (1995)
as Dr. James Harvey
Lost Highway (1997)
as Fred Madison
While You Were Sleeping (1995)
as Jack Callaghan
A League of Their Own (1992)
as Bob Hinson
The Grudge (2004)
as Peter Kirk
Lola Versus (2012)
as Lenny
Dark Waters (2019)
as Harry Dietzler
Titan A.E. (2000)
as Korso (voice)
Sommersby (1993)
as Orin Meecham
Wyatt Earp (1994)
as Ed Masterson
Malice (1993)
as Andy Sarafian
Battle of the Sexes (2017)
as Jack Kramer
Spaceballs: The New One (2027)
as Lone Starr
Killing Faith (2025)
as Ross
American Ultra (2015)
as Krueger
Lake Placid (1999)
as Jack Wells
The Killer Inside Me (2010)
as Billy Boy Walker
The Last Seduction (1994)
as Clay Gregory
Brokedown Palace (1999)
as Hank Greene
The High Note (2020)
as Max
Too Big to Fail (2011)
as Jamie Dimon
Ruthless People (1986)
as Earl James Mott
The Accidental Tourist (1988)
as Julian Hedge
Mr. Jones (1993)
as Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)
The Unbelievers (2013)
as Self
The Ballad of Lefty Brown (2017)
as Lefty Brown
Innocent (2011)
as Rusty Sabich
Walking Out (2017)
as Clyde
Singles (1992)
as Dr. Jeffrey Jamison
Igby Goes Down (2002)
as Jason
The Coldest Game (2019)
as Joshua Mansky
John Candy: Comic Spirit (2005)
as Self
The End of Violence (1997)
as Mike
LBJ (2017)
as Ralph Yarborough
Peacock (2010)
as Edmund French
Lucky Numbers (2000)
as Detective Pat Lakewood
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion (1996)
as Self
Sibling Rivalry (1990)
as Nicholas Meany
Alien Autopsy (2006)
as Morgan Banner
Phone (1992)
as Duke
The Favor (1994)
as Peter
Nobel Son (2007)
as Max Mariner
Bottle Shock (2008)
as Jim Barrett
Crazy in Love (1992)
as Nick Symonds
Spaceballs: The Documentary (2005)
as Self
29 Palms (2002)
as The Ticket Clerk
Surveillance (2008)
as Sam Hallaway
The Guilty (2000)
as Callum Crane
Tiger Cruise (2004)
as Gary Dolan
Liebestraum (1991)
as Paul Kessler
You Kill Me (2007)
as Dave
Bringing Up Bobby (2011)
as Kent
Bright Angel (1990)
as Bob
Cymbeline (2014)
as Sicilius Leonatus
The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
as Dennis Alan
Brain Dead (1990)
as Dr. Rex Martin
Red Sky (2014)
as John Webster
Rio Sex Comedy (2010)
as William
Newsies (1992)
as Bryan Denton
Everybody Digs Bill Evans (2026)
as Harry
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
Spy Games (1999)
as Harry Howe / Ernie Halliday
Zero Effect (1998)
as Daryl Zero
Rocket Gibraltar (1988)
as Crow Black
Dark Waters: The Cost of Being a Hero (2019)
as Self
Dear Wendy (2005)
as Krugsby
Famous (—)
Actor
A Man Is Mostly Water (2000)
as Parking Fascist
Mr. Wrong (1996)
as Whitman Crawford
Mistrial (1996)
as Steve Donohue
The Making of 'Independence Day' (1996)
as Self
Phoebe in Wonderland (2008)
as Peter Lichten
A Thousand Junkies (2017)
as Bill Pullman
Your Name Here (2008)
as William J. Frick
Brother Nature (2016)
as Jerry Turley
The Virginian (2000)
as The Virginian
Kingdom Come (2012)
as Self
May in the Summer (2014)
as Edward
Merry Christmas, George Bailey (1997)
as George Bailey
The Fruit Hunters (2012)
as Narrator (voice)
The Basics of Philosophy (—)
as Melvyn Jorrisen
Cold Feet (1989)
as Buck
Trouble (2018)
as Ben
Home Fires Burning (1989)
as Lt. Henry Tibbettes
Parables of War (2015)
as Self
Nervous Ticks (1992)
as York Daley
Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square (1991)
as Self
Roland Emmerich - Weltenzerstörer, Weltenerbauer (2025)
as Self - actor
Going Under (1991)
as Biff Banner
Ignition (2002)
as Conor Gallagher
The War of 1996: A United World News Special (2016)
as President Whitmore
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch (1997)
as Self
Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live (2000)
Actor
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence' (2016)
as Self
Rick (2003)
as Rick O'Lette
A Bridge Between (—)
as Bobby Verdun
National Theatre Live: All My Sons (2019)
as Joe Keller
American Horses (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
Yellowstone (2020)
as (voice)
Charlie Russell's Old West (2020)
as Charles M. Russell