Jodie Foster
Ellie Arroway
Matthew McConaughey
Palmer Joss
James Woods
Michael Kitz
John Hurt
S. R. Hadden
Tom Skerritt
David Drumlin
William Fichtner
Kent
David Morse
Ted Arroway
Angela Bassett
Rachel Constantine
Geoffrey Blake
Fisher
Max Martini
Willie
Rob Lowe
Richard Rank
Jake Busey
Joseph
Tucker Smallwood
Mission Director
Jena Malone
Young Ellie
Henry Strozier
Minister
Larry King
Larry King
Thomas Garner
Ian Broderick
Vance Valencia
Senator Valencia
Donna Kelley
Donna Kelley
Claire Shipman
Claire Shipman
Saemi Nakamura
Japanese Anchor
Maria Celeste Arraras
Latina Anchor
Tabitha Soren
Tabitha Soren
Geraldo Rivera
Geraldo Rivera
Ian Whitcomb
British Anchor
Jay Leno
Jay Leno
Geraldine A. Ferraro
Geraldine A. Ferraro
Ann Druyan
Ann Druyan
Michael Albala
Decryption Hacker
Leo Lee
Major Domo
William Jordan
Chairman of Joint Chiefs
David St. James
Joint Chief
Haynes Brooke
Drumlin Aide
Dee Dee Myers
Dee Dee Myers
Bryant Gumbel
Bryant Gumbel
Steven Ford
Major Russell
Jennifer Balgobin
Dr. Patel
Marc Macaulay
NASA Technician
Jeffery Thomas Johnson
Mechanical
Yuji Okumoto
Electrical
Rob Elk
Pad Leader
Alex Veadov
Russian Cosmonaut
Robin Gammell
Project Official
Bernard Shaw
Bernard Shaw
Catherine Dao
Life Support
Kristoffer Ryan Winters
Dynamics #2
Valorie Armstrong
Woman Senator
William L. Thomas
Reporter #6
Christopher Boyer
Scientist (uncredited)
Aixa Clemente
President's Secretary (uncredited)
Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Elaina Erika Davis
Philanthropy Bureaucrat (uncredited)
Carl Gilliard
Controller (uncredited)
Boris Lee Krutonog
Astronaut (uncredited)
Ming Lo
Pod Systems Control (uncredited)
Sunshine Logroño
Puerto Rican Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Denise Loveday
Press Secretary (uncredited)
Neal Matarazzo
Kitz's Aide (uncredited)
Cassidy McMillan
Student Reporter at NASA (uncredited)
Paul L. Nolan
Ellie's Attorney (uncredited)
Marisa Petroro
Oval Office Secretary (uncredited)
J.A. Preston
Senator (uncredited)
Thomas Reid
Senate Hearing (uncredited)
Frank Silva
Army Officer (uncredited)
Todd Thompson
News Reporter (uncredited)
Cenk Uygur
Reporter (uncredited)
Holly Cross Vagley
Religious Zealot (uncredited)
Delaney Williams
Believer #1 (uncredited)
Sami Chester
Vernon
Timothy McNeil
Davio
Laura Elena Surillo
Cantina Woman
Conroy Chino
KOB-TV Reporter
Dan Gifford
Jeremy Roth
Leon Harris
Leon Harris
Behrooz Afrakhan
Middle Eastern Anchor
Natalie Allen
Natalie Allen
Robert D. Novak
Robert D. Novak
Kathleen Kennedy
Kathleen Kennedy
Ned Netterville
Decryption Expert
Jill Dougherty
Jill Dougherty
John Holliman
John Holliman
Bobbie Battista
Bobbie Battista
Linden Soles
Linden Soles
Alexander Zemeckis
Major Russell's Son
Janie Peterson
Major Russell's Daughter
Philippe Bergeron
French Committee Member
Anthony Hamilton
British Committee Member
Rebecca T. Beucler
NASA Public Relations
Pamela Wilsey
Voice of NASA (voice)
Gerry Griffin
Dynamics
Brian Alston
Communications
Mark Thomason
Security
José Rey
Controller #8
Todd Patrick Breaugh
New VLA Technician
Alice Kushida
Scientist
Richardson Morse
Mission Doctor
Seiji Okamura
Japanese Ensign
Mak Takano
Japanese Tech #1
Hiroshi Tom Tanaka
Japanese Tech #2
Jim Hild
Reporter #5
Diego Montoya
School Boy
Jonathan Adler
White House Official (uncredited)
Robert Aguilar Jr.
NASA Controller #2 (uncredited)
Mark Bailey
Four-Star General (uncredited)
Matt Bennett
Senate Observer (uncredited)
Tony Boldi
Robert Hand (uncredited)
Christine Brady
White House Official (uncredited)
Ray Buffer
Press Reporter (uncredited)
Mark Byrne
Protester (uncredited)
Candice T. Cain
Supporter (uncredited)
Michael Chaban
Hadden Suit (uncredited)
Derrick Damions
Ailing Believer (uncredited)
Joey Dente
Factory Worker (uncredited)
Michael Egan
IMC Police Officer (uncredited)
Jeff Elmore
Monk (uncredited)
Pamela Fischer
Pedestrian (uncredited)
William B. Kaplan
TV Interviewer (uncredited)
Bill Miller
Reporter (uncredited)
Molly Mueller
Family Exchange (uncredited)
Errica Poindexter
Police Officer (uncredited)
Frank Principe
Ailing Believer (uncredited)
Billy Quinn
Security Guard (uncredited)
Leo Rogstad
Ailing Believer (uncredited)
Russell Sanderlin Sr.
Photographer (uncredited)
John A. Taylor
Senate Hearing Attendee (uncredited)
Eric Alan Wendell
Protester (uncredited)
Gregory L. Williams
Extra (uncredited)
