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Bill Pullman
Actor, Director, ProducerBorn December 17, 1953 (71 years)
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).
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).
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Bill Pullman Filmography
| 2025 | Killing Faith · as Ross |
| 2023 | Murdaugh Murders: The Movie (TV Series) · as Alex Murdaugh |
| 2022 | This Fool (TV Series) · as Curtis |
| 2022 | American Horses · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2021 | Halston (TV Series) · as David Mahoney |
| 2020 | Yellowstone · as (voice) |
| 2020 | The High Note · as Max |
| 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 (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2018 | The Equalizer 2 · as Brian Plummer |
| 2017 | The Ballad of Lefty Brown · as Lefty Brown |
| 2017 | Walking Out · as Clyde |
| 2017 | Battle of the Sexes · as Jack Kramer |
| 2017 | The Sinner (TV Series) · as Harry Ambrose |
| 2017 | Trouble · as Ben |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | Brother Nature · as Jerry Turley |
| 2016 | Independence Day: Resurgence · as President Whitmore |
| 2016 | United World News Special: The War of 1996, a Special Report · 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 |
| 2014 | Ten X Ten (TV Series) · as Man 60s |
| 2013 | May in the Summer · as Edward |
| 2012 | 1600 Penn (TV Series) · as President Dale Gilchrist |
| 2012 | The Fruit Hunters · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2012 | Lola Versus · as Lenny |
| 2011 | |
| 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 |
| 2010 | |
| 2008 | Bottle Shock · as Jim Barrett |
| 2008 | Surveillance · as Sam Hallaway |
| 2008 | Your Name Here · as William J. Frick |
| 2008 | Phoebe in Wonderland · as Peter Lichten |
| 2007 | You Kill Me · as Dave |
| 2007 | |
| 2006 | Torchwood (TV Series) · as Oswald Danes |
| 2006 | Scary Movie 4 · as Henry Hale |
| 2006 | Alien Autopsy · as Morgan Banner |
| 2005 | Revelations (TV Series) · as Dr. Richard Massey |
| 2005 | Dear Wendy · as Krugsby |
| 2004 | The Grudge · as Peter Kirk |
| 2004 | Tiger Cruise · as Gary Dolan |
| 2003 | Rick · as Rick O'lette |
| 2002 | Igby Goes Down · as Jason |
| 2002 | 29 Palms · as The Ticket Clerk |
| 2001 | |
| 2001 | Night Visions (TV Series) · as Major Ben Darnell (segment "a View Through The Window") |
| 2000 | Lucky Numbers · as Detective Pat Lakewood |
| 2000 | A Man Is Mostly Water · as Parking Fascist |
| 2000 | Titan A.E. · as Korso (voice) |
| 2000 | The Guilty · as Callum Crane |
| 2000 | The Virginian · as The Virginian |
| 1999 | Spy Games · as Harry Howe / Ernie Halliday |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Kurt Moss |
| 1999 | Brokedown Palace · as Hank Greene |
| 1999 | Lake Placid · as Jack Wells |
| 1998 | Zero Effect · as Daryl Zero |
| 1997 | Merry Christmas, George Bailey · as George Bailey |
| 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 | Mr. Wrong · as Whitman Crawford |
| 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 | |
| 1993 | Fallen Angels (TV Series) · as Rich Thurber |
| 1993 | Sleepless in Seattle · as Walter |
| 1993 | Phone · as Duke |
| 1993 | |
| 1992 | |
| 1992 | Crazy in Love · as Nick Symonds |
| 1992 | A League of Their Own · as Bob Hinson |
| 1992 | Newsies · as Bryan Denton |
| 1992 | Nervous Ticks · as York Daley |
| 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 | |
| 1989 | Home Fires Burning · as Lt. Henry Tibbettes |
| 1988 | The Accidental Tourist · as Julian Hedge |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) |
| 1988 | Rocket Gibraltar · as Crow Black |
| 1988 | The Serpent and the Rainbow · as Dennis Alan |
| 1987 | Spaceballs · as Lone Starr |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Jack Callaghan |
| 1987 | The Tracey Ullman Show (TV Series) · as Sheldon Moss |
| 1986 | Ruthless People · as Earl James Mott |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Edward Curtis |
| 1982 | Nature (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1981 | Cagney & Lacey (TV Series) |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Henry Tibbetts |