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 · Everybody Digs Bill Evans as Harry
- 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 · The Coldest Game as Joshua Mansky
- 2019 · National Theatre Live: All My Sons as Joe Keller
- 2019 · Epic Yellowstone as Narrator (voice)
- 2018 · The Equalizer 2 as Brian Plummer
- 2017 · The Ballad of Lefty Brown as Lefty Brown
- 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 · Brother Nature as Jerry Turley
- 2016 · Independence Day: Resurgence as President Whitmore
- 2015 · American Ultra as Krueger
- 2014 · The Equalizer as Brian Plummer
- 2014 · Cymbeline as Sicilius Leonatus
- 2014 · Red Sky as John Webster
- 2013 · The Unbelievers as Self
- 2013 · Mel Brooks: Make a Noise as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · 1600 Penn as President Dale Gilchrist
- 2012 · Kingdom Come as Self
- 2011 · Innocent as Rusty Sabich
- 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 · 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
- 2006 · Alien Autopsy as Morgan Banner
- 2005 · Revelations as Dr. Richard Massey
- 2004 · The Grudge as Peter Kirk
- 2004 · Tiger Cruise as Gary Dolan
- 2002 · Ignition as Conor Gallagher
- 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 Guilty as Callum Crane
- 2000 · The Virginian as The Virginian
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Kurt Moss
- 1999 · Spy Games as Harry Howe / Ernie Halliday
- 1999 · Brokedown Palace as Hank Greene
- 1999 · Lake Placid as Jack Wells
- 1999 · The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self
- 1998 · Zero Effect as Daryl Zero
- 1997 · The End of Violence as Mike
- 1997 · Lost Highway as Fred Madison
- 1996 · Mistrial as Steve Donohue
- 1996 · Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion 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 Last Seduction as Clay Gregory
- 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 · A League of Their Own as Bob Hinson
- 1992 · Phone as Duke
- 1992 · Newsies as Bryan Denton
- 1991 · Liebestraum as Paul Kessler
- 1991 · Going Under as Biff Banner
- 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 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1988 · Rocket Gibraltar as Crow Black
- 1988 · The Serpent and the Rainbow as Dennis Alan
- 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 · Famous as
- Future · Spaceballs 2 as Lone Starr
- 2025 · Roland Emmerich - Weltenzerstörer, Weltenerbauer as Self - actor
- 2022 · American Horses as Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · Yellowstone as (voice)
- 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 · Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence' as Self
- 2015 · Parables of War as Self
- 2014 · May in the Summer as Edward
- 2012 · The Fruit Hunters as Narrator (voice)
- 2012 · Lola Versus as Lenny
- 2008 · Your Name Here as William J. Frick
- 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
- 2000 · A Man Is Mostly Water as Parking Fascist
- 2000 · Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live as
- 1997 · Merry Christmas, George Bailey as George Bailey
- 1997 · Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch as Self
- 1996 · The Making of 'Independence Day' as Self
- 1996 · Mr. Wrong as Whitman Crawford
- Future · The Basics of Philosophy as Melvyn Jorrisen
- 1992 · Crazy in Love as Nick Symonds
- 1992 · Nervous Ticks as York Daley
- 1989 · Home Fires Burning as Lt. Henry Tibbettes
- Future · A Bridge Between as Bobby Verdun
- 1991 · Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square as Self
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Henry Tibbetts




