Bill Pullman
William Pullman (born December 17, 1953) is an American actor. After graduating with a Master of Fine Arts degree in theater, he was an adjunct professor at Montana State University before deciding to pursue acting. He made his film debut in Ruthless People (1986), and starred in Spaceballs (1987), The Accidental Tourist (1988), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), While You Were Sleeping (1995), Casper (1995), Independence Day (1996), Lost Highway (1997), and Lake Placid (1999). He has appeared frequently on television, usually in TV films. Starting in the 2000s he has also acted in miniseries and regular series, such as Torchwood (2011), starring roles in 1600 Penn (2012–13) and The Sinner (2017–2021). In 2021, he had a recurring role in the miniseries Halston.
Acted in
Murdaugh Murders: The Movie
2023
as Alex Murdaugh
American Horses
2022
as Narrator (voice)
Halston
2021
as David Mahoney
Yellowstone
2020
as (voice)
The High Note
2020
as Max
Cursed Films
2020
as Self
Dark Waters: The Cost of Being a Hero
2019
as Self
Dark Waters
2019
as Harry Dietzler
The Coldest Game
2019
as Joshua Mansky
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
2019
as Joe Keller
Epic Yellowstone
2019
as Narrator (voice)
Trouble
2018
as Ben
The Equalizer 2
2018
as Brian Plummer
The Ballad of Lefty Brown
2017
as Lefty Brown
LBJ
2017
as Ralph Yarborough
Battle of the Sexes
2017
as Jack Kramer
The Sinner
2017
as Harry Ambrose
A Thousand Junkies
2017
as Bill Pullman
Walking Out
2017
as Clyde
The War of 1996: A United World News Special
2016
as President Whitmore
Brother Nature
2016
as Jerry Turley
Independence Day: Resurgence
2016
as President Whitmore
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
2016
as Self
American Ultra
2015
as Krueger
Parables of War
2015
as Self
The Equalizer
2014
as Brian Plummer
Cymbeline
2014
as Sicilius Leonatus
May in the Summer
2014
as Edward
Red Sky
2014
as John Webster
The Unbelievers
2013
as Self
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
as Self (archive footage)
1600 Penn
2012
as President Dale Gilchrist
The Fruit Hunters
2012
as Narrator (voice)
Kingdom Come
2012
as Self
Lola Versus
2012
as Lenny
Innocent
2011
as Rusty Sabich
Too Big to Fail
2011
as Jamie Dimon
Bringing Up Bobby
2011
as Kent
Rio Sex Comedy
2010
as William
Peacock
2010
as Edmund French
The Killer Inside Me
2010
as Billy Boy Walker
Bottle Shock
2008
as Jim Barrett
Your Name Here
2008
as William J. Frick
Surveillance
2008
as Sam Hallaway
Phoebe in Wonderland
2008
as Peter Lichten
Nobel Son
2007
as Det. Max Mariner
You Kill Me
2007
as Dave
Torchwood
2006
as Oswald Danes
Scary Movie 4
2006
as Henry Hale
Alien Autopsy
2006
as Morgan Banner
John Candy: Comic Spirit
2005
as Self
Revelations
2005
as Dr. Richard Massey
Dear Wendy
2005
as Krugsby
The Grudge
2004
as Peter Kirk
Tiger Cruise
2004
as Gary Dolan
Rick
2003
as Rick O'Lette
Igby Goes Down
2002
as Jason
29 Palms
2002
as The Ticket Clerk
Ignition
2002
as Conor Gallagher
Night Visions
2001
as Major Ben Darnell
Lucky Numbers
2000
as Detective Pat Lakewood
A Man Is Mostly Water
2000
as Parking Fascist
Titan A.E.
2000
as Captain Korso (voice)
The Guilty
2000
as Callum Crane
The Virginian
2000
as The Virginian
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Kurt Moss
Spy Games
1999
as Harry Howe / Ernie Halliday
Brokedown Palace
1999
as Hank Greene
Lake Placid
1999
as Jack Wells
Zero Effect
1998
as Daryl Zero
Merry Christmas, George Bailey!
1997
as George Bailey
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
1997
as Self
The End of Violence
1997
as Mike
Lost Highway
1997
as Fred Madison
Mistrial
1996
as Steve Donohue
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
1996
as Self
The Making of 'Independence Day'
1996
as Self
Independence Day
1996
as President Thomas J. Whitmore
Mr. Wrong
1996
as Whitman Crawford
Casper
1995
as Dr. James Harvey
While You Were Sleeping
1995
as Jack Callaghan
Wyatt Earp
1994
as Ed Masterson
The Last Seduction
1994
as Clay Gregory
The Favor
1994
as Peter
Mr. Jones
1993
as Construction Site Foreman
Malice
1993
as Andy Sarafian
Fallen Angels
1993
as Rich Thurber
Sleepless in Seattle
1993
as Walter
Sommersby
1993
as Orin Meecham
Singles
1992
as Dr. Jeffrey Jamison
Crazy in Love
1992
as Nick Symonds
A League of Their Own
1992
as Bob Hinson
Phone
1992
as Duke
Newsies
1992
as Bryan Denton
Nervous Ticks
1992
as York Daley
Liebestraum
1991
as Paul Kessler
Going Under
1991
as Biff Banner
Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square
1991
as Self
Bright Angel
1990
as Bob
Sibling Rivalry
1990
as Nicholas Meany
Brain Dead
1990
as Dr. Rex Martin
Cold Feet
1989
as Buck
Home Fires Burning
1989
as Lt. Henry Tibbettes
The Accidental Tourist
1988
as Julian Hedge
Rocket Gibraltar
1988
as Crow Black
The Serpent and the Rainbow
1988
as Dennis Alan
Spaceballs
1987
as Lone Starr
The Tracey Ullman Show
1987
as Sheldon Moss
Ruthless People
1986
as Earl James Mott
Nature
1982
as Narrator (voice)
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Henry Tibbetts
Killing Faith
as Ross
Everybody Digs Bill Evans
as Harry
The Boroughs
as Jack