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
- 2025 · Killing Faith as Ross
- 2023 · Murdaugh Murders: The Movie as Alex Murdaugh
- 2022 · This Fool as Curtis
- 2021 · Halston as David Mahoney
- 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
- 2018 · The Equalizer 2 as Brian Plummer
- 2017 · LBJ as Ralph Yarborough
- 2017 · The Sinner as Harry Ambrose
- 2016 · Independence Day: Resurgence as President Whitmore
- 2016 · Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence' as Self
- 2015 · American Ultra as Krueger
- 2014 · The Equalizer as Brian Plummer
- 2014 · Cymbeline as Sicilius Leonatus
- 2013 · Mel Brooks: Make a Noise as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · 1600 Penn as President Dale Gilchrist
- 2010 · Peacock as Edmund French
- 2009 · Skavlan as Self - Guest
- 2008 · Bottle Shock as Jim Barrett
- 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
- 2007 · You Kill Me as Dave
- 2006 · Torchwood as Oswald Danes
- 2006 · Scary Movie 4 as Henry Hale
- 2005 · Revelations as Dr. Richard Massey
- 2004 · The Grudge as Peter Kirk
- 2004 · Tiger Cruise as Gary Dolan
- 2001 · Night Visions as Major Ben Darnell (segment "A View Through the Window")
- 2000 · Lucky Numbers as Detective Pat Lakewood
- 2000 · Titan A.E. as Korso (voice)
- 2000 · The Virginian as The Virginian
- 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 · Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch as Self
- 1997 · Lost Highway as Fred Madison
- 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
- 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 · Newsies as Bryan Denton
- 1991 · Going Under as Biff Banner
- 1990 · Sibling Rivalry as Nicholas Meany
- 1989 · Cold Feet as Buck
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 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
- Future · The Basics of Philosophy as Melvyn Jorrisen
- 2022 · American Horses as Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · Yellowstone as (voice)
- 2020 · The High Note as Max
- 2019 · Epic Yellowstone as Narrator (voice)
- 2018 · Trouble as Ben
- 2017 · The Ballad of Lefty Brown as Lefty Brown
- 2017 · Battle of the Sexes as Jack Kramer
- 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
- 2015 · Parables of War as Self
- 2014 · May in the Summer as Edward
- 2014 · Red Sky as John Webster
- 2013 · The Unbelievers as Self
- 2012 · The Fruit Hunters as Narrator (voice)
- 2012 · Kingdom Come as Self
- 2012 · Lola Versus as Lenny
- 2011 · Innocent as Rusty Sabich
- 2011 · Bringing Up Bobby as Kent
- 2011 · Too Big to Fail as Jamie Dimon
- 2010 · Rio Sex Comedy as William
- 2010 · The Killer Inside Me as Billy Boy Walker
- 2008 · Your Name Here as William J. Frick
- 2006 · Alien Autopsy as Morgan Banner
- 2005 · Spaceballs: The Documentary as Self
- 2005 · John Candy: Comic Spirit as Self
- 2005 · Dear Wendy as Krugsby
- 2003 · Rick as Rick O'Lette
- 2002 · Igby Goes Down as Jason
- 2002 · 29 Palms as The Ticket Clerk
- 2002 · Ignition as Conor Gallagher
- 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
- 1999 · Spy Games as Harry Howe / Ernie Halliday
- 1998 · Zero Effect as Daryl Zero
- 1997 · Merry Christmas, George Bailey! as George Bailey
- 1997 · The End of Violence as Mike
- 1996 · Mistrial as Steve Donohue
- 1996 · Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion as Self
- 1996 · The Making of 'Independence Day' as Self
- 1996 · Mr. Wrong as Whitman Crawford
- 1994 · The Last Seduction as Clay Gregory
- 1994 · The Favor as Peter
- 1993 · Mr. Jones as Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)
- 1992 · Crazy in Love as Nick Symonds
- 1992 · Phone as Duke
- 1992 · Nervous Ticks as York Daley
- 1991 · Liebestraum as Paul Kessler
- 1990 · Bright Angel as Bob
- 1989 · Home Fires Burning as Lt. Henry Tibbettes
- 1988 · The Accidental Tourist as Julian Hedge
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Henry Tibbetts
- Future · Everybody Digs Bill Evans as Harry
- 1988 · Rocket Gibraltar as Crow Black
- 1988 · The Serpent and the Rainbow as Dennis Alan
- Future · Spaceballs 2 as Lone Starr
- Future · The Boroughs as Jack
- 1990 · Brain Dead as Dr. Rex Martin
- Future · Famous as
- 1991 · Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square as Self
- Future · A Bridge Between as Bobby Verdun