Bill Pullman

Birth Place: Hornell, NY, USA

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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.

Pullman has also had a long stage acting career. He has appeared on Broadway several times, including in Edward Albee's The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? in 2002.

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Bill Pullman STAGE CREDITS

[West End]
London Production, 2022
Daniel

[West End]
London Revival at Old Vic Theatre, 2019
Joe

[Off-Broadway]
New Group Production, 2013
Performer

[Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Production, 2013
Ian [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2009
John

[Off-Broadway]
2007
Peter

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2002
Martin


Bill Pullman Movies

Ruthless People
[ 1986 ] Earl
Spaceballs
[ 1987 ] Lone Starr
The Accidental Tourist
[ 1988 ] Julian Hedge
The Serpent and the Rainbow
[ 1988 ] Dennis Alan
Rocket Gibraltar
[ 1988 ] Crow Black
Cold Feet
[ 1989 ] Buck
Bright Angel
[ 1990 ] Bob
Brain Dead
[ 1990 ] Rex Martin
Sibling Rivalry
[ 1990 ] Nichol Meany
Liebestraum
[ 1991 ] Paul Kessler
Going Under
[ 1991 ] Biff Banner
Nervous Ticks
[ 1992 ] York Daley
Singles
[ 1992 ] Dr. Jeffrey Jamison
Newsies
[ 1992 ] Bryan Denton
A League of Their Own
[ 1992 ] Bob Hinson
Malice
[ 1993 ] Andy
Sommersby
[ 1993 ] Orin
Sleepless in Seattle
[ 1993 ] Walter
The Last Seduction
[ 1994 ] Clay Gregory
The Favor
[ 1994 ] Peter Whiting
Wyatt Earp
[ 1994 ] Ed Mterson
While You Were Sleeping
[ 1995 ] Jack
Casper
[ 1995 ] Dr. Harvey
Mr. Wrong
[ 1996 ] Whitman Crawford
Independence Day
[ 1996 ] President Thom J. Whitmore
Lost Highway
[ 1997 ] Fred Madison
The End of Violence
[ 1997 ] Mike Max
Zero Effect
[ 1998 ] Daryl Zero
Brokedown Palace
[ 1999 ] Hank Greene
History Is Made at Night
[ 1999 ] Harry Howe, Ernie Halliday
Lake Placid
[ 1999 ] Jack Wells
Titan A.E.
[ 2000 ] Korso
Lucky Numbers
[ 2000 ] Det. Pat Lakewood
The Guilty
[ 2000 ] Callum Crane
A Man Is Mostly Water
[ 2000 ] Parking Fcist
Ignition
[ 2001 ] Deputy Marshal Conor Gallagher
29 Palms
[ 2002 ] The Ticket Clerk
Igby Goes Down
[ 2002 ] Jon
Rick
[ 2003 ] Rick O Lette
The Grudge
[ 2004 ] Peter
Dear Wendy
[ 2005 ] Krugsby
Scary Movie 4
[ 2006 ] Henry Hale
Alien Autopsy
[ 2006 ] Morgan Banner
You Kill Me
[ 2007 ] Dave
Nobel Son
[ 2007 ] Max Mariner
Phoebe in Wonderland
[ 2008 ] Peter Lichten
Bottle Shock
[ 2008 ] Jim Barrett
Surveillance
[ 2008 ] Sam Hallaway
Your Name Here
[ 2008 ] William J. Frick
Rio Sex Comedy
[ 2010 ] William
The Killer Inside Me
[ 2010 ] Billy Boy Walker
Peacock
[ 2010 ] Edmund French
Bringing Up Bobby
[ 2011 ] Kent
Lola Versus
[ 2012 ] Lenny
May in the Summer
[ 2013 ] Edward
Red Sky
[ 2014 ] John Webster
The Equalizer
[ 2014 ] Brian Plummer
Cymbeline
[ 2014 ] Sicilius Leonatus
American Ultra
[ 2015 ] Krueger
Independence Day: Resurgence
[ 2016 ] President Whitmore
LBJ
[ 2016 ] Senator Ralph Yarborough
Brother Nature
[ 2016 ] Jerry Turley
Walking Out
[ 2017 ] Clyde
Battle of the Sexes
[ 2017 ] Jack Kramer
The Ballad of Lefty Brown
[ 2017 ] Lefty Brown
A Thousand Junkies
[ 2017 ] Bill Pullman
Trouble
[ 2017 ] Ben
The Equalizer 2
[ 2018 ] Brian Plummer
Dark Waters
[ 2019 ] Harry Dietzler
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
[ 2019 ] Joe Keller
The Coldest Game
[ 2019 ] Joshua Mansky
The High Note
[ 2020 ] Max

Bill Pullman TV Shows

1600 Penn
President Dale Gilchrist
The Sinner
Harry Ambrose

Bill Pullman Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

Bill Pullman, Sticks and Bones

The Lortels - 2015 - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play

Bill Pullman, Sticks and Bones

Drama Desk Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

Bill Pullman, The Jacksonian

Drama Desk Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

Bill Pullman, Peter and Jerry


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Drama Desk Awards - 2002 - Outstanding Actor - Play

Bill Pullman, The Goat

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2002 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

Bill Pullman, The Goat

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Bill Pullman News


Theresa Rebeck Will Talk DIG and I NEED THAT at the Drama Book Shop Today

Theresa Rebeck will discuss her new book Two Plays, which includes her plays Dig and I Need That, at the Drama Book Shop today. The talk will take place Tuesday, December 19 from 7:30 - 8:30pm.

Chris Noth to Star in IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY at Visionbox Studio

Visionbox Studio will present Chris Noth in It's a Wonderful Life: a Live Radio Play in Denver. Join in for a night of holiday cheer with food, drink, live music, and an iconic performance by Chris Noth.

Video: Recap the Works of Theresa Rebeck

Just last night, Broadway welcomed the latest work from one of the industry's most prolific and widely produced playwrights, Theresa Rebeck. I Need That, starring Danny and Lucy DeVito, marks her fifth Broadway play, though the scope of her work is much wider. 

Photos: First Look At The World Premiere Of BOTTLE SHOCK! The Musical At CCAE Theatricals

Get a first look at the World Premiere production of Bottle Shock! The Musical opening tonight at CCAE Theatricals at The California Center for the Arts, Escondido. Check out the photos here!

Jeffrey Carlson, Star of TABOO and THE GOAT, Has Passed Away at 48

According to various reports, Jeffrey Carlson, best known for originating the role of Marilyn in TABOO and Billy in Edward Albee's THE GOAT on Broadway, has passed away. He was 48.

Ensemble Theatre Company Adds Performance of SEARED Next Weekend

Due to popular demand, Ensemble Theatre Company (ETC) has announced a special added performance of its critically-acclaimed production of SEARED on Saturday, June 24 at 2:00pm.  SEARED performs through Sunday, June 25, 2023 at The New Vic Theatre, 33 W. Victoria Street in Santa Barbara. 

Photos: First Look At The World Premiere Cast Of BOTTLE SHOCK! The Musical At CCAE Theatricals

Who’s ready for a little love, fermentation, and rock ’n roll? Following up on the heels of Sunday in the Park with George and Ain’t Misbehavin’, CCAE Theatricals will present the final show in their 2022/23 Season, the world premiere of Bottle Shock! The Musical. See photos from the world premiere production!

Riverside Theatre for Kids Presents NEWSIES JR. This Summer

Riverside Theatre for Kids presents the hit Broadway musical, Disney's Newsies The Musical, with performances June 30 & July 1, 2023 on the Stark Stage.  

Photos: First Look at SEARED at Ensemble Theatre Company

Ensemble Theatre Company (ETC) has released production photos for the final show of its 2022-2023 Season, SEARED, written by acclaimed playwright Theresa Rebeck and directed by ETC Artistic Director Jonathan Fox. SEARED opens tonight, Saturday, June 10 at 8:00pm and runs through Sunday, June 25, 2023 at The New Vic Theatre. Check out the photos here!

Cast Set For World Premiere Of BOTTLE SHOCK! THE MUSICAL At CCAE Theatricals

Who's ready for a little love, fermentation, and rock 'n roll? Following up on the heels of Sunday in the Park with George and Ain't Misbehavin', CCAE Theatricals will present the final show in their 2022/23 Season, the world premiere of Bottle Shock! The Musical.

Danny DeVito Will Return to Broadway in Theresa Rebeck's I NEED THAT; Roundabout Announces 2023-2024 Season

Roundabout Theatre Company has just announced the Broadway and Off-Broadway line-up for the 2023-2024 season. Check out all the details on who, what, when, and where!

Ambassador Theatre Group Announces Exclusive Partnership With J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Live

Ambassador Theatre Group has announced an exclusive three-year partnership with the newly formed Bad Robot Live, the theatre division of J.J. Abrams's Bad Robot Productions.

Photos: First Look At CCAE Theatrical's SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE

One of the most acclaimed musicals of our time, Sunday in the Park with George, won the Pulitzer Prize and was nominated for 10 Tony Awards in 1984 including Best Musical. This rarely-done musical was last produced in San Diego by Ion Theatre in 2016. Sunday in the Park with George, starring Will Blum and Emily Lopez, runs February 17 - March 5, 2023. Check out photos here!

Playwright Theresa Rebeck Will Direct Reading of MAURITUS at Westport Country Playhouse

Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand playreading of Theresa Rebeck's thriller, “Mauritius,” on Monday, March 13, at 7 p.m., directed by the playwright herself. The play's title refers to the island of Mauritius, the origin of two extremely valuable, rare stamps that incite a conflict to gain their possession.

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Becomes Fastest Selling Play To Date in Any Ambassador Theatre Group Venue

Following unprecedented demand, tickets for all existing performances of Streetcar have now sold out for the run at the Phoenix Theatre from 20 March to 29 April 2023.

CCAE Theatricals Announces Cast For SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE

This rarely done musical was last produced in San Diego by Ion Theatre in 2016. Artistic Director, J. Scott Lapp and Managing Producer, Jordan Beck announces the casting of Sunday in the Park with George running February 17 - March 5, 2023.

Eva Noblezada to Present NOSTALGIA: A LOVE LETTER TO NYC at Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre in January 2023

For three nights only, from Thursday, January 12 – Saturday, January 14, two-time Tony Award nominee Eva Noblezada will welcome you to Nostalgia: A Love Letter to NYC, an intimate evening of songs and storytelling—celebrating everything that is so maddening and magical about our beloved city. It will be performed at the Minetta Lane Theatre.

CCAE Theatricals Announces 2022/23 Main Stage Season Featuring 3 Musicals, 2 Concert Productions & More

CCAE Theatricals, the new in-house theatrical arm of the California Center for the Arts, Escondido, has announced its 2022/23 season, featuring 3 Main Stage musicals, 2 Concert Productions and a developmental reading.

A.C.T. Presents Inaugural All Hallows' Gala in October

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) and gala co-chairs Kathleen Donohue & David Sze and Jeff Minick have announced the inaugural All Hallows' Gala on Friday, October 28, at San Francisco's August Hall (420 Mason St.).

Dorset Theatre Festival Opens World Premiere of THIRST Directed By Theresa Rebeck

Dorset Theatre Festival's 45th Season of professional summer theatre will conclude with the World Premiere of Thirst, written by Irish-American playwright Ronán Noone, directed by the Festival's resident playwright, Theresa Rebeck. 

Bill Pullman FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is Bill Pullman next theatre project?

Bill Pullman's next show will be Mad House which opens on 6/26/2022 on West End.

How many Broadway shows has Bill Pullman been in?

Bill Pullman has appeared on Broadway in 3 shows.

How many West End shows has Bill Pullman been in?

Bill Pullman has appeared on London's West End in 2 shows.

What was Bill Pullman's first West End show?

Bill Pullman's first West End show was All My Sons which opened in 2019

What awards has Bill Pullman been nominated for?

Bill Pullman has been nominated for several awards throughout his career, including Outstanding Actor in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Sticks and Bones," Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play at The Lortels for "Sticks and Bones," Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Jacksonian," Outstanding Actor in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Peter and Jerry," Outstanding Actor - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Goat," and Outstanding Actor in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The Goat."

What awards has Bill Pullman won?

Bill Pullman won the Outstanding Actor - Play award at the Drama Desk Awards for his performance in The Goat.

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