Bill Pullman

Bill Pullman is an American actor known for understated, everyman roles in film and television.

He played the president in *Independence Day* (1996) and appeared in *Sleepless in Seattle*, *While You Were Sleeping*, and David Lynch's *Lost Highway*.

He is sometimes confused with Bill Paxton, another actor of similar age and appearance who died in 2017.

filmography

Independence Day

National sovereignty anniversary

The Grudge · Sleepless in Seattle · The Equalizer · Wyatt Earp

craft

dramatic

Strikingly expressive or sudden

leading man · understated · nuanced · deadpan · comedic timing · range · stage · theater · performance · Hollywood

presidential

Independence Day

National sovereignty anniversary

fighter pilot · national address · leadership · patriotic · inspiring · heroic · defiant · rousing · wartime president

Opposites
actor confusion/identity

Bill PullmanBill Paxton

Paxton

Family

bill, bills, billed, billing, pull, pulls, pulled, pulling, puller

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G