Acting
Bill Pullman
Biography
William James 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).
Movies with Bill Pullman
Independence Day
1996
The Equalizer
2014
Independence Day: Resurgence
2016
Scary Movie 4
2006
The Equalizer 2
2018
Spaceballs
1987
Casper
1995
Sleepless in Seattle
1993
The Grudge
2004
Lost Highway
1997
Titan A.E.
2000
American Ultra
2015
Lake Placid
1999
Killing Faith
2025
Dark Waters
2019
A League of Their Own
1992
While You Were Sleeping
1995
Sommersby
1993
Wyatt Earp
1994
Mr. Jones
1993
Singles
1992
Spaceballs: The New One
2027
The Last Seduction
1994
The High Note
2020
Brokedown Palace
1999
Ruthless People
1986
Too Big to Fail
2011
Malice
1993
Newsies
1992
The Serpent and the Rainbow
1988
Battle of the Sexes
2017
Walking Out
2017
The Coldest Game
2019
The Killer Inside Me
2010
Lucky Numbers
2000
The Unbelievers
2013
The Guilty
2000
Bottle Shock
2008
Lola Versus
2012
The Accidental Tourist
1988
Innocent
2011
LBJ
2017
Peacock
2010
Mistrial
1996
Zero Effect
1998
Tiger Cruise
2004
The Favor
1994
Crazy in Love
1992
Spy Games
1999
Brain Dead
1990
Kingdom Come
2012
Igby Goes Down
2002
Phoebe in Wonderland
2008
Mr. Wrong
1996
The Ballad of Lefty Brown
2017
Bright Angel
1990
Alien Autopsy
2006
Liebestraum
1991
Famous
Nobel Son
2007
Red Sky
2014
Dark Waters: The Cost of Being a Hero
2019
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
1996
You Kill Me
2007
29 Palms
2002
Surveillance
2008
Cymbeline
2014
Nervous Ticks
1992
Dear Wendy
2005
The End of Violence
1997
Rocket Gibraltar
1988
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
1997
Sibling Rivalry
1990
Brother Nature
2016
Rio Sex Comedy
2010
The Virginian
2000
Bringing Up Bobby
2011
Everybody Digs Bill Evans
2026
Phone
1992
Going Under
1991
Your Name Here
2008
Rick
2003
The Making of 'Independence Day'
1996
Cold Feet
1989
American Horses
2022
May in the Summer
2014
Spaceballs: The Documentary
2005
Ignition
2002
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
2019
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
2016
Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square
1991
A Thousand Junkies
2017
Trouble
2018
Roland Emmerich - Weltenzerstörer, Weltenerbauer
2025
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
Home Fires Burning
1989
The Fruit Hunters
2012
A Man Is Mostly Water
2000
Parables of War
2015
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
1997
John Candy: Comic Spirit
2005
Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live
2000
The Basics of Philosophy
The War of 1996: A United World News Special
2016
Yellowstone
2020
A Bridge Between
TV Shows with Bill Pullman
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Steve
2017
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Saturday Night Live
1975
Nature
1982
The Sinner
2017
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Torchwood
2006
The Boroughs
2026
Fallen Angels
1993
The Oscars
1953
Skavlan
2009
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
Night Visions
2001
Halston
2021
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
2026
1600 Penn
2012
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
This Fool
2022
Revelations
2005
Cursed Films
2020
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Epic Yellowstone
2019
Murdaugh Murders: The Movie
2023