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