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.
Known for
![Murdaugh Murders: The Movie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sv0gEeGYDet6TY4V15ZYMhc9ht8.jpg)
Murdaugh Murders: The Movie
![American Horses](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qlp5vPhAvR9XSjFJM4L9v7gd0oL.jpg)
American Horses
![Halston](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uBRpPFcYAYLM7V3x6x7bP3Ucumj.jpg)
Halston
![Yellowstone](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/v56rmigOCAObkWwUgVwjf4jMpUA.jpg)
Yellowstone
![The High Note](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yHsu8swJSgqDrsPiu7adBjOPLlp.jpg)
The High Note
![Cursed Films](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qrdhQ2jVx8Ewu33ahp7HbhT1hHn.jpg)
Cursed Films
![Dark Waters](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yV6edeSb1ykiNpJ1ekRz8GPhENr.jpg)
Dark Waters
![The Coldest Game](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7YRO2Jamqb6ck5vJqrwWgMFWuPW.jpg)
The Coldest Game
![National Theatre Live: All My Sons](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jWblUug4V4LcMnkJUtF2MhFMl5X.jpg)
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
![Epic Yellowstone](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/D33yKONK66wueC7j9qksMQt1e5.jpg)
Epic Yellowstone
![Trouble](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nnSld96LZEsJsMRWxWjr0BvJRGp.jpg)
Trouble
![The Equalizer 2](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cQvc9N6JiMVKqol3wcYrGshsIdZ.jpg)
The Equalizer 2
![The Ballad of Lefty Brown](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/p4L5DM3ZeEuAawFxd2ftgISQMZQ.jpg)
The Ballad of Lefty Brown
![LBJ](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/780oVVWLDHMx2DCn0xUHeOEw0na.jpg)
LBJ
![Battle of the Sexes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fWy0A3VojTCb0S2MKtEJjpquubF.jpg)
Battle of the Sexes
![The Sinner](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rmibFGdqOe0kKKhPls0jVOdZCWw.jpg)
The Sinner
![A Thousand Junkies](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3CDeoq64dNzgtJu8Rd1WTXq0lDm.jpg)
A Thousand Junkies
![Walking Out](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wK3l4ZfcRXFph6uop7yr7scM2SP.jpg)
Walking Out
![The War of 1996: A United World News Special](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/a1tOu1fAiZds36snDtMIIEdJPSP.jpg)
The War of 1996: A United World News Special
![Brother Nature](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jEaUqbtlOvg0bfnPaPh1Bd0MoAu.jpg)
Brother Nature
![Independence Day: Resurgence](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9S50foUIYGwiNPWOxi1WJF6IPwI.jpg)
Independence Day: Resurgence
![Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tC6Gl5S82XtzwTxFr6d4X9qyobw.jpg)
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
![American Ultra](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bi2MCDYvrZQPf1uXyvfVYPE57Mz.jpg)
American Ultra
![Parables of War](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/q9XHlR72lyh7aZIefUqZ98FQRUE.jpg)
Parables of War
![The Equalizer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9u4yW7yPA0BQ2pv9XwiNzItwvp8.jpg)
The Equalizer
![Cymbeline](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uNajzrrYttWofGj3zu672J3NUbA.jpg)
Cymbeline
![May in the Summer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8RwU8HfoQ4xEauFgC9DJD7QsO9t.jpg)
May in the Summer
![Red Sky](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/h5wrpVvjeq8kgClO0CtX2aNOcxU.jpg)
Red Sky
![The Unbelievers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/e3rRgbUY2Fon26zwJMkei9b26hg.jpg)
The Unbelievers
![Mel Brooks: Make a Noise](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zE9VqcLpVNncxfcyltVQ8uzXxUk.jpg)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
![1600 Penn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7daLZojK2dj8LuBbR0SOXSmQBTy.jpg)
1600 Penn
![The Fruit Hunters](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/c1vttkJx0I6231WIH0MJIuQbSi1.jpg)
The Fruit Hunters
![Kingdom Come](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/70a4d1m1EiGpltPmtiCWMt3l0zK.jpg)
Kingdom Come
![Lola Versus](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vAmofQjo2lECavOLlK72O3kFNc0.jpg)
Lola Versus
![Innocent](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ooYsn8JyANvrn9wYgFz21ssSQvh.jpg)
Innocent
![Bringing Up Bobby](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1ZAuqI2XyUjycSvlPXTEX0mXKaj.jpg)
Bringing Up Bobby
![Rio Sex Comedy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yr8hMbSqaKpIrCFuHPRN2yTwgwz.jpg)
Rio Sex Comedy
![Peacock](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iEtrsxfNw9qmAeML3QSzOe0hrS0.jpg)
Peacock
![The Killer Inside Me](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fhmdzywgGF9cvoLPuW8qqDn0Gtx.jpg)
The Killer Inside Me
![The Cove](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/enQGYgQg8mEhkZnY2g9iEwH9qvZ.jpg)
The Cove
![Skavlan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aDQoVmOfYIy7iGEQno9NtxDmaDI.jpg)
Skavlan
![Bottle Shock](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/DMc4eRfU0RA2SX2oGR3YllEhH7.jpg)
Bottle Shock
![Surveillance](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8CYX53rLeRonQjJOKyHkwAwBIWD.jpg)
Surveillance
![Phoebe in Wonderland](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iiLMczPwwJE9sKjkg4Khdh3oFFn.jpg)
Phoebe in Wonderland
![Nobel Son](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oiWgSAHI1m2kQtcVuAchgWPb5hw.jpg)
Nobel Son
![The Graham Norton Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vrbqaBXB8AALynQzpWz6JdCPEJS.jpg)
The Graham Norton Show
![You Kill Me](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4C5VQVdE2YRBPhpZLnExk1XUzDZ.jpg)
You Kill Me
![Torchwood](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8fxK9SMaKvQMI4a4VAclf2qEtpD.jpg)
Torchwood
![Scary Movie 4](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vL03Mk1ES5uo1ZdXovz6NtgsbSb.jpg)
Scary Movie 4
![Alien Autopsy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zFQ23icWVfFIONdyedlfutZHijo.jpg)
Alien Autopsy
![John Candy: Comic Spirit](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4FLIeWUfDM2WTfnOLzDQvatIjJN.jpg)
John Candy: Comic Spirit
![Revelations](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iiJ1La1Roicp1kHG99OTuL2g8H3.jpg)
Revelations
![Dear Wendy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2IF19Tcx5D9d8iUWa0PxFhO6MYZ.jpg)
Dear Wendy
![The Grudge](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5AGB8FVELnhMMw3nO372sw1xp58.jpg)
The Grudge
![Tiger Cruise](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oltUNC3hNkxoHtSuHkSkhCfm5rJ.jpg)
Tiger Cruise
![Rick](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/j9srZPOTFsyHovXO9hJso3GrT2F.jpg)
Rick
![Igby Goes Down](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uZnVVsdbR0fUkME4JFlfcchePS2.jpg)
Igby Goes Down
![29 Palms](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hDNBHNJ0pu1ey6FRtJ0MwcU0Mcf.jpg)
29 Palms
![Ignition](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6ntSTjI6ePjciTPvcFY7kTqmsOo.jpg)
Ignition
![Night Visions](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4P4Eb3kM80TittTu0dPNK9OdgMX.jpg)
Night Visions
![Lucky Numbers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/glmBnEtrmtMypPyg8DiwPZja3Vj.jpg)
Lucky Numbers
![A Man Is Mostly Water](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qgL12pVFhVT76ebwMgbgrInVIEm.jpg)
A Man Is Mostly Water
![Titan A.E.](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/el2iHk3LTJWfEnwrvcRkvWY501G.jpg)
Titan A.E.
![The Guilty](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fXhL95BYYfy9uSld68RHsmRfcqU.jpg)
The Guilty
![The Virginian](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pvLPGkJsbrJtAIjtlPozCgfpExF.jpg)
The Virginian
![Law & Order: Special Victims Unit](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/onmSVwYsPMYtO8OjLdjS8FfRNKb.jpg)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
![Spy Games](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eDrV526mssGl7WA2hPZeglK6BBz.jpg)
Spy Games
![Brokedown Palace](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pWxoggA0KCS5oMPDOjIDYZYzryE.jpg)
Brokedown Palace
![Lake Placid](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pEszakCP8j9E9S0UPLfEa3Cad3O.jpg)
Lake Placid
![The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2fABKyKKX6r4FUuCjd7qKmgNOID.jpg)
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
![Zero Effect](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yFALvZFwqnh5ESarNoVd5KtizCo.jpg)
Zero Effect
![Merry Christmas, George Bailey!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vjtHskJCjtSZaUpJHuPVjyW5vUk.jpg)
Merry Christmas, George Bailey!
![Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uBW9g3w4aUZPch2MgU0D7ZdLKjs.jpg)
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
![The End of Violence](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rlMC8XqYhdH1acLWkf5plG0ogk1.jpg)
The End of Violence
![Lost Highway](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fdTtij6H0sX9AzIjUeynh5zbfm7.jpg)
Lost Highway
![Mistrial](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mu0R7Dx6SePsGu4Jp3c2el80kUY.jpg)
Mistrial
![Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gw01HpYoNXZbhG6GBQq8yGYPxnL.jpg)
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
![The Making of 'Independence Day'](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gw01HpYoNXZbhG6GBQq8yGYPxnL.jpg)
The Making of 'Independence Day'
![Independence Day](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/p0BPQGSPoSa8Ml0DAf2mB2kCU0R.jpg)
Independence Day
![The Rosie O'Donnell Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rHHSx7kyLEHK48Y3LO3sNfclOT2.jpg)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
![Mr. Wrong](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yGbPzJ5hib2TFi0Rkb6JH8webaL.jpg)
Mr. Wrong
![Casper](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2ah8fNJFZVU3vcXhU5xfAYi2eym.jpg)
Casper
![While You Were Sleeping](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qNGO3ETcNwlWqK2kNRpbJSJRlos.jpg)
While You Were Sleeping
![Wyatt Earp](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/51LItgyecu2KMAtIchYogEykCIu.jpg)
Wyatt Earp
![The Last Seduction](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kK8IiJDkz2Tv6DwaK60vJVHKH85.jpg)
The Last Seduction
![The Favor](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uFooKexRxruACuxnkQVmwf3nNcU.jpg)
The Favor
![Mr. Jones](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rmAnfar51B0qSQ1Wkix0iKtUUnx.jpg)
Mr. Jones
![Malice](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oQoe4eIzDjQSSqGvLgJFjXtEkNv.jpg)
Malice
![Fallen Angels](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fnbdv4uSFUGJ2jp9Gf99fYtlIu3.jpg)
Fallen Angels
![Sleepless in Seattle](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iLWsLVrfkFvOXOG9PbUAYg7AK3E.jpg)
Sleepless in Seattle
![Sommersby](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tAgQKLv0GK97Tr0bvdI66oXlEVb.jpg)
Sommersby
![Singles](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cNM5YW9DgMv5vmLPE1uos1VCI2I.jpg)
Singles
![Crazy in Love](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yPkiX0PTJbGzbXI0l3O9cmP696G.jpg)
Crazy in Love
![A League of Their Own](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7xpFXAOjgzFPE3vyVerFGfrXhFK.jpg)
A League of Their Own
![Phone](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hvksVOy2JBPDvczq61Kx67excfg.jpg)
Phone
![Newsies](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5ajf5NllMaJFemM21WQDeNxZQ0F.jpg)
Newsies
![Nervous Ticks](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ciCZNXTmdsD5C8RpJNQiySpSIAm.jpg)
Nervous Ticks
![Liebestraum](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3gA0Be1ouqyO6T4vV1V609WLIBI.jpg)
Liebestraum
![Going Under](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/439SBxDGNledvQp3Bo75qt34PB3.jpg)
Going Under
![Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yCMwm7CzBsksJOev7hvLAonlqsy.jpg)
Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square
![Bright Angel](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mvFodoCUGZ2BdN8YZzi6jFD5Rrx.jpg)
Bright Angel
![Sibling Rivalry](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nBrfiqeiB8L6VU04NSZy1e3qc2v.jpg)
Sibling Rivalry
![Brain Dead](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eaoGvqROCuJTKKKRUze8ZUSlzba.jpg)
Brain Dead
![Cold Feet](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bFvDKHeibcRrRMPXySEU3g1ZPI9.jpg)
Cold Feet
![Home Fires Burning](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oFL068smJnrBo1AP8HRzxDgLLoN.jpg)
Home Fires Burning
![The Accidental Tourist](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dyk2BqPajLRBpVQ6jsSJJdgfuXe.jpg)
The Accidental Tourist
![LIVE with Kelly and Mark](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b90Z7Nlw1EzPz38oL3utlvFjmFR.jpg)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
![Rocket Gibraltar](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4yA9LoOXHl5gTxfizEpl4407phT.jpg)
Rocket Gibraltar
![The Serpent and the Rainbow](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/f0n0CDxtrBcIow6yzoORVVhRxYT.jpg)
The Serpent and the Rainbow
![Spaceballs](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cIbr9JRJX4jENulVETd4cAofTAA.jpg)
Spaceballs
![The Tracey Ullman Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bxPSAqN8opsW4xXBHlgB2Jokjtc.jpg)
The Tracey Ullman Show
![Ruthless People](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fA3f8bsXoVbIALq4EdiAwptF1ws.jpg)
Ruthless People
![Nature](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9kyp84Phe5W55zCimC40JZvKPLg.jpg)
Nature
![Cagney & Lacey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bAdrchPABFuHK44G3dKXXRIIRiH.jpg)
Cagney & Lacey
![Saturday Night Live](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sHGuKFjIBisPk8cvtCZTDVktYfs.jpg)
Saturday Night Live
![Hallmark Hall of Fame](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dSeAHZYT2JLidmA9hfH15Ae3NPk.jpg)
Hallmark Hall of Fame