Bill Pullman

72, from Hornell, New York, USA

Artwork for Independence DayImage of Bill Pullman

Biography

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).

Timeline

2027Future projects

  • Poster for Spaceballs: The New One

    Lone Starr

2026Aged 73

  • Poster for Everybody Digs Bill Evans

    Harry

2025Aged 72

  • Poster for Killing Faith

    Ross

  • Poster for Roland Emmerich - Weltenzerstörer, Weltenerbauer

    Self - actor

2022Aged 69

  • Poster for American Horses

    Narrator (voice)

2020Aged 67

  • Poster for The High Note

    Max

  • Poster for Yellowstone

    (voice)

2019Aged 66

2018Aged 65

  • Poster for The Equalizer 2

    Brian Plummer

  • Poster for Trouble

    Ben

2017Aged 64

  • Poster for Walking Out

    Clyde

  • Poster for A Thousand Junkies

    Bill Pullman

  • Poster for Battle of the Sexes

    Jack Kramer

  • Poster for LBJ

    Ralph Yarborough

  • Poster for The Ballad of Lefty Brown

    Lefty Brown

2016Aged 63

  • Poster for Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'

    Self

  • Poster for Independence Day: Resurgence

    President Whitmore

  • Poster for Brother Nature

    Jerry Turley

  • Poster for The War of 1996: A United World News Special

    President Whitmore

2015Aged 62

  • Poster for Parables of War

    Self

  • Poster for American Ultra

    Krueger

2014Aged 61

  • Poster for Red Sky

    John Webster

  • Poster for May in the Summer

    Edward

  • Poster for Cymbeline

    Sicilius Leonatus

  • Poster for The Equalizer

    Brian Plummer

2013Aged 60

  • Poster for Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for The Unbelievers

    Self

2012Aged 59

  • Poster for Lola Versus

    Lenny

  • Poster for Kingdom Come

    Self

  • Poster for The Fruit Hunters

    Narrator (voice)

2011Aged 58

  • Poster for Bringing Up Bobby

    Kent

  • Poster for Too Big to Fail

    Jamie Dimon

  • Poster for Innocent

    Rusty Sabich

2010Aged 57

  • Poster for The Killer Inside Me

    Billy Boy Walker

  • Poster for Peacock

    Edmund French

  • Poster for Rio Sex Comedy

    William

2009Aged 56

  • Poster for The Cove

    Thanks

2008Aged 55

  • Poster for Phoebe in Wonderland

    Peter Lichten

  • Poster for Surveillance

    Sam Hallaway

  • Poster for Your Name Here

    William J. Frick

  • Poster for Bottle Shock

    Jim Barrett

2007Aged 54

  • Poster for You Kill Me

    Dave

  • Poster for Nobel Son

    Max Mariner

2006Aged 53

  • Poster for Alien Autopsy

    Morgan Banner

  • Poster for Scary Movie 4

    Henry Hale

2005Aged 52

2004Aged 51

  • Poster for Tiger Cruise

    Gary Dolan

  • Poster for The Grudge

    Peter Kirk

2003Aged 50

  • Poster for Rick

    Rick O'Lette

2002Aged 49

  • Poster for Ignition

    Conor Gallagher

  • Poster for 29 Palms

    The Ticket Clerk

  • Poster for Igby Goes Down

    Jason

2000Aged 47

1999Aged 46

  • Poster for Lake Placid

    Jack Wells

  • Poster for Brokedown Palace

    Hank Greene

  • Poster for Spy Games

    Harry Howe / Ernie Halliday

1998Aged 45

  • Poster for Zero Effect

    Daryl Zero

1997Aged 44

  • Poster for Lost Highway

    Fred Madison

  • Poster for The End of Violence

    Mike

  • Poster for Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch

    Self

  • Poster for Merry Christmas, George Bailey

    George Bailey

1996Aged 43

  • Poster for Mr. Wrong

    Whitman Crawford

  • Poster for Independence Day

    President Thomas J. Whitmore

  • Poster for The Making of 'Independence Day'

    Self

  • Poster for Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion

    Self

  • Poster for Mistrial

    Steve Donohue

1995Aged 42

  • Poster for While You Were Sleeping

    Jack Callaghan

  • Poster for Casper

    Dr. James Harvey

1994Aged 41

  • Poster for The Favor

    Peter

  • Poster for The Last Seduction

    Clay Gregory

  • Poster for Wyatt Earp

    Ed Masterson

1993Aged 40

  • Poster for Sommersby

    Orin Meecham

  • Poster for Sleepless in Seattle

    Walter

  • Poster for Malice

    Andy Sarafian

  • Poster for Mr. Jones

    Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)

1992Aged 39

  • Poster for Nervous Ticks

    York Daley

  • Poster for Newsies

    Bryan Denton

  • Poster for Phone

    Duke

  • Poster for A League of Their Own

    Bob Hinson

  • Poster for Crazy in Love

    Nick Symonds

  • Poster for Singles

    Dr. Jeffrey Jamison

1991Aged 38

  • Poster for Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square

    Self

  • Poster for Going Under

    Biff Banner

  • Poster for Liebestraum

    Paul Kessler

1990Aged 37

  • Poster for Brain Dead

    Dr. Rex Martin

  • Poster for Sibling Rivalry

    Nicholas Meany

  • Poster for Bright Angel

    Bob

1989Aged 36

  • Poster for Home Fires Burning

    Lt. Henry Tibbettes

  • Poster for Cold Feet

    Buck

1988Aged 35

  • Poster for The Serpent and the Rainbow

    Dennis Alan

  • Poster for Rocket Gibraltar

    Crow Black

  • Poster for The Accidental Tourist

    Julian Hedge

1987Aged 34

  • Poster for Spaceballs

    Lone Starr

1986Aged 33

  • Poster for Ruthless People

    Earl James Mott

Year unknown