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).
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · The Boroughs as Jack
- 2026 · Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! as Self - Actor
- 2025 · Killing Faith as Ross
- 2023 · Murdaugh Murders: The Movie as Alex Murdaugh
- 2022 · This Fool as Curtis
- 2021 · Halston as David Mahoney
- 2020 · The High Note as Max
- 2020 · Cursed Films as Self
- 2019 · Dark Waters: The Cost of Being a Hero as Self
- 2019 · Dark Waters as Harry Dietzler
- 2019 · Epic Yellowstone as Narrator (voice)
- 2018 · The Equalizer 2 as Brian Plummer
- 2017 · LBJ as Ralph Yarborough
- 2017 · Battle of the Sexes as Jack Kramer
- 2017 · The Sinner as Harry Ambrose
- 2017 · Walking Out as Clyde
- 2016 · Independence Day: Resurgence as President Whitmore
- 2015 · American Ultra as Krueger
- 2014 · The Equalizer as Brian Plummer
- 2013 · The Unbelievers as Self
- 2012 · 1600 Penn as President Dale Gilchrist
- 2011 · Innocent as Rusty Sabich
- 2011 · Too Big to Fail as Jamie Dimon
- 2010 · The Killer Inside Me as Billy Boy Walker
- 2009 · Skavlan as Self - Guest
- 2008 · Bottle Shock as Jim Barrett
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · Torchwood as Oswald Danes
- 2006 · Scary Movie 4 as Henry Hale
- 2005 · Revelations as Dr. Richard Massey
- 2004 · The Grudge as Peter Kirk
- 2002 · Igby Goes Down as Jason
- 2001 · Night Visions as Major Ben Darnell (segment "A View Through the Window")
- 2000 · Titan A.E. as Korso (voice)
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Kurt Moss
- 1999 · Brokedown Palace as Hank Greene
- 1999 · Lake Placid as Jack Wells
- 1999 · The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self
- 1997 · The End of Violence as Mike
- 1997 · Lost Highway as Fred Madison
- 1996 · Mistrial as Steve Donohue
- 1996 · Independence Day as President Thomas J. Whitmore
- 1996 · The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self
- 1995 · Casper as Dr. James Harvey
- 1995 · While You Were Sleeping as Jack Callaghan
- 1994 · Wyatt Earp as Ed Masterson
- 1994 · The Last Seduction as Clay Gregory
- 1993 · Mr. Jones as Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)
- 1993 · Malice as Andy Sarafian
- 1993 · Fallen Angels as Rich Thurber
- 1993 · Sleepless in Seattle as Walter
- 1993 · Sommersby as Orin Meecham
- 1992 · Singles as Dr. Jeffrey Jamison
- 1992 · A League of Their Own as Bob Hinson
- 1992 · Phone as Duke
- 1992 · Newsies as Bryan Denton
- 1991 · Liebestraum as Paul Kessler
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1987 · Spaceballs as Lone Starr
- 1986 · Ruthless People as Earl James Mott
- 1982 · Nature as Narrator (voice)
- 1982 · Cagney & Lacey as
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self - Presenter
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Henry Tibbetts
- Future · Famous as
- 2019 · The Coldest Game as Joshua Mansky
- 2017 · The Ballad of Lefty Brown as Lefty Brown
- 2014 · Cymbeline as Sicilius Leonatus
- 2014 · Red Sky as John Webster
- 2012 · Kingdom Come as Self
- 2010 · Peacock as Edmund French
- 2008 · Surveillance as Sam Hallaway
- 2008 · Phoebe in Wonderland as Peter Lichten
- 2007 · Nobel Son as Max Mariner
- 2007 · You Kill Me as Dave
- 2006 · Alien Autopsy as Morgan Banner
- 2005 · Dear Wendy as Krugsby
- 2004 · Tiger Cruise as Gary Dolan
- 2002 · Ignition as Conor Gallagher
- 2000 · Lucky Numbers as Detective Pat Lakewood
- 2000 · A Man Is Mostly Water as Parking Fascist
- 2000 · The Guilty as Callum Crane
- 2000 · Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live as
- 2000 · The Virginian as The Virginian
- 1999 · Spy Games as Harry Howe / Ernie Halliday
- 1998 · Zero Effect as Daryl Zero
- 1997 · Merry Christmas, George Bailey as George Bailey
- 1996 · Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion as Self
- 1996 · Mr. Wrong as Whitman Crawford
- 1994 · The Favor as Peter
- 1990 · Bright Angel as Bob
- 1990 · Sibling Rivalry as Nicholas Meany
- 1990 · Brain Dead as Dr. Rex Martin
- 1989 · Cold Feet as Buck
- 1988 · The Accidental Tourist as Julian Hedge
- 1988 · The Serpent and the Rainbow as Dennis Alan
- Future · Spaceballs 2 as Lone Starr
- 2026 · Everybody Digs Bill Evans as Harry
- 2025 · Roland Emmerich - Weltenzerstörer, Weltenerbauer as Self - actor
- 2022 · American Horses as Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · Yellowstone as (voice)
- 2019 · National Theatre Live: All My Sons as Joe Keller
- 2018 · Trouble as Ben
- 2017 · A Thousand Junkies as Bill Pullman
- 2016 · The War of 1996: A United World News Special as President Whitmore
- 2016 · Brother Nature as Jerry Turley
- 2016 · Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence' as Self
- 2015 · Parables of War as Self
- 2014 · May in the Summer as Edward
- 2013 · Mel Brooks: Make a Noise as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · The Fruit Hunters as Narrator (voice)
- 2012 · Lola Versus as Lenny
- 2011 · Bringing Up Bobby as Kent
- 2010 · Rio Sex Comedy as William
- 2008 · Your Name Here as William J. Frick
- 2005 · Spaceballs: The Documentary as Self
- 2005 · John Candy: Comic Spirit as Self
- 2003 · Rick as Rick O'Lette
- 2002 · 29 Palms as The Ticket Clerk
- 1997 · Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch as Self
- 1996 · The Making of 'Independence Day' as Self
- 1992 · Crazy in Love as Nick Symonds
- 1992 · Nervous Ticks as York Daley
- 1991 · Going Under as Biff Banner
- 1991 · Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square as Self
- 1989 · Home Fires Burning as Lt. Henry Tibbettes
- 1988 · Rocket Gibraltar as Crow Black
- Future · The Basics of Philosophy as Melvyn Jorrisen
- Future · A Bridge Between as Bobby Verdun