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